About
Scholars working in the field of contemporary political, social, economic history or related disciplines, as well as scholars working in the field of digital humanities, are invited to apply for the fellowship for the periods of two weeks, one month, or two months in the given period.
We welcome applications from doctoral candidates, early career researchers, and senior academics.
The visiting fellows are expected to contribute to the work of the Institute, yet the scope and the essence of the contribution are negotiable and will be agreed upon on a case-to-case basis. Some fellows will be invited to hold a lecture at the Zgodovina na Špici/History on the Edge lecture series organized by the Institute.
More generally, through this exchange, the goal is to foster long-term institutional cooperation, to orient towards the Institute’s long-term vision of international institutional cooperation in Europe and beyond, and to broaden the methodological, thematic, and geographical scope of the research conducted at the institute.
The priority will be given to the applicants who will work on applying for collaborative research projects with the researchers from the Institute or who will work on collaborative publications, and to the early career researchers who would like to explore the possibility of applying for a Marie Curie fellowship (MSCA) at the Institute in the upcoming years.
- Contact
- Isidora Grubački (projekti@inz.si)
- The 2025/2026 call is now closed
How to apply?
Applications usually open in April – at that time, we publish a call with all the conditions, procedures, and deadlines on our website and social media. Follow us so you don’t miss it!
Areas of Interest
The range of TOPICS we are interested encompasses but is not limited to:
- political history of East Central Europe (parliamentary history, transition, post-socialism, and the most recent (post-1989) history, women and politics, politics from below, etc.),
- history of former Yugoslavia,
- comparative and transnational history of organizations and associations in the 20th century, particularly during the period of state-socialism,
- history of political thought and intellectual history in East Central Europe,
- border studies,
- economic history and social history,
- environmental history – relations between economic and social development and the natural environment,
- migration and social transformation,
- digital humanities,
- other.
What we offer?
The Institute is offering:
- Free accommodation in an apartment in Dom Podiplomcev in Ljubljana
- Travel expenses for a round trip from the home institution (max 500 euros).
- A working space at the Institute (Privoz 11, near the National Archives and the National and University Library).
- An access to the library of the Institute, which is one of the finest libraries for 20th-century history in Slovenia, containing publications from the whole Yugoslav space (and broader).
- A friendly working environment and an opportunity to participate in the work of the Institute and to foster long-term individual and institutional cooperation.
The Institute does not offer any additional financial assistance, but the fellowship can of course be combined with other forms of funding (for example, researcher’s home institution, COST Actions’ Short Term Scientific Missions, Erasmus traineeship program, CLARIN ERIC Mobility Grants, etc.)