FFVT Fellowship programme

Strengthening the connection between German and international research on forced migration and refugee studies is a core objective of the project “Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer” (FFVT). The project is jointly implemented by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN), and the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies at the University of Osnabrück (IMIS). Together, the partners aim to enhance the visibility and networking of research in the global academic landscape. 

A key instrument to achieve this goal is the FFVT Fellowship Programme, which is designed to foster exchange and collaboration between the partner institutions and international researchers. 

The programme supports fellows in strengthening their research and knowledge transfer activities in the field of forced migration and refugee studies. This includes initiating sustainable international collaborations related to these topics. 

Currently, the Fellowship Programme is hosted by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) and the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS). 

FFVT Fellowships offer successful applicants a variety of opportunities during their stay—two weeks at IMIS and up to two months at BICC—including networking with staff at the FFVT institutions and beyond, contributing to the work of the partner organisations, participating in events, and engaging with the wider field of refugee and forced migration studies in Germany. Fellows benefit from an interdisciplinary research environment at leading academic institutions. 

Short-term stays at other FFVT partner institutions such as CHREN or at other academic centres in Germany (e.g. for teaching or workshops) are also possible in principle. 

We invite applications from early-career researchers (e.g. PhD candidates who have been working on a relevant dissertation project for about a year), as well as from postdoctoral and experienced researchers who are already established in their respective fields of research.