Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies at Aarhus University offers a number of visiting fellowships to outstanding researchers from abroad who are looking for an opportunity to engage in the international and interdisciplinary research community of AIAS and to collaborate with the research environments at Aarhus University (AU).
Visiting fellows will have their daily office space at AIAS, and will have the opportunity to participate in the activities at AIAS and at the relevant research environments at AU. AIAS offers optimal office facilities, and a thriving international and interdisciplinary community with joint social and academic activities.
AIAS is an Institute, which breaks down disciplinary and national boundaries and provides the framework and the setting for dialogue and discussions that challenge and expand the conventional ways of thinking and contribute to collaborative research. As AIAS has fellows from all over the world and from all academic disciplines, visiting fellows will therefore be an integral part of a much wider and global research community.
AIAS strives to create not only an interdisciplinary, but also an inclusive academic environment, and applications are welcome regardless of race, religion, nationality, sex, gender and disability.
Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline. AIAS Visiting Fellowships are without salary, and it is therefore expected that successful applicants will bring their salary with them from their home institution. Applicants should have active collaborations with Aarhus University and have established contact with a researcher or research community at Aarhus University. An open-minded approach and a curiosity to other academic disciplines than your own is a great advantage.
Applicants can apply for a visiting fellowship with a duration of a minimum 2 months and up to 6 months within the calendar years of 2025 and 2026.
Kindly be aware that the institute operates at a reduced pace during July, August, and January, primarily due to holiday periods. Therefore, any fellowship during these months can only be as part of a longer visit, for instance, a 6 months fellowship.
Application deadlines vary according to the start date. The next deadlines are:
After each application deadline, the AIAS Review Board for visiting fellowships (with a representative from each AU faculty) will assess the applications, and answers will be sent out within 30 days to all applicants.
The application must include:
Applications must be submitted online via the system GrantOne.
Application deadlines vary according to start date:
The Visiting Research Fellowship at AIAS is an amazing experience. The Institute is full of opportunities for engagement across disciplinary lines. The regular seminars are informative and intellectually stimulating. The meals together create community, and the building itself is in a very pleasant green setting that is conducive to reflection and intellectual work. The staff is extremely competent and supportive.
AIAS-Visiting Fellow, Andre Costopoulos
Professor, Anthropology Department, University of Alberta, Canada
Spending part of my sabbatical as an AIAS-Visiting Fellow has given me just the space and time I needed to reconnect with my research, and with writing. The staff, Fellows, and facilities at AIAS are brilliant: there was peace and quiet, as well as occasions for making new cross-disciplinary and international friendships. I am delighted to have had this opportunity!
AIAS-Visiting Fellow, Anna Collar
Lecturer in Roman Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, UK
