Call for applications
The Pufendorf IAS stimulates interdisciplinary research within Lund University. The Institute supports researchers working together across disciplinary borders to develop new areas of research. Read about our yearly calls for Theme and Advanced Study Group applications.
Theme applications
A Theme at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies enables researchers to explore interdisciplinary research questions at an early stage, in a creative and supportive environment without the requirement for predetermined, publishable results. A Theme is structured around a scientific problem whose solution requires knowledge from several disciplines working in close collaboration. The application deadline for Themes starting in September 2027 is 9 December 2026.
Take the opportunity to establish a Theme at the Pufendorf IAS
ASG applications
An Advanced Study Group (ASG) gathers researchers from different disciplines around a shared research issue. An ASG provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and perspectives on a research issue that is still at a very early stage of development.
Advanced Study Groups are admitted twice a year through an open call.
The application deadline for groups starting in February 2027 is 10 November 2026.
Deadline for applications to start an ASG in September 2028 is 10 May 2027.
Open call for Advanced Study Groups (ASG)
Applying for a Theme at the Pufendorf IAS? Watch our Q&A with the institute's director Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen.
Contact
Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, director
stacey [dot] ristinmaa_sorensen [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (stacey[dot]ristinmaa_sorensen[at]fysik[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 46 222 72 65
Eva Persson, coordinator
eva [dot] persson [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (eva[dot]persson[at]pi[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 46 222 62 03
Please send applications by email to:
ansokan [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se (ansokan[at]pi[dot]lu[dot]se)