Scholarship
Max Weber Programme (MWP) offers International Fellowships of 1 and 2 years in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The Max Weber Program (MWP) is a Postdoctoral Training Program for Junior Postdocs who want to advance in their research and academic training. Up to 50-55 Max Weber fellowships are awarded annually.
Important Dates
The annual deadline for applications is 18th October [24:00 CEST], except for the Dept. of Economics which accepts late applications until all positions are filled
Eligibility
- Candidates must have received their PhD within the past 5 years or have official approval to defend their thesis by the time of the start of the programme (1 September)
- Therefore, to apply for 2019-20 they should have received or submitted their Ph.D. between 1/9/2014 and 1/9/2019 and the PhD defence should take place no later than 31/12/2019
- Extensions to the five-year rule are allowed for applicants whose academic career has been interrupted for maternity or paternity leave, illness or mandatory military service. Cite circumstances in the application form in the field ‘Additional Notes’. Successful candidates will be asked to provide supporting documents.
- EUI graduates can only apply for a Max Weber Fellowships after having been away from the EUI and in a full-time occupation or another fellowship for at least a year after defending their PhD
- Candidates of any nationality are eligible for the Max Weber Fellowships
- The expected level of English proficiency is level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
How to Apply
- Applications have to be submitted through the Online Application Form
- There are two distinct phases in the application process:
- Register your application as early as possible: You are encouraged to register your application, by inserting your personal details and referee details as soon as possible. This is important to allow sufficient time for your referees to submit the reference letters before the deadline. References will not be accepted after the deadline.
- Submit your application by the deadline 18 October: Once you have registered your application you may continue to work on the application details and attachments until the deadline of 18 October. Submit the application only when you have filled in all the information correctly and have successfully uploaded the final version of the attachments
Last Date
The last date for application is
Contact Details
For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link.
For more details, https://www.eui.eu
European University Institute 2019,
Badia Fiesolana – Via dei Roccettini 9,
I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) – Italy