These fellowships are open to all disciplines within the social sciences and humanities, as well as to all research fields. Projects from other scientific disciplines that engage in cross-disciplinary dialogue with the social sciences and humanities are also eligible.
While they do not constitute formal selection criteria, the scientific orientations of the Nantes Institute may serve as a reference framework for proposed projects, particularly around the following themes:
- Academic freedom, epistemic justice, and hospitality
Projects examining the conditions of intellectual freedom and the challenges faced by scholars at risk or in exile, particularly from non-Western and/or marginalized epistemological perspectives. - Creation, narratives, and speculative knowledge
Research exploring the relationships between artistic creation and scientific inquiry, speculative approaches, and the role of imagination in transforming knowledge, experiences, and possible futures. - Habitability, commons, and interdependencies
Research addressing the habitability of the planet, the shared governance of natural, social, and epistemic resources, and the ethical and political dimensions of interdependence, from a perspective that acknowledges plural conceptions of justice.
FIAS Applications
FIAS applications must be submitted directly via the FIAS platform, where a guide is available to assist you throughout the application process.
Applications must be completed exclusively through the FIAS website during the call period. Applicants are required to create a user account by clicking on “Create an account” in the top right corner of the FIAS website.
Applicants must submit the following documents (in English exclusively):
- A completed online application form
- A detailed curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the contact details of three scholars familiar with the applicant’s academic work
- A copy of the PhD diploma in PDF format
- A detailed research proposal (maximum 5 pages, plus one additional page for the bibliography)*
- A selection of three to five key publications (articles or book chapters)
- Optional: up to two letters of recommendation
* The research proposal must outline the scientific objectives of the project, its relation to the current state of the art, the proposed methodology, the expected scientific outcomes, and a justification of the fellowship duration in light of its anticipated impact on both the research project and the applicant’s career development. An additional page may be used for the bibliography. The names of up to three scholars to be excluded from the peer-review process may be indicated at the end of the document.
How to apply
For more information and to access the application procedure directly, please visit the official FIAS programme website: https://www.fias-fp.eu/
