The Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship 2028 is open to scholars and experienced practitioners working on education for sustainable peace. Applications are due by November 02, 2026. The fellowship is hosted by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany.
This program supports a research project with a preferred focus on educational media or secondary-school curricula. In addition, selected fellows receive a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR for a fellowship period of six months, along with travel and institutional support.
Application Deadline: Submit your application by November 02, 2026
Eligible Countries: Worldwide
Program Duration: 6 months (minimum 3 months; shorter periods may be arranged in exceptional cases)
Program Location: Brunswick, Germany (Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | GEI)
Funding/Benefits: a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR for a fellowship period of six months
Award Provider: Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI)
About this Program
The Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship is a six-month research fellowship based at GEI in Brunswick, Germany. It promotes work in education for sustainable peace. The program especially welcomes projects linked to educational media and secondary-school curricula.
Fellows are expected to complete a project and engage with the institute’s academic life. They also help shape the intellectual and conceptual design of the annual conference with the program coordinator.
Eligibility Criteria
- Outstanding scholars in humanities, political and social sciences, or education with a project in peace education
- Distinguished practitioners in peace education with high-level international experience, such as NGO management
- Scholarly applicants must hold a PhD
- Practitioner applicants must have at least five years of advanced professional achievement
What Fellows Receive: Monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR; return economy airfare to Germany; administrative and publication support; access to the GEI international library of educational media; use of “The Basement” experimental digital media lab; mentoring and presentation opportunities at GEI research colloquia; Open Access fees for direct project outputs covered where possible; unlimited membership in the Georg Arnhold Network after completion.
Program Components Complete a project in education for sustainable peace, preferably focused on educational media or curriculum development; take responsibility for the intellectual and conceptual design of the annual conference in collaboration with the program coordinator; present the project at a GEI research colloquium; spend the fellowship period at GEI and participate in daily working life, where English is the working language; publish project outcomes no later than one year after the end of the fellowship.
How to Apply
Applicants must use the online application form on the official page. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to provide additional materials.
- Online application form
- Short CV (for shortlisted candidates)
- List of publications (for shortlisted candidates)
- Detailed project proposal (shortlisted candidates; max 25 pages including references)
- Evidence of impact, such as cited publications, project websites, or success stories
- Documentation or disclosure of any AI use in the application and project
👉 Visit the official fellowship page for details
