The Urban Citizen Fellowship is established by the Municipality of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS-KNAW) to stimulate the use of advanced research in political deliberation and public policy making for the city of Amsterdam. This fellowship offers researchers the opportunity to carry out research projects around living in a city and feeling like a citizen, citizenship and education.  An important aspect of the Urban Citizen Fellowship is to provide insights and, if possible, advice for policy-making for the Municipality of Amsterdam. This fellowship call is for a period of five months from February - June 2022

A project proposal (max 1500 words) related to topics surrounding Urban Citizenship;  At least three years of experience after obtaining a Ph.D. degree in urban studies, education studies, sociology, political science, economics, geography, anthropology or law; interest in interdisciplinary exchange

A Fellowship includes time to fully focus on one's own project at an Institute for Advanced Study, a personal office in the center of Amsterdam and daily lunches. A NIAS fellowship does not constitute an employment relationship. During the fellowship, the fellow is and remains an employee of his or her own university or research institute. Fellows can apply for financial compensation to cover (part of) the costs to replace their teaching obligations. Teaching replacement grants can be up to €3,800 per month. NIAS offers accommodation on top locations against subsidized rates to fellows who live more than 1.5-hour’s journey from Amsterdam. Fellows who live less than 1.5-hours’ journey by public transport to Amsterdam Central receive travel expenses. Should corona measures prevent a fellowship at the institute, an online programme is offered. 

NIAS/KNAW

The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study is one of the institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It is an intellectual haven to a diverse year-group of international scientists, writers, journalists and artists and provide these NIAS Fellows with the opportunity to devote themselves to an independent research project of their own design.