The General Fellowship Programme 2027-2028

Programme and Eligibility Criteria
Open to scholars mainly in the humanities and social sciences, the General Residential Fellowship Programme is the backbone of the Collegium’s fellowship programmes.

The Collegium encourages scholars from diverse backgrounds, institutions, and countries to apply.

At the time of application, candidates must have held a PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) for at least three years.

Early career scholars must have a promising track record of independent achievements beyond the postdoctoral level, including significant publications, and be active in international fora.

Senior candidates (those who have held a PhD for at least ten years) must have demonstrated a track record of significant and original research achievements over a sequence of years and be active at the international forefront of their research fields.

Candidates are not required to hold a university position at the time of application.

Remuneration
Fellows normally receive a monthly salary (please see our website). However, the Collegium does not match fellows’ salaries at their home university/institute, and fellows are asked to try to obtain other resources for their support such as sabbatical salaries and/or grants.   

In most cases the Collegium will provide and pay for accommodation for fellows who do not live in the Stockholm–Uppsala region (please see our website). When possible, the Collegium also tries to offer accommodation to fellows from Stockholm who are not able to commute.

Application Instructions and Deadline
Final decisions are taken by the Principal of the Collegium in consultation with a selection committee composed of Long-term Fellows. This means that all applications (including personal data) will be downloaded by members of the selection committee, and may also be sent to external referees, outside of the EU/EEA.

The application deadline for the academic year 2027-2028 is on 1 June 2026 (23:59 CET).

Applications to all our fellowship programmes are reviewed by the same committee. For this reason, we kindly ask candidates to only apply to one fellowship programme. Applying to more than one fellowship programme will not increase your chances of being awarded a fellowship at SCAS.

Should you despite this submit more than one application, and not immediately choose a programme when asked to do so, the administrative staff will assign you to a programme. In this case, the selection of the programme will thus be strictly administrative, and it will not be based on your research topic. 

Apply through the Varbi application system by filling in the online form and submitting as PDF-files the following required application documents:

1. A curriculum vitae (not exceeding 4 pages)
2. A description of your intended research project (not exceeding 1500 words, excluding bibliography if any)
3. A list of your major articles (up to ten) in international peer-reviewed journals and/or major research monographs or edited volumes
4. One article of your choice (or chapter in an edited book, or chapter from a monograph by you), representing your scholarship. The article does not have to be related to your proposed research project, but it has to be in English.
5. An account of why you wish to be at SCAS (rather than at another institute for advanced study) (not exceeding 100 words)
6.  An account of how you would benefit from a stay at SCAS (not exceeding 100 words) 
7.  An account of how you would contribute to the academic and social environment at SCAS (not exceeding 100 words) 
8. A copy of your PhD diploma
9. (Optional) up to 3 letters of reference (Please note that letters of reference must be uploaded by the candidate by the application deadline. It is not possible for referees to upload references into the online application system or send them to SCAS.)

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email from the Varbi online application system.

Candidates are advised to submit their applications well ahead of the deadline. It may take a few weekdays to receive assistance should you have questions or need technical support.

Applicants will be notified of the results through the Varbi online application system no later than 28 February 2027. If you get a new email address, please make sure to update it in your Varbi account.

If you have any technical questions related to the Varbi online application system, please see the help page in your Varbi account. If you cannot find the answer to your question on the help page, you can contact Varbi’s support: support@varbi.com.

If you have any questions about the General Fellowship Programme, please contact the secretariat: fellowselection@swedishcollegium.se

The position may be subject to security vetting. If security vetting is conducted, the applicant must pass the vetting process to be eligible for employment.