Scholarship: Ukrainian Research Fellowship Programme (URFP) for Visiting Researchers at CBEES and Södertörn University - Spring 2026

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration for sustainable societal development. We have around 14,000 students, 80 programmes and 300 courses, and we conduct education and research in the humanities, social sciences, technology and natural sciences. The university also offers police education and teacher education with an intercultural profile. A great deal of our research relates to the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. We combine subjects, perspectives, people and experiences, and are worldminded, curious and questioning, searching for surprising syntheses, challenges and development.

The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) is tasked with stimulating and developing Södertörn University’s multidisciplinary research and doctoral (third-cycle) education with a focus on the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. CBEES’ objective is to increase the national and international impact of Baltic and Eastern European research from Södertörn University, as well as achieve recognition of the university’s status as a knowledge hub. CBEES is a point of contact, not just within the university but also for other research environments and the surrounding community. CBEES organises regular seminars, international conferences, summer schools, lectures, workshops, doctoral student meetings, and courses, and it publishes the Baltic Worlds journal. The research centre has professors, visiting researchers, postdocs, doctoral students and research coordinators. The working language at CBEES is English.

We are now welcoming applications for six scholarships for visiting Ukrainian researchers with a placement at CBEES or another department/centre/unit at Södertörn University. This fellowship programme is specifically tailored for lecturers and professors currently residing and working on-site at Higher Education Institutions or research institutes in Ukraine. While we deeply value the contributions of Ukrainian researchers abroad, this particular programme is designed to support those currently based in Ukraine.

We welcome applications especially from colleagues within social science, the humanities, teacher education, and environmental science. As the fellowship is closely aligned with Södertörn University’s current research profiles, we are only able to consider applications from colleagues within these academic fields.

Placement and activity

During the temporary placement at Södertörn University, the visiting researchers are expected to expand their academic networks and actively participate in the research environment at the University. The programme participants are required to be present on-site and in person throughout the duration of their placement. The researchers granted the scholarship are expected to work on-site at Södertörn University.

Qualifications

You are qualified to apply to the URF Visiting Researcher Programme if you are currently working as a lecturer or professor on-site at a Higher Education Institution or research institute in Ukraine. You must be able to express yourself well in English, both orally and in writing.

Terms of the scholarship

The scholarship admits a stay at Södertörn University for a period of up to three months during the spring semester 2026; the first possible starting date is 1 January. The scholarship fully covers living expenses in Stockholm, as well as travel costs from and back to Ukraine. The University will also assist with finding accommodation in Stockholm.

Application

The application should contain a personal letter and a CV. In the personal letter, you should describe what you plan to do as a visiting researcher at Södertörn University. You enter and submit the application by clicking on the yellow button “Apply here” at the bottom of this webpage. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Application deadline: 25 September 2025 (23:59, CEST).

Contact and information

Per Bolin, Director, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University. Email: per.bolin@sh.se
Vit Kysilka, Administrative Officer, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University. Email: vit.kysilka@sh.se