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

Huddinge, Sweden

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration for sustainable societal development. We have around 13 500 students, 80 programmes and 300 courses, and we conduct education and research in the humanities, social sciences, education science, police science, 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 up to 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 postdoctoral researchers, 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 particularly welcome applications from colleagues in the social sciences, humanities, teacher education, and environmental sciences. As the fellowship is closely connected to Södertörn University’s research profiles, applications will only be considered from scholars working within these subject areas.
For a full list of research subjects at Södertörn University, please visit: https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/research/subjects.

Placement and activity

During their temporary placement at Södertörn University, the visiting researchers are expected to expand their academic networks and actively participate in the University's research environment. The visiting researchers are required to be physically present on site for the full duration of their placement and are expected to present their ongoing research at a suitable academic event, such as an advanced seminar or a comparable forum.

Qualifications

You are qualified to apply to the URFP Visiting Researcher Programme if you are currently working as a lecturer, postdoctoral researcher, 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 allows a stay at Södertörn University for at least 1 month and up to 3 months (90 days), to be undertaken during the autumn semester of 2026. Please note that applications submitted in the spring are for placements starting in the following autumn semester. The first possible starting date is mid-August 2026. The scholarship fully covers living expenses in Stockholm, as well as travel costs from and back to Ukraine.

Södertörn University has a limited number of accommodation options for visiting researchers, but availability cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, participants should be prepared to arrange their own accommodation in Stockholm in case of unavailability.

Application

The application should contain a personal letter and a CV. In your personal letter, describe what you plan to do as a visiting researcher at Södertörn University and indicate the preliminary length of your intended research visit.

You enter and submit the application by clicking on the yellow button “Apply” at the bottom of this webpage. Applications should not be submitted via email.
Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Application deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59, CEST).

Contact and information

• Per Bolin, Programme Adviser; Senior Researcher, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University. Email: per.bolin@sh.se
• Yuliya Yurchuk, Academic Coordinator of the Research Fellowship Programme; Associate Professor & Senior Lecturer, the School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Södertörn University. Email: yuliya.yurchuk@sh.se
• Vit Kysilka, Administrative Officer, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), Södertörn University. Email: vit.kysilka@sh.se

Welcome with your application!