The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards 8–10 fellowships for international doctoral students in European history, the history of religion, historical theology, or other historical disciplines.

The IEG funds PhD projects on European history from the early modern period until 1989/90. We are particularly interested in projects

• with a comparative or cross-border approach,
• on European history in its relation to the wider world, or
• on topics of intellectual and religious history.

Fellowships are awarded for a period of 6–12 months. Fellows are required to reside at the Institute in Mainz and actively participate in the IEG's research community, the weekly colloquia and scholarly activities.

Applicants must have at least a Masters level degree in history, theology or another discipline which works historically. They must have been pursuing their doctorate for no more than three years at the time of taking up the fellowship. Applicants should be proficient in English and have a sufficient command of German to participate in discussions at the Institute.

The IEG preferably supports the writing up of dissertations; it will not provide funding for preliminary research, language courses or the revision of book manuscripts. Dissertations are completed under the supervision of the fellowship holder’s supervisor at her/his home university.