Applicants must use this form to submit their applications. We do not accept applications by email or by post. Applications are now closed for all Fellowships for 2026-27. The next application round (for visits between August 2027 and July 2028) will close on 26 February 2027 for mid-career and senior scholars, and 30 April 2027 for postdoctoral and early-career researchers.All applicants are requested to read the following information carefully before completing their applications:1) IASH does not support research in the sciences. If your work is in chemistry, biology, mathematics, medicine, engineering, etc. please DO NOT complete this application. Interdisciplinary topics such as history of science, medical humanities and veterinary humanities can be supported, and we welcome research in those areas.2) You must have contacted a potential mentor at the University of Edinburgh before making your application. Your main collaborator / mentor should be named in the form below. If you list a member of staff at another university as your mentor / collaborator, your application will be rejected. It is the applicant's responsibility to make contact with staff at the University of Edinburgh and to gain their agreement to act as mentor, but they do not need to provide a letter of support or reference.3) You must ensure that your referees submit their references to iash@ed.ac.uk by the deadline. Applications without references will not be considered.4) Applicants should read the Institute Policy on the use of AI before making their application, and ensure that they adhere to its requirements. In particular, the use of generative AI tools like LLMs that can produce content such as generating references, text, images or any other form of content must be disclosed when used by applicants. The Policy is available here as a PDF. This article was published on Tuesday 27 August 2024
