NordIAS fellow exchange programme

- and more opportunities within or via NordIAS

The NordIAS fellow exchange programme aims to promote networking and strengthen academic dialogue between participating institutes and researchers. For the individual researchers, the programme offers opportunities for short, "hassle free", sabbaticals.

Jigsaw puzzle with words, sabbaticals in the middle. Photo.

The NordIAS fellow exchange programme is an opportunity for researchers at one of the eight Institutes for Advanced Studies within NordIAS to stay and work for one to three weeks at another "sister" Institute. The opportunity is announced during the autumn semester for visits the following year.

The researchers at the Nordic IASs are often international researchers invited for year-long stays, some even for up to three years. The Pufendorf IAS is different in how research groups are put together. As all members of Themegroups are are comitted to spend one day a week at the Institute during their the duration of a Theme, their precence at Lund University is indispensable. Research visits elsewhere cannot be catered for within the framework of a Theme.

We welcome current fellows within the NordIAS network to visit us, but cannot offer our own current researchers to participate in the programme. However, we see that our recent alumni would greatly benefit from the exchange, as would the host institutions, which is why the opportunity is being offered to them.

Before applying, researchers are encouraged to search for potential collaboration partners and/or relevant activities at the host institute. Some of them also have this as a requirement (which will be stated in the current call). In cases where Pufendorf IAS hosts researchers from other institutes, we do not require collaboration with ongoing Themes. Instead, we ask that they establish contact for collaboration with researchers active somewhere at Lund University.

Eligibility and Call

For 2026, Pufendorf IAS accepts applications from members of the alumni network who:

were members of a Pufendorf Theme in 2024-2025 and
are employed at Lund University during the planned stay.

The full call and more information about what the programme includes, what results are expected, what costs will be covered by whom, and assessments of applications will be published here in the fall of 2025.

Other interesting opportunities via NordIAS

The Nordic Institutes of Advanced Studies have frequent calls for researchers. We publish them here as they open.