IAS 2022 CEU Core Fellowship program

This is IAS CEU Core Fellowship program. Senior and Junior Core Fellows spend 3-9 months in Budapest and pursue their own research. They receive a stipend and accommodation at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse from the Institute.

Fellowships are available in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined.  Fellowships run for the full 9-month period (October-June), for the 3-month “short fall semester” (October-December), the 5-months “long fall semester” (October-February) or the 6-month spring semester (January-June). Each year, IAS CEU selects for this program some 15 fellows.

• Table of Content
• About International AIDS Society (IAS)
• IAS CEU Core Fellowship program
• Aim and Benefits of IAS CEU Core Fellowship program
• Requirements for IAS CEU Core Fellowship program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About International AIDS Society (IAS)

The International AIDS Society (IAS) leads collective action on every front of the global HIV response through its membership base, scientific authority and convening power. Founded in 1988, the IAS is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members in more than 170 countries. Working with its members, the IAS advocates and drives urgent action to reduce the impact of HIV. The IAS is also the steward of the world’s most prestigious HIV conferences: the International AIDS Conference, the IAS Conference on HIV Science, and the HIV Research for Prevention Co... continue reading

IAS CEU Core Fellowship program

Aim and Benefits of IAS CEU Core Fellowship program

Senior fellows receive a net monthly stipend of 2,600 Euros and junior fellows receive a net monthly stipend of 1,500 Euros to help support their stay in Budapest. In addition, all fellows and their families receive housing at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse (http://ias.ceu.edu/raoul-wallenberg-guesthouse-0). JUNIOR AND SENIOR CORE FELLOWSHIPS 2023/2024 3 of 4 Utilities at the Guesthouse will be charged to the Fellows. Fellows are also responsible for their own travel and health care provisions.

Requirements for IAS CEU Core Fellowship program Qualification

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities at the time of their application.

• Only those with publications in internationally recognized scholarly outlets will be considered.
• Junior fellows must have obtained a Ph.D. degree issued in 2015 or later and must apply for the junior fellowship. Candidates who obtained their Ph.D. before 2015 are considered “senior” and must apply for the senior fellowship.
• Full time CEU employees and students are not eligible to apply for 5 years after the end of their studies/contract (degrees must have been received and contracts must have ended by December 31, 2017 or earlier).
• Part-time/temporary employees of CEU are not eligible for 1 year after their contract ends (their contract must have ended by December 31, 2021 or earlier).
• Former fellows of IAS CEU are not eligible to apply again for a period of 7 years. Applications at an earlier stage may be considered only in exceptional cases. 
• Reapplication is possible only 3 times within a period of 5 years.
• Applicants are expected to be able to communicate fluently in English as this is the working language of the Institute and CEU

Application Deadline

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online application system. This year’s application form will be open starting from 20 April, 2021.

Step 1: Prepare your application package: create a single pdf file no larger than 12 MBs containing all your application documents. The name of the pdf file should contain your name and the type of fellowship you are applying to. Example: Doe, Jane_Junior Core Application.pdf or Doe, John_Botstiber Application.pdf. Your application package should contain the following documents. Only applications using the requested format and word counts will be considered for review:

1. A letter of intent (max 1,500 words)

2. The abstract of your research project (max. 150 words)

3. A description of your research project (min. 1,000 - max. 2,500 words; the reference list is not included in the word count)

4. A CV (max. 5 pages) 5. A list of your most important publications, including up to 5 items for junior applicants and up to 15 items for senior applicants.

6. References: for junior applicants ONLY: the name and email address of two referees (for potential reference).

Step 2: Go to the Application Form for the Academic Year 2023/24 at the IAS CEU website at https://sits.ceu.edu/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_sso.go?IASFELLOW_APPLICATION-cX8fQOej1ug5mNF2FmqCG8QP56l and fill in all your data as required.

Step 3: As a final step, upload your application package (pdf file), and submit your application.

For more details, visit IAS website.