About
The INZ is pleased to open applications for the fourth edition of its Visiting Fellowship for the academic year 2026/2027. We welcome scholars working on contemporary political, social, or economic history and related fields, as well as digital humanities to apply for short-term residencies ranging from two weeks to two months.
We warmly welcome applications from doctoral candidates, early career researchers, and senior academics.
Visiting fellows are expected to make an active contribution to the Institute’s intellectual life by collaborating with one (or more) members of the Institute or bringing specific expertise that complements ongoing research activities. The scope and precise nature of the contribution will be defined in consultation with the host researcher.
For a list of previous fellows and their projects, please consult the following page.
We particularly encourage applicants interested in developing collaborative research initiatives with members of the Institute, as well as early career researchers who wish to explore the possibility of applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship at the Institute in the coming years.
Selected fellows may also be invited to present their work as part of the Zgodovina na špici/History on the Edge lecture series organized by the Institute.
More broadly, the visiting fellowship scheme seeks to foster long-term institutional partnerships, contribute to the Institute’s strategic vision of international collaboration across Europe and beyond, and expand the methodological, thematic, and geographical horizons of research conducted at the Institute.
- Contact
- Jovana Papović (projekti@inz.si)
- The call for application for 2026/2027 is now open
How to apply?
The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana is accepting applications for its Visiting Fellowship Programme, for visits to take place between 1 October 2026 and 1 October 2027.
The application deadline is 1 July 2026.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome by 31 July 2026 at the latest.
Application materials
To apply, please submit:
- a completed application form;
- a CV, including a list of publications;
- -up to two recent publications or work-in-progress papers relevant to the proposed research (optional).
For applications and further inquiries, please contact: projekti@inz.si
Contact person: Jovana Papović
Areas of Interest
The range of topics we are interested in encompasses:
- 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.),
- economic history and social history of East Central Europe (rural and family history, gender in the 19th century, trauma and gender violence),
- history of Yugoslavia (national and transnational perspectives),
- 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 and nationalism in East Central Europe,
- environmental history (relations between economic and social development and the natural environment),
- digital humanities (digital research infrastructures, data management and data curation, digital methods and data-driven approaches for the humanities).
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).