The EUPeace University Alliance invites all interested doctoral candidates who are pursuing their doctorate at one of the EUPeace member institutions, whether enrolled and/or employed, to apply for its Doctoral Mobility Grant 2027. The grant provides mobility funding for doctoral candidates from all EU-Peace Alliance member institutions to complete an academic stay at another EUPeace Alliance member institution, provided that the mobility takes place before the end of their doctoral programme and prior to the defence of their thesis.

The European University for Peace, Justice, and Inclusive Societies, EUPeace, evolves out of nine core member universities that have committed their strategic international outlook in teaching, research and administration in higher education to foster a peaceful, just, and inclusive European landscape, at various levels. For this, we explicitly address all sciences and research fields, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural and life sciences as well as engineering.

 The EUPeace Reseach Hubs

The Doctoral Mobility Grant is organised in the framework of the EUPeace Research Hubs. The endorsement of applications takes place directly within the Research Hubs. Applicants interested in these opportunities should ensure that their proposed research aligns with the Hub’s thematic scope. Five Research Hubs have been established within the EUPeace Alliance:

1. Security and Conflict Transformation
2. Climate Science and Just Transition
3. Migration and Human Rights
4. Inclusive Health and Well-Being
5. Artificial Intelligence and Social Transformation

The Research Hubs mobilise existing academic strengths of the EUPeace Alliance and foster collaboration in all subject areas in order to create excellent inter- and transdisciplinary research and academic capacity for curriculum development and academic advancement in peace, justice, and inclusive societies. This also includes the natural sciences as well as engineering. The Research Hub members come from all Alliance member sites and from various research disciplines. The Research Hub‘s profiles and member lists can be accessed by clicking on the links to their respective websites.

The Artificial Intelligence and Societal Transformation Research Hub brings together researchers from across the Alliance to investigate artificial intelligence as a socio-technical system and its impact on society through interdisciplinary collaboration. The Hub combines technical research on AI development, robustness, explainability, and system performance with social, ethical, and institutional analysis to address the opportunities and challenges associated with AI in areas such as education, the economy, work, public administration, health, security, and civic participation. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of principles such as transparency, accountability, fairness, and human oversight, thereby contributing to EUPeace’s mission of shaping technological change in ways that support peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.

Please note: Some partner universities offer Doctoral Mobility Grants exclusively within the Artificial Intelligence and Societal Transformation Research Hub. (Further details can be found in the call document.)

The EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant serves to promote cooperation and mobility between the EUPeace Research Hubs and the doctoral network associated with the Hubs. Consequently, all successful applicants will directly become a member of the doctoral network.

How to apply

To apply for a Doctoral Mobility Grant, you need to supply the below listed documents to eupeace-wp6@uni-marburg.de (the coordinator of the EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant team) on or before the application deadline. After the deadline, applications will be reviewed by the Research Hubs and decisions on funding will be communicated to the applicants within 5 weeks.

Application documents:

• CV
• Application Form
• Letter of Invitation
• Proof of Enrolment as Doctoral Candidate

All documents must be provided in English, except for the proof of enrolment. Please note that the Letter of Invitation must be signed by the applicant as well as the host/hosting institution.

Further documents that will inform your application: The Call for Application 2027 as well as the Grant Framework for the EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant.

Overall Selection Criteria

• Motivation for applying for a Doctoral Mobility Grant within the framework of EUPeace and contribution to foster research and teaching in relation to peace, justice and inclusive societies
• Contribution of the mobility to the integration of academic findings in innovative,
  topic-related teaching activities3 to be documented at the end of the mobility
  period
• Contribution to academic and/or societal outreach
• Personal, structural or academic circumstances which foster the Grantee‘s contribution to diversity in the field (e.g. countering personal barriers in the research trajectory, countering structural discrimination/underrepresentation within the field, contributing academically to an under-represented topic) and/or to the advancement of pressing societal topics within the Alliance
• Relevance of the mobility for the Alliance member institutions’ long-term cooperation (especially within the framework of Research Hubs)

Application and Selection Process

1. Applicants actively seek a possible hosting person/institution within a Research Hub. This can be done via the Research Hubs‘ websites. Applicants contact a possible host and share their ideas for the mobility. If the Research Hub member is interested in hosting the applicant, the subject and purpose of the mobility (as stated in the Application Form) can be co-determined. Also the timeline of the mobility can be determined together by the applicant and the host. Please, be aware that for some universities, you might need 3 to 6 preparatory months before starting a mobility (e.g. if you need a visa or if access to specific facilities is required). Finally, both parties have to sign the Letter of Invitation that the applicant will submit together with the other application documents.
2. The EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant team clusters the applications for the Research Hubs.
3. The Research Hubs select which applications will be endorsed on the basis of the selection criteria listed above.
4. The EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant team will get in contact with the selected grantees and the hosts and proceed with ensuring the payment of the grant, in accordance with local regulations.

Contact persons

For further questions, please refer to the Call for Applications or contact your local Coordinator for the EUPeace Doctoral Mobility Grant: