Fellowships

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Fellowships

The IDEA League Fellowship Programme is a unique opportunity to foster collaboration and build networks across five of Europe’s leading technical universities. The initiative enables researchers to transcend institutional boundaries and cultivate innovative inter-university research themes that address pressing European and global challenges.

Fellowship objectives

In alignment with the IDEA League’s mission to connect, collaborate, contribute, and inspire technological innovation, this fellowship programme aims to:

  • Strengthen cross-border collaboration through starting or further developing inter-university research themes.
  • Promote knowledge exchange and capacity building through sharing research infrastructures.
  • Facilitate innovative inter-disciplinary cooperation and communication to tackle societal challenges.

Benefits for researchers

This fellowship programme is an opportunity to connect with other communities of scholars dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technological innovation and driving positive change on a global scale. By taking part, you will not only enrich your own research endeavours but also contribute to a collective pursuit of knowledge, while building a network for the future. To make this possible, funding is provided to cover your travel expenses, accommodation costs, and fees for use of the host institutions’ research infrastructure.

Opportunity to collaborate

The IDEA League Fellowship Programme is an initiative that demonstrates the collective commitment of its member universities to stimulate long-term synergies and advance transformative research agendas. We are pleased to offer this unique opportunity for talented researchers with excellent ideas to develop innovative inter-university research themes.

Are you ready to connect, collaborate, and advance your research? Scroll down for details about the call at your university and get started.

Different conditions may apply at each of our member universities.

Application is currently open.

Deadline: October 8th, 2024

This call is open to all researchers of RWTH Aachen University who are at least in a postdoctoral position.

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Application is currently closed.

Next Call Launch is scheduled for May 2025.

This call will be open to assistant professors employed by the TU Delft who have obtained their PhD degree after January 1st, 2018

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Application is currently open.

Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

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Application is currently open.

Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

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Application is currently closed.

Next Call Launch is scheduled for June 2025.

This call will be open to researchers and professors employed by the Politecnico di Milano who have obtained their PhD degree after January 1st, 2018

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