The Visiting Fellowship programme enables researchers to spend a period of time at one of the faculties associated with the Centre for European Research in Maastricht (CERiM).

Applications are invited from any scholar whose research is innovative, interdisciplinary and places a focus on CERiM’s central theme on ‘Reshaping Europe in a Globalising World’. Applications are particularly welcomed from scholars whose interests complement the research of CERiM members. CERiM also welcomes applications from people with experience in government, international organisations or civil society (Fellows in Practice).

As part of their Visiting Fellowship, scholars and practitioners are expected to play an active part in contributing to the intellectual life of CERiM. In particular, they are expected to present a seminar paper or public lecture, produce written outputs, including a CERiM Working Paper, and where appropriate a blog or op-ed, and to interact with CERiM members and the wider scholarly community at CERiM’s associated faculties.

Applications will be considered by the CERiM directors in the first instance in order to be nominated to the Boards of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) or to the Faculty of Law (FoL).

• Duration: Fellowships will normally run for a maximum of three months (minimum duration four weeks).
• Status:  Visiting Fellows have access to the facilities of Maastricht University (UM) including the Library, and will be provided with an UM login and email address. Fellows will have access to office space.
• Funding: Visiting Fellowships are unremunerated. Successful applicants are expected to have arranged their own source of funding and accommodation prior to applying.
• Fellowships at FoL: Visiting Fellowships at the Faculty of Law are free of charge.
• Fellowships at FASoS: FASoS requires the payment of a bench fee of €400 per month. CERiM covers the bench fee and in addition offers up to €1000 towards research or travel expenses for visiting fellows based at FASoS. More information on fellowships at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences can be found here.
• Accommodation and visas: CERiM is not able to make any arrangements for living accommodation or visa applications.
• Deadlines: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but must be submitted at least six months prior to the intended starting date of the fellowship.

Applicants should submit an application form and CV (3-pages max, to include educational and professional background and a list of publications) to CERiM directors Prof Andrea Ott and Dr Giselle Bosse (cerim@maastrichtuniversity.nl). PhD candidates must also submit proof of English language proficiency and a letter of recommendation by the PhD supervisor of the home institution.

Selection criteria will include:

• Strength of the application
• Experience or potential of the candidate
• Contribution to CERiM
• Availability of space and resources

Download FASOS Visiting Scholar Procedure

Our visiting scholars

Marine Bardou

Marine Bardou is a PhD researcher at the Institut de science politique Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE), at UCLouvain, Belgium, and is a F.R.S.-FNRS aspirante. Her doctoral research tackles European Parliament involvement in the negotiation of international agreements by the EU. This research… Read more here

Alina Nychyk

Alina Nychyk is a PhD Candidate in Politics at the University of Manchester. Her research looks at Ukraine’s strategic decision-making in relations with Russia and the EU during the first year of the conflict in Ukraine. Alina has…  Read more here

Liridon Lika

Liridon Lika, PhD, is a lecturer and researcher at the Center for International Relations Studies (CEFIR) of the Department of Political Science of the University of Liège (ULiège) in Belgium. He is… Read more here