Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Faculty of Social Sciences Opportunities

Selected researchers develop their projects primarily in their home countries and institutions in collaboration with FASS professors, with four intensive programme weeks, at least three in Rome. The scholarship package includes a €4,000 postdoctoral research fund contribution to living expenses, Angelicum academic fees, supervision by a FASS professor, accommodation and lunches during four intensive visits, a modest travel/other-cost fund, publication of the research and an institutional presentation event.

Applicants are normally young graduates from Central and Eastern Europe, usually ages 25–40, holding a 120-credit second-cycle degree and a doctorate in a relevant field. Listed fields include ethics/Catholic social teaching, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, business, social communications, political science, history, law, international relations and engineering; theology or philosophy may also qualify where coursework demonstrates interest in social questions. English B1 is required, with B2 preferred, together with a proposed postdoctoral research project aligned with the programme.