ifk Senior Fellowships are intended for outstanding researchers who are advanced in their academic careers, and want to pursue their own research at the IFK while fostering intellectual cooperation with the ifk Fellows and other Austrian colleagues. Qualified applications for this fellowship will be accepted from individuals of all nationalities and regardless of institutional or professional affiliation. Applicants with an international reputation and a publication profile that identifies them as leading experts in their respective scientific fields are particularly encouraged to apply.
ifk Senior Fellowships include an expense allowance of max. €2,325 monthly (€ 75/per day) as well as a workspace at the ifk with an iMac and internet access. For Fellows with a proper residence outside Vienna, the one-off arrival and departure costs to and from Vienna and a rent allowance are covered. Costs for health and social insurance are not covered by the ifk.
Duration: Senior fellowships are awarded for an academic semester (1 October to 31 January or 1 March to 30 June).
Language: Applications can be submitted either in German or English
Required documents:
In addition to the completed online application form (you will find the link here once the next application process has started), you must upload the following documents as ONE merged PDF at the end of the online application:
> Cover Sheet with your academic title, name and departmental as well as institutional affilitation.
> Short abstract of your project (max. 1.000 characters incl. blanks)
> Research proposal (max. 1,200 words, incl. footnotes, excl. bibliography)
> Core bibliography relevant to your research project (1 page max.)
> Academic curriculum vitae/list of publications (5 pages max.)
Please note: An application as a Senior Fellow excludes a parallel application as a Research Fellow!
For more information, please see the informational
document as PDF available for download below on this page.
If you have any questions that are not answered in the informational document, on our website or in the online application form itself, then please write to fellows@ifk.ac.at or contact us per telephone: +43 1 504 11 26 2629.
The next call for applications will be launched for the academic year 2025/26 (1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026).
