Deadline for Finishing Fellowships 2026
The deadline for applications in the 2026-1 round is June 4th 2026. A second round for this year has a deadline in October 2026.
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Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research
A broad research institute covering research in all important subdisciplines of the humanities
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Marilena Laskaridis Research Fellow 2026-2027
Alkisti Efthymiou has been awarded the Marilena Laskaridis Visiting Research Fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Fellowship is sponsored by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, which is also the main ...Read more -
Hungary Votes: A Turning Point for Europe?
On 12 April, Hungary will go to the polls for the parliamentary elections. After more than fifteen years in power, the question arises: will this be the end of Viktor Orbán’s premiership? Together with Krisztina ...Read more -
Vossius Research Fellow: Giora Hon
Giora Hon joins the Vossius Center as a Research Fellow for two months with the project: A History of the Concept of Model and its Introduction into Science.Read more
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PhDs in the Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities welcomes all who wish to contribute to our research programmes by writing a dissertation.Read more -
Research schools
The wide range of research in the humanities at the University of Amsterdam takes place within six research schools. Five of these together form the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR). One of them, ...Read more -
Funding Opportunities
AIHR offers strategic funds to support faculty researchers to strengthen their CV or write grant applications.Read more
Upcoming events
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Between Fires – Irradiated Imaginations & Anti-Nuclear Solidarities
13 Feb - 17 May 2026From 13 February to 17 May 2026, Framer Framed presents the exhibition Between Fires: Irradiated Imaginations and Anti-Nuclear Solidarities, curated by writer and ASCA researcher Fabienne Rachmadiev and presented in ...Read more -
Rahel Jaeggi: Progress and Regression
13 - 14 Apr 2026workshop with Rahel Jaeggi | Organizers: Merel Raats, Oscar Talbot, Daniel Loick, Yolande Jansen | Co-organising: ASCA and Duitsland Instituut UvA.Read more -
Connecting Trans and Critical Animal Studies in an Age of Authoritarianism
13 Apr 2026Organized by Valerie Sofie Tollhopf and Eva Meijer | 13 April, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam | This symposium aims to investigate connections, overlaps and tensions between critical animal studies and trans studies.Read more