The Law & Anthropology Department offers writing-up fellowships to enable doctoral candidates in the final stage of their programme to spend up to 4 months at the Institute to take advantage of its resources while finalizing their dissertations.
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Benefits
Requirements
- The topic must be of immediate relevance to the Department’s research programme (see relevant parts of the Institute’s 2020–2022 report and highlights).
- Please note that, for this call, priority will be given to applicants working towards PhDs in anthropology.
- The fellow should be prepared to participate in the activities of the Department during the fellowship period, and is expected to submit a working paper that addresses the topic of his or her research. A presentation of the doctoral research will be included in the Department’s seminar series.
- A clear understanding must be reached in advance between the Director of the Department and the candidate’s principal supervisor regarding how the candidate can take fullest advantage of this period and how the home university and the Max Planck Institute can collaborate in the best interests of the candidate and of both institutions.
Application Documents
Applicants are asked to submit the following materials:
- cover letter;
- curriculum vitae;
- writing sample (chapter of the PhD dissertation);
- 1–2-page summary of the PhD work;
- photocopies of university degrees and transcripts;
- a letter of recommendation from the principal supervisor confirming that the applicant is advanced enough to finalize the doctoral manuscript within the period financed by the Law & Anthropology Department (to be sent directly to the Department at: [email protected])
Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Eutopia PhD Co-tutelle Call
Application Deadline
September 15, 2026How To Apply
Applications are made via the Application Portal.
