Safe Haven Fellowship
Safe Haven Fellowship supports scholars, writers, journalists and artists with temporary relocation and research facilities to continue humanities or social science work obstructed by conflict or war.
Funder: Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS-KNAW)
Due Dates: December 14, 2026, noon CET (First semester of 2027–2028)
Funding Amounts: Five-month fellowship with a €3,500 monthly stipend subject to financial-support eligibility, plus facilities and travel support
Summary: Temporary relocation to Amsterdam enables established scholars, writers, journalists and artists to continue research obstructed by conflict or war.
Key Information: Fellows must commit full-time and be physically present at NIAS at least four days per week.
Description
The Safe Haven Fellowship, run by NIAS-KNAW in Amsterdam, offers five months to continue academic, literary, journalistic or artistic research that cannot proceed because of conflict or war. It protects work restricted or obstructed by state or non-state actors, including severe infringements on academic freedom. Applicants outside academia are welcome, but must be accomplished researchers with a demonstrable record of work.
Fellows pursue an original project in the humanities or social sciences within an interdisciplinary community. NIAS provides an office, research facilities, weekday communal lunches, technical and practical support, library services, seminars, and facilities for workshops and public outreach. The University of Amsterdam, Maastricht University and KNAW are official partners. The programme supports temporary continuation of work, not emergency relief or long-term residence.
