The UC Berkeley Program

Open Call:

Berkeley-Austria Exchange Program 2025/2026: Special Democracy Call

The purpose of the program is to deal with the consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. This includes the promotion of democracy in all possible ways with a special focus on research topics relating to Austrian history, politics and culture, Habsburg Imperial history, politics and culture, Austrian-Ukrainian and Austrian-Russian relations, as well as Austrian-American transatlantic relations.

Preference will be given to students from the social sciences, but students from other fields (law, business, humanities, etc.) with related research topics are welcome to apply.

In this context, the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation invites applications projects of scientific cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley for the academic year 2025/26, coordinated by the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley:

Up to 6 research fellowship awards to doctoral students from Austrian Universities at the University of California, Berkeley for a duration of three months and a stipend of € 6.500 (incl. any taxes, charges and duties).

The time frame for the stay at Berkeley can be chosen freely between September 2025 and September 2026. The Institute of European Studies will lend the necessary support on campus and will furnish office space to the best of its ability.

Application materials and an invitation by a contact at the University of California, Berkeley must be received by February 28, 2025.

Please mind the application guidelines

(https://www.marshallplan.at/documentation-requirements-berkeley) and send the completed documents to:

Ms Claudia Kraif
Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
Rechte Wienzeile 225
1120 Vienna
Austria

or to: office@marshallplan.at