Grant opportunity

AIA NRW Fellowship 2027-2028

The Academy of International Affairs NRW fellowship supports early-career professionals working on international affairs, policy, governance, and global cooperation.

FellowshipInternational affairsGovernancePolicyGermany
Funder
Academy of International Affairs NRW
Application deadline
Application deadline: May 31, 2026
Award
Residential fellowship support in North Rhine-Westphalia
Applicant
Early-career professionals in international policy and governance
Discipline
Governance, Policy & Society
Region
Germany / Global
Posted
May 24, 2026

Call summary

Overview

AIA NRW fellowships bring international affairs researchers and practitioners to North Rhine-Westphalia for focused work, exchange, and policy engagement.

Who can apply

  • Early-career professionals, researchers, and practitioners in international policy and governance should review the official fellowship rules.
  • Applicants should confirm career-stage definitions, residency expectations, required documents, and thematic priorities on the AIA NRW page.

What it supports

  • International affairs, governance, public policy, diplomacy, security, global cooperation, and related interdisciplinary work.
  • The fellowship supports focused research or policy projects and exchange within the Academy environment.

Funding and duration

The fellowship provides residential support and related benefits according to AIA NRW rules.

Application deadline

Application deadline: May 31, 2026

How to apply

Use the official AIA NRW fellowship page and submit by 31 May 2026.

Call details

About the opportunity

AIA NRW fellowships bring international affairs researchers and practitioners to North Rhine-Westphalia for focused work, exchange, and policy engagement.

Academy of International Affairs NRW lists this opportunity for Early-career professionals in international policy and governance, Governance, Policy & Society, Germany / Global.

This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Governance, Policy & Society grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Germany / Global contexts.

Eligibility

Early-career professionals, researchers, and practitioners in international policy and governance should review the official fellowship rules.

Applicants should confirm career-stage definitions, residency expectations, required documents, and thematic priorities on the AIA NRW page.

Funding and benefits

The fellowship provides residential support and related benefits according to AIA NRW rules.

Themes and supported activities

International affairs, governance, public policy, diplomacy, security, global cooperation, and related interdisciplinary work.

The fellowship supports focused research or policy projects and exchange within the Academy environment.

Deadline and timeline

Application deadline: Application deadline: May 31, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official AIA NRW fellowship page and submit by 31 May 2026.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.