University of Bonn 2025 Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships

Annemarie Schimmel’s life and work has built bridges between East and West, between Islam and Christianity and has inspired researchers of religion around the globe. On the occasion of her 100th birthday, the Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship was established to give international PhD students and young scholars the opportunity for a stay at the International Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues (CTSI) at Bonn University to pursue research in the field of Comparative Theology.

• Table of Content
• About University of Bonn
• Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships
• Requirements for Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Bonn

We are one of eleven German Universities of Excellence, the only university with six Clusters of Excellence and more Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists have emerged from our University in the past decades than from any other German university. For 200 years, our University has been shaped by outstanding personalities from a wide range of subjects. We are known for research-led study programs, the international flair of Bonn as German's city of the United Nations and as part of a dynamic science region in the heart of the liveable Rhineland. With around 35,000 students, 6,000 doctoral... continue reading

Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships

• events, and the opportunity to discuss your project with international researchers. You can use your stay to develop a full research proposal for a scholarship application or focus on a specific part of your PhD project.
• Participation in the networking activities of the Transdisciplinary Research Area Individuals, Institutions and Societies (TRA 4)
• Travel allowance depending on country of destination
• Financial support for visa and health insurance
• Housing in Bonn
• 600 Euros monthly scholarship to cover your daily expenses

Requirements for Annemarie Schimmel Fellowships Qualification

Both PhD students and postdocs are eligible to apply.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The deadline for application is 15 August each year for the Fellowship in the following year. Decisions will be made by the end of September. Please provide

• a 5-page proposal of your research idea in the area of Comparative Theology, including the concrete questions you would like to pursue during your stay in Bonn
  Your CV
• Contact details of two members of academic staff that would write a letter of recommendation upon our request

For more details, visit University of Bonn Fellowship webpage