The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) at the University of Freiburg is an internationally renowned university-based Institute for Advanced Studies that offers fellowship stays for excellent junior and senior researchers from around the world. The FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP) targets experienced researchers at both the junior and senior level and offers them fellowship stays of up to one year. The stimulating mix of junior and senior researchers is based on the idea of lifelong training and represents one of the hallmarks of the programme.
Over the course of the FCFP (09/2017-08/2024), six yearly calls are issued. The programme forms a central element of the Institute’s activities, with FCFP fellows making an important and integral contribution to the larger FRIAS community of fellows from Freiburg, Germany, and abroad. FCFP is open to researchers from all disciplines and welcomes applications from academics from all over the world. It offers internationally competitive employment conditions, thereby promoting the recruitment of outstanding researchers from Europe and all over the world. Over the course of the six calls, selected applicants took up 75 fellowships at FRIAS, hereby also becoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows of the European Union. Fellows receive a living allowance, a family allowance if applicable, a mobility and travel allowance, a training allowance, and a research cost contribution. Through FCFP, FRIAS distributed ~508 fellow months.
At FRIAS, FCFP fellows are part of a lively, excellent, and internationally diverse community of junior and senior fellows from a wide spectrum of disciplines. Fellows profit from frequent exchanges within a diverse, stimulating community that attracts renowned researchers from leading institutions worldwide. Before, during, and after the fellowship, fellows are supported by FRIAS’ administrative expertise. In many instances, the interactions within the community of fellows lead to significant new impulses for a fellow’s research. Close interactions over the academic year have the potential to foster long-term collaborations and network building. FCFP junior fellows profit particularly from the research opportunities provided by FRIAS, including dedicated support arrangements like mentoring, tailor-made training courses, and the opportunity to engage in both teaching and outreach activities.
