Federal Scholar in Residence 2026
Eurac Research Institute for Comparative Federalism
Italie
Deadline: Tue, 01 Jul 2025


If comparative federalism, multilevel governance or intergovernmental relations are what you deal with in your work, we warmly invite you to apply to become our Federal Scholar in Residence.
The yearly ‘Federal Scholar in Residence Programme’ welcomes both academics and practitioners to the Institute for Comparative Federalism at Eurac Research, located in Bolzano, South Tyrol (Northern Italy). The winner of each year’s programme is granted a research residency of up to 3 weeks at our research center. Expenses for travel and accommodation are covered.
Eurac Research requires that applications be sent in at the latest by July 1st of each year. Applications must contain a not-yet-published manuscript (in English, German, Italian, French or Spanish), an abstract in English, a CV and a short motivation letter. If possible, the winner will undertake his/her residency at Eurac Research in early February, in order to present his/her research during the renowned, international ‘Winter School on Federalism and Governance’ ().
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Just send the following documents to federalscholar@eurac.edu:
- An abstract in English;
- An anonymized full-fledged paper in English, German, Italian, French, or Spanish (no draft papers in which subchapters are missing and no research plans are accepted);
- Please state ‘I hereby confirm that the submitted work (INSERT TITLE) will not have been published within two months following the deadline for submission’ in the paper;
- A short CV;
- A letter of motivation (max. 2 pages).
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