Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 5 months (February – June 2026)
Fellowship Type: Residential (on-site at NIAS)
Focus: Protection and intellectual freedom for scholars facing risk
✅ Fellowship Benefits:
✈️ Fully funded travel to/from the Netherlands
🏠 Free accommodation (independent apartment in Amsterdam)
💶 Monthly stipend to cover daily living expenses
🧠 Access to research facilities, academic mentorship, and NIAS interdisciplinary community
💻 Work station and support for research or writing project
🌐 Networking with scholars, journalists, and artists
🎯 Who Can Apply:
Individuals (scholars, journalists, writers, artists) facing immediate threats or repression in their home country
Must have a proven track record of public engagement (e.g., research, media, literature, civil society)
Priority to those whose freedom of thought or expression is endangered
Able to reside in the Netherlands for the entire 5-month duration
Academic degree is not mandatory if applicant is active in public intellectual work
📅 Application Deadline:
1 September 2025 at 23:59 CEST
🔗 Apply Here: NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship 2025
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