Romanian Cultural Institute Foreign Researchers Grants 2026 (ICR)

The Romanian Cultural Institute is launching a call for applications to offer three Grants for Foreign Researchers in 2026. Grants for Foreign Researchers consists of financial support for an internship of 3 (three) months, in a specialized institution in Romania, in order to develop a study that discusses topics related to various spheres of Romanian society. The program is dedicated to academic improvement, targeting both PhD students working on a Romanian topic, for the preparation of doctoral theses, and well-known researchers. The selection is made by an independent commission of specialists based on the received application files. The application file must contain, among others, twoletters of recommendation from specialists in the field.

• Table of Content
• About Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR)
• ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship

• 5.000 euro/grant

Grants duration: 3 (three) months, between June 15th – December 15th 2026

Requirements for ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

Areas for which the evaluation and selection are organized: research and documentation in the fields:

• Visual arts, curatorship and art critic, museology/museography;
• Music and musicology;
• Architecture, town-planning and design;
• Literature and literary criticism;
• Cultural patrimony; Cultural management;
• Economic sciences;
• Human and social sciences.

Interview date, Process and Venue for ICR Foreign Researchers Grants Postgraduate Scholarship

• Publication of the announcement – 8th of April 2026;
• Deadline for submission of the applications – 4th of May, 5:00 p.m., Romanian time;
• Display of results – 25th of May 2026;
• Submission of appeals – 25th – 28th of May 2026, 3:00 p.m. Romanian time;
• Resolution of appeals – 11th of June 2026;
• Display of final results – 12th of June 2026;
• Signing of contracts: 15st of June – 15th of July 2026.

Documents Required for Application

Documents required for registration (grants application file):

a) the registration form;

b) CV;

c) copy of the identity card / passport;

d) a research project;

e) 2 (two)letters of recommendation from specialists in the field;

f) copies printed after the studies published in the last 2 (two) years in a recognized journal in the research field chosen by the candidate;

g) a work plan during the period for which the scholarship is requested;

h) in the case of doctoral students, copies of official documents certifying participation in an accredited doctoral program;

i) affidavit stating that all the documents sent are in accordance with the original.

The documentation will be written and submitted in English.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested researchers are invited to submit their application files by 4th of May, until 5:00 p.m. Romanian time, online, at the email address [email protected]

Contact: [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit ICR scholarship webpage.