FELLOWSHIP: LCIS Visiting Scholars Programme 2024

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LCIS, the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies, and Irish College Leuven invites applications for its visiting
scholars programme 2024. Researchers working with LCIS’s areas of research who wish to conduct a
research stay at KU Leuven may want to apply for one of the following two options.

Short-term LCIS Visiting Fellows

For the year 2024 LCIS will award two non-stipendiary LCIS Visiting Fellowships researchers (with
PhD) who wish to conduct research at KU Leuven on a topic relevant to LCIS’ areas of research. This
fellowship is on offer for two discrete periods: mid-January to mid-February 2024 and mid-November to mid-December 2024 (exact dates to be negotiated).

We offer you:
• A research stay at KU Leuven of four weeks in the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies;
• Accommodation with breakfast in the Irish College Leuven for the entire period of your stay;
• A registration as a KU Leuven visiting scholar, which gives you insurance coverage as well as
• access to (digital) libraries and all university facilities (restaurants, sports facilities, …)
• Office space (depending on availability);
• Apart from their LCIS affiliation, the visiting fellow will also have a visiting affiliation with the
• research group of the fellow’s host at KU Leuven.


We expect you:
• to engage in LCIS research activities as well as those of the research group;
• to give an LCIS lecture on the topic of your research during your stay.


How to apply?
We invite you to first get in touch with the (senior) LCIS member you would like to act as your host.
Once you have their approval, you can send an academic CV and a short description of your research
project to lcis@kuleuven.be. Deadline for the January fellowship is 6 November 2023; for the autumn fellowship, 1 August 2024.

Self-supporting LCIS Visiting Scholars

Researchers (with PhD) working on LCIS’ areas of research who can provide for their own
accommodation are invited to spend a research stay at LCIS and KU Leuven as visiting scholars.

We offer you:
• A research stay at KU Leuven of between one and three months in the Leuven Centre for
• Irish Studies
• A registration as a KU Leuven visiting scholar, which gives you insurance coverage as well as
• access to (digital) libraries and all university facilities (restaurants, sports facilities,…)
• Access to university facilities (access to (digital) library and all university facilities, insurance).
• Office space (depending on availability).
• Apart from their LCIS affiliation, the visiting fellow will also have a visiting affiliation with the
• research group of the fellow’s host at KU Leuven
• The possibility of staying in university accommodation in the Beguinage.


We expect you:
• to engage in LCIS research activities as well as those of the research group
• to give an LCIS lecture on the topic of your research during your stay

How to apply?
We invite you to first get in touch with the LCIS member you would like to act as your host. Once you
have their approval, you can send an academic CV and a short description of your research project to lcis@kuleuven.be. There is no deadline for these applications, but please allow sufficient time for the university administration to process your appointment as visiting scholar.

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