Published: 09 Oct 2025 7 views
The Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the 2027 Georg Arnhold Senior Fellow for Education for Sustainable Peace.
The fellowship aims to promote education for sustainable peace with a particular focus on educational media and curricula at secondary-school level in post-conflict or transitional societies. Its principal objectives are to bridge the gap between theory and practice, to foster international scholarly exchange, and to translate research findings into practical recommendations for those active in conflict resolution, thereby contributing to civil-society capacity-building. The output from the fellowship holder’s work should therefore preferably be policy papers, educational materials, research papers, or a larger publication.
The fellowship, which includes a research stay of six months at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany, offers outstanding and experienced individuals in the field the opportunity to focus on a research – or practice – related project in the area of education for sustainable peace, preferably with a focus on educational media, and to discuss their work with other scholars and practitioners within the GEI’s network.
Applicants must demonstrate outstanding professional achievement in their field and have an excellent knowledge of English.
The application and selection process consist of five steps:
Online Application: Interested applicants are welcome to complete the online application form, in which they are asked to provide a short summary of up to 1,000 words of their project for the Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship, compiled with the help of some guiding questions.
Pre-selection by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI): The initial pre-selection of eligible candidates and suitable projects involves a multi-stage selection process at the GEI by academic experts of the institute. Up to 10 applications will be then forwarded to the Academic Advisory Board.
Shortlisting by the Academic Advisory Board of the Georg Arnhold Program: The Advisory Board will select the top three candidates for the final selection step.
Submission of full proposals by the shortlisted candidates: The three shortlisted top candidates will be invited to submit a full application (including a short CV and a list of publications) and a detailed project proposal via email. The full proposal should be no longer than 25 pages, including references and evidence of the impact they have made in the area of peace education (e. g. oft-cited publications, project websites, success stories, etc.)
Final Selection: In order to gain a clear idea of the candidates’ ability to disseminate, communicate and achieve the objectives of their projects each of the three shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview with the Academic Advisory Board during the annual board meeting of the Georg Arnhold Program. The successful candidate will be selected at this meeting.
For more details, visit Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship webpage
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