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Independent Bulgarian-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars and Bulgarian Academic Diaspora

Duration: 2019 – 2028

In 2019, the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia launched a fellowship programme for young (post-doc and early career) Bulgarian scholars and Bulgarian academic diaspora.

The programme is pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. The Memorandum, which was initially signed on 8 November 2018, was prolonged in 2024 for a period of another four years – from 2025 until 2028. The fellowship programme aims to promote and strengthen international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary exchange of people and ideas in academia on the basis of scientific excellence, mutual benefit and complementary support.

In agreement with the Memorandum the host of the programme, the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia announces two calls for:

  • Five 9-month fellowships for young Bulgarian scholars affiliated at local universities and institutes, and
  • Two 3-month fellowships for Bulgarian researchers abroad.

Calls are announced annually in November on the CAS website.