Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship 2028 — Education for Sustainable Peace

About this opportunity

The Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship promotes education for sustainable peace, with a particular focus on educational media and curricula at secondary-school level in all regions of the world. The program is run by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany, which conducts research into the production, content and appropriation of educational media for schools in their socio-cultural, political, economic and historical contexts. The fellowship offers outstanding and experienced individuals in peace education the opportunity to focus on a research or practice-related project, centred on educational media of all kinds, through a six-month research stay at GEI. The program's principal objectives are to bridge the gap between theory and practice in peace education by bringing together scholars and practitioners; to respond to the need for decolonial approaches to peace education research and practice; and, through its publications, to render findings and experiences freely available via open access publishing. The Senior Fellow is expected to take responsibility for the intellectual and conceptual design of the program's annual conference in collaboration with the coordinator, and to present their project at the GEI research colloquium. Outcomes should be published no later than one year after the fellowship ends, preferably as policy papers, educational materials, research papers or a larger publication. The working language is English.

Who can apply

• Outstanding scholars in the humanities, political and social sciences, or education
• Project firmly located in the field of peace education
• Distinguished practitioners in peace education with high-level international experience (for example NGO management)
• Scholarly applicants must hold a PhD
• Practitioner applicants must demonstrate at least five years of advanced professional achievement in their field
• Pracademics who combine scholarly excellence with hands-on practice and grassroots work are encouraged
• Must be willing to spend the fellowship period at GEI in Brunswick, Germany
• Candidates are responsible for their own passport, visa, and health and liability insurance

What you get

• Monthly stipend of €3,300 for the six-month fellowship period
• Return economy airfare to Germany
• Three months available as the minimum period in exceptional cases
• Support with administrative matters and publication work from program coordinators
• Use of GEI's international library of educational media — school textbooks, curricula and digital resources
• Mentoring and discussions with GEI experts; presentation at research colloquia
• Access to 'The Basement', GEI's experimental digital media lab (games learning, VR, robotics, creative pedagogies)
• Network of scholars and practitioners at the intersection of peace education and educational media
• Open Access publication fees covered for direct project outputs where possible

How to apply

1. 1
   Review eligibility

   Check that you meet all criteria before starting your application.

2. 2
   Prepare documents

   Gather transcripts, recommendation letters, and any required essays or statements.

3. 3
   Submit application

   Apply directly through the official link below. Deadline: Rolling. No fixed deadline.