Visiting fellowships programme

The Department of Human Sciences and Education of the University of Milano Bicocca welcomes applications from both early-career (i.e., within 6 years of the award of a PhD) and established scholars from around the world for non-stipendiary visiting fellowships, to be held in 2024.

Visiting fellows will pursue research projects that fall within the remit of the Department, and they will be expected to actively engage with the Department’s intellectual and social life. Visiting fellows will be provided with office space, they will have access to computing and printing facilities and to the University library.

The fellowships are typically for a period of 1 to 3 months, though longer visits may be arranged. We welcome applications from scholars who already have their own funding in place, for the Department will not provide financial assistance; the fellowships will only contribute to cover travel expenses (return flight in economy class or train to/from Milan) and lodging expenses up to 3000 euro (Junior Fellowships) or 5000 euro (Senior Fellowships).

The fellowships can be taken up through 1 March 2024 to 20 December 2024. Please note that June, July and September are examinations months with no teaching activities, and that a summer break takes place throughout August.

Forthcoming deadlines for 2024 applications: 15 December 2023


Applications should be sent to:

Prof. Giorgio Bertolotti
Dipartimento di Scienze umane per l’educazione
Università di Milano Bicocca
Piazza dell’Ateneo nuovo 1
20126 Milano
giorgio.bertolotti@unimib.it 

and should include the following:

Junior Visiting Fellowships:

  • A cover letter stating the purpose of your academic visit, and specifying the proposed dates
  • of stay;
  • An up-to-date CV (no more than 3 pages);
  • A research statement (no more than 500 words) which outlines your intended research
  • project.
  • Two letters of reference in support of your application, to be sent directly to the above
  • address by the deadline.

Senior Visiting Fellowships:

  • A cover letter stating the purpose of your academic visit, and specifying the proposed dates
  • of stay;
  • An up-to-date CV (no more than 3 pages);
  • A research statement (no more than 500 words) which outlines your intended research
  • project.

Applicants should expect to be notified of the result of their application by the end of December 2023.