Applications are now open for the Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship 2028 in Brunswick, Germany, offered by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI). This fellowship is for experienced scholars and practitioners working in peace education, with a focus on educational media and school curricula. Selected fellows spend six months in Germany working on their own research or practice project and receive a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR plus return economy airfare.
It is a funded fellowship, but it is not fully funded: visa costs and health and liability insurance are the fellow’s responsibility. Scholars need a PhD, and practitioners need at least five years of advanced professional experience. The application deadline is November 02, 2026, and the official call does not mention an application fee. You can check out BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.
Key Details:
- Host institution: Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI)
- Host country: Germany (Brunswick)
- Level: Senior fellowship
- Duration: 6 months (minimum 3 months in exceptional cases)
- Working language: English
- Open to All Nationalities: Yes
- Application deadline: November 02, 2026
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What This Fellowship Offers:
- You receive a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR for six months, so you can focus fully on your project
- You receive return economy airfare to Germany, so your travel to Brunswick is covered
- Open access publishing fees for your direct project outputs are covered where possible, so your work can reach readers for free
- You can use “The Basement,” the institute’s experimental digital media lab for game based learning, VR, robotics and creative pedagogies
- You receive mentoring and guidance from GEI experts
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Eligibility Criteria:
- You are an outstanding scholar in the humanities, political sciences, social sciences or education, with a project firmly located in peace education
- Or you are a distinguished practitioner in peace education with high level international experience, for example in NGO management
- Scholars must hold a PhD
- Practitioners must show at least five years of advanced professional achievement in their field
- Pracademics, who combine scholarly excellence with hands on practice and grassroots work, are also welcome
- Your project should focus on educational media of all kinds, preferably at secondary school level
- Your project must respond to the program objectives: bridging theory and practice, supporting decolonial approaches, and publishing findings through open access
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Fields Eligible for This Fellowship:
- Peace Education
- Education for Sustainable Peace
- Education
- Humanities
- Political Science
- Social Sciences
- Curriculum Development
- Educational Media Research
- NGO Management and Peace Practice
What You Must Do as a Fellow:
- Complete a project in education for sustainable peace, preferably on educational media or curriculum development
- Help design the intellectual and conceptual framework of the annual Georg Arnhold Program conference
- Present your project at the GEI research colloquium
- Spend your fellowship period at the GEI in Brunswick and take part in daily institute life
- Publish your project outcomes within one year after the fellowship ends, preferably as policy papers, educational materials, research papers or a larger publication
- Arrange your own passport, visa (if required), and health and liability insurance for your stay in Germany
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How to Apply:
- Open the online application form
- Read the GEI AI use policy before you start
- Describe your project’s objectives, research gap, methodology and expected outcomes
- Submit your application by November 02, 2026
- If shortlisted, send your full proposal (up to 25 pages), short CV and list of publications by email
- Attend the online interview with the Academic Advisory Board
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