Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), the Tübingen College of Fellows (CoF), and the Zukunftskolleg Konstanz (ZuKo) invite 14 early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA, as Baden-Württemberg Early Career Rescue Fellowships 2026-2028 (Ref. No. 2025/229)

Fellowship Period: between July 2026 – November 2028
The fellowships are available to researchers from all over the world and from any discipline represented at one if the three universities with a minimum of one year and a maximum of seven years of post-doctoral experience, who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. The aim is to provide time and space for their excellent research and open up international prospects for their future career. The programme offers a two-year research position at one of the three universities, preferred by the applicant, and local disciplinary cooperation, as well as support, resources, networks and Exchange within the respective Institute for Advanced Studies with its international and interdisciplinary community of fellows.

Please note: The application deadline was January 9, 2026—the selection process has been completed. We look forward to welcoming five new fellows to the CoF soon.

For further questions please contact one of the participating Institutes for Advanced Studies: Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz: Mihaela Mihaylova, zuko-applicationspam prevention@uni-konstanz.de, FRIAS, University of Freiburg: Annette Doll, fellowshipsspam prevention@frias.uni-freiburg.de, Tübinger College of Fellows, University of Tübingen: Niels Weidtmann, infospam prevention@cof.uni-tuebingen.de