{"id":253944,"date":"2026-10-28T10:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serbski-institut.de\/research-fellowship\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:09:16","slug":"research-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.serbski-institut.de\/en\/institute\/offers\/research-stay\/research-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications for a Research Fellowship at the Sorbian Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Serbski institut\/Sorbian Institute, based in Bautzen with two branches in Cottbus, is a non-university research institution dedicated to studying the language, history and culture of the Sorbs (Wends) in Upper and Lower Lusatia. It collects and archives the necessary materials, prepares them for research and makes them accessible to the public. Furthermore, the Institute\u2019s interdisciplinary research focuses on the current situation, the specific characteristics and the comparative study of small languages and cultures in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The Sorbian Institute generally awards two to three fellowships per year, each for a research stay of at least four weeks. Funding is provided for stays as part of research projects dealing with issues of (comparative) minority studies and\/or the language, history and culture of the Lusatian Sorbs. The fellowships are aimed at both early-career and established researchers from Germany and abroad. Applicants must hold a university degree (usually at least a Master), have a promising project proposal that fits the Sorbian Institute\u2019s research profile, and possess the language skills necessary for the research stay.<\/p>\n<p>The funding comprises a one-off grant of 1,800 euros as a fixed sum, a one-off contribution towards travel costs to and from the location, and the provision of a workspace at the Sorbian Institute. In addition, the services of the Sorbian Cultural Archive and the Sorbian Central Library may be used free of charge.<\/p>\n<h3>Call for applications<\/h3>\n<p>The call for fellowships applications is issued once a year. The next deadline for submitting an application is: <strong>31 October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please enclose the following with your application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>letter of motivation explaining why a stay at the Sorbian Institute would be beneficial to your research project,<\/li>\n<li>description of the research project, providing information on the current state of research, the objectives in terms of content and the work carried out to date (max. five pages),<\/li>\n<li>personal details (academic background, list of publications),<\/li>\n<li>degree certificates from higher education institutions,<\/li>\n<li>details of the preferred dates for the research stay in the following calendar year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please send your application documents exclusively by email as a PDF file to the Sorbian Institute\u2019s secretariat: <a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;o&#58;&#115;&#x69;&#x40;s&#101;&#114;&#x62;&#x73;ki&#45;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x73;t&#105;&#x74;&#x75;&#x74;&#46;&#100;&#101;\">&#115;i&#x40;s&#x65;r&#x62;s&#x6b;i&#x2d;i&#x6e;&#115;&#x74;&#105;&#x74;&#117;&#x74;&#46;&#x64;&#101;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Personal data submitted as part of the application process will be processed in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR solely for the purpose of conducting the application process. Once the process has been completed, the data will be deleted unless there is a statutory obligation to retain it or you have expressly consented to its longer-term storage. \u2013 Translated with DeepL.com (free version)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\">\n<p>Overview of previous visiting researchers and their research topics \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serbski-institut.de\/institut\/angebote\/forschungsaufenthalt\/research-fellows\/\">Research Fellows since 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Serbski institut\/Sorbian Institute, based in Bautzen with two branches in Cottbus, is a non-university research institution dedicated to studying the language, history and culture of the Sorbs (Wends) in Upper and Lower Lusatia. It collects and archives the necessary materials, prepares them for research and makes them accessible to the public. 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