The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) funds innovative projects that deal with the social opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation. We support individual researchers and groups.
Fellowships
Become a member of the vibrant interdisciplinary research community at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS). A fellowship at CAIS releases you from your regular work obligations and opens up new perspectives.
As a fellow, you can spend either six or three months in Bochum, Germany. During this period, we will finance your sabbatical leave from work through compensation (e.g. for a substitute). Alternatively, we will pay grants of up to 2.000 € per month. You can invite guests for collaboration and will receive financial support for research expenses. Individual offices and meeting rooms with modern facilities offer optimal working conditions. In addition, we will provide comfortable apartments free of charge.
Find out more at https://www.cais-research.de/en/cais-college/fellowships/
Working Groups
Working groups bring together experts from different locations to work on joint projects in an inspiring environment.
We provide catering and modern meeting facilities for working groups of up to twelve members. In addition, we will cover travel and accommodation expenses. You can spend up to three weeks in Bochum or get together for up to three shorter meetings.
Find out more at https://www.cais-research.de/en/cais-college/working-groups/
Application
The next deadline for applications is 30 April 2024. The earliest possible starting date for new fellowships is April 2025. The earliest possible starting date for new working groups is January 2025. You can also combine both programs. Please use the application forms provided on our website.
The funding program is open to excellent scholars and practitioners, to all career stages, disciplines and areas of investigation, as well as to pure research and to projects that are more applied in orientation. Applications from the historical sciences (e.g. from the fields of history of technology, digital humanities, digital communication formats of history) are very welcome.