Short-Term Visiting Fellowships at KU Leuven
philip....@gmail.com
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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to forward a call for applications for visiting fellowships at the LECTIO institute of KU Leuven. The fellowship lasts for 4-6 weeks and covers accommodation and (some) travel costs. There is a limited period of eligibility in relation to seniority for some of the fellowships.
For more information, see the call below and the website. Please let me know if I can answer any questions.
With best wishes,
Phil
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The call for Visiting Fellowships at LECTIO – KU Leuven Institute for the Study of the Transmission of Texts, Ideas and Images in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance is open. We look forward to receiving applications from scholars who want to spend a short research stay in Leuven in 2026–2027. Candidates must hold a PhD at the time of application.
LECTIO is an interdisciplinary institute that brings together researchers interested in pre-modern intellectual history, with a core emphasis on the transmission of texts, ideas, and images. Our members come from four KU Leuven faculties, with 48 professors and more than 150 PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers. Visiting Fellows are embedded in the faculty and research unit of their academic host, encounter colleagues from LECTIO, discuss their project and often set up new collaborations. They also give a lecture or seminar for the LECTIO community.
This year, LECTIO will fund five Visiting Fellowships.
The two Open Visiting Fellowships accept proposals on any topic as long as it fits our research program. In addition to these, three Joint Fellowships are available thanks to the collaboration with our partners:
- LECTIO & Brepols Publishers
- LECTIO & KU Leuven Bibliotheken (Special Collections)
- LECTIO & KU Leuven Digital Society Institute
Learn more and apply here: https://www.kuleuven.be/lectio/visiting-fellowship-program/application-procedure
Application deadline: 6 March 2026