Fully Funded Postdoctoral Fellowships in Italy 2023

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSC) offers one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September 2022 for the academic year 2022-23. The Fellowship program is open to post-docs, tenure track academics, and those wishing to spend their sabbatical at the RSC. You are invited to become part of a lively and creative academic community. The Centre offers up to 20 Fellowships a year.

Jean Monnet Fellows are based at the RSC and associated with one of the Centre’s projects and programs. They are expected to actively participate in the academic life of the Centre and to contribute to the activities of the project or program they are associated with. They can take part in the activities of the EUI postdoctoral program and are encouraged to collaborate with PhD students, other postdocs, and EUI academic staff.

Grant

The basic grant is € 2,500 per month.

Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €1,750 per month) depending on the amount of the additional income (upon production of relevant supporting documents).

If applicable, family allowances will be added to the basic grant.

Family allowance

A household allowance of up to € 300 per month is paid to Fellows with a partner if the partner lives with them in Florence and on condition that the partner's income is less than € 2,000 per month. The sum of income and allowance cannot exceed € 2,000 per month (i.e. if the income is more than € 1,700, the allowance will be paid only to top up to € 2,000).

There is a dependants allowance of € 200 per month for each dependent child if they live with the fellow in Florence.

Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they can declare that they are not receiving any similar allowance from another source and upon production of relevant documents (marriage certificate or a document that proves you are living together in Florence, birth certificates).

For dependent children in full-time education and over the age of 18, a school or university certificate is required. No allowance is paid for dependent children over the age of 26.

Travel expenses

Fellows (but not their families) receive reimbursement for the incoming trip from their place of origin to Florence, and for the outgoing trip to their destination at the end of their fellowship.

First-class rail (travel by car is also reimbursed on this basis)

Economy class airfare

The maximum amount for travel reimbursement is €1,200 including both incoming and outgoing trips. Reimbursement of higher amounts and any extra costs can be authorized by the Centre Director upon a justified special request. Taxi expenses are not reimbursed.

• The fellowships are open to candidates who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship on 1 September (to apply for 2022-23, the Ph.D. should have been awarded before 1 September 2017).
• Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet Fellowships.

Selection Criteria:

Jean Monnet Fellows are selected on the basis of a research proposal and of their CV. The research proposal should fit well with one of the Centre’s main research themes, programs, and projects. The three main research themes of the RSC are:

• Integration, Governance, and Democracy;
• Regulating Markets and Governing Money; and
• 21st Century World Politics and Europe.

Required Documents:

• Your CV with a list of publications in PDF.
• A letter of motivation (1-2 pages) in PDF.
• A research proposal (2-4 pages) in PDF.
• Letters of References: Applicants should provide the names of two academic referees and ensure that the letters of reference are submitted online directly by the referees by the deadline of 25 October. References will not be accepted after the deadline. References from current full-time or part-time EUI professors will not be accepted.

About the European University Institute:

The European University Institute in Florence is an international undergraduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute. EUI is the leading institute in Europe dedicated to social sciences and humanities. Founded in 1972 by the six original members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a transnational hub of research and higher learning.

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