ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowships are open to candidates who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship on 1 September (to apply for 2027-28, the Ph.D. should have been awarded before 1 September 2022).

Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet Fellowships.

Application Form—Register Early, Submit by the Deadline

Applications must be submitted through the Online Application Form.

There are two distinct phases in the application process:

Register your application as early as possible: You are encouraged to register your application by inserting your personal details and referee details as soon as possible. This is important to allow sufficient time for your referees to submit the reference letters before the deadline. References will not be accepted after the deadline.

Submit your application by the deadline of 23 October 2026 (14:00 CEST).

Once you have registered your application, you may continue to work on the application details and attachments until the deadline of 23 October 2026 (14:00 CEST). Submit the application only when you have filled in all the information correctly and have successfully uploaded the final version of the attachments.

Applications Deadline

The deadline for applications is 23 October 2026 at 14:00 (CEST) – Online application form will be available as of late July 2026.

Data Protection Policy

By registering/submitting application, you give your consent for processing the data as specified in the Privacy Statement for Application and Selection Procedures for EUI Post-Doctoral Programmes and in accordance with the EUI’s Data Protection Policy outlined in the EUI Data Protection Policy (Decision of the President No. 10 of 18 February 2019).

Requested Documents:

Prepare your CV with a list of publications in PDF.

Prepare a letter of motivation (1-2 pages) in PDF.

Prepare a research proposal (2-4 pages) in PDF.

Submit a copy of your passport in JPG.

Please use standard international fonts; do not use macros, special characters, or password protection.

The Letter of Motivation and Research proposal should also meet the requirements established by the EUI Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence for Research. In particular, candidates should refrain from having Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) autonomously write substantial or integral parts of the documents. When using AI to produce novel content, they must acknowledge and reference the parts of the content that have been AI-generated.

Letters of Reference: Your referees will be contacted and will be allowed to submit the reference only after you have completed and registered the first step of the online application form, including the names and contact details of referees. In order to receive the references in time by the deadline, you should register the referee details as soon as possible. This is possible at any time, and you do not yet need to submit the final version of your application at that time.

BENEFIT:

Grant

The basic grant is €2,850 per month.

Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €2,100 per month) depending on the amount of the additional income (upon production of relevant supporting documents).

If applicable, family allowances will be added to the basic grant (see below).

Family allowance

A household allowance of up to € 310 per month is paid to Fellows with a partner if the partner lives with them in Florence and on condition that the partner’s income is less than € 2,000 per month. The sum of income and allowance cannot exceed € 2,000 per month (i.e. if the income is more than € 1,690, the allowance will be paid only to top up to € 2,000).

There is a dependant allowance of € 210 per month for each dependent child if they live with the fellow in Florence.

Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they can declare that they are not receiving any similar allowance from another source, and upon production of relevant documents (marriage certificate or a document that proves you are living together in Florence, birth certificates).

For dependent children in full-time education and over the age of 18, a school or university certificate is required. No allowance is paid for dependent children over the age of 26.

Taxation

The fellowship is not taxed by the Institute. Fellows are, however, required to comply with any other tax provisions that may be applicable to them.

Medical insurance

Fellows must have adequate medical insurance coverage during their stay at the Institute. They can either provide proof of their own insurance scheme or subscribe to the EUI’s private sickness and health insurance scheme at their own expense. See the Cigna Insurance Scheme for conditions.

Research Expenses

All fellows are entitled to 650 EUR for eligible research expenses, such as attendance at conferences.

Travel expenses

Fellows (but not their families) receive reimbursement for the incoming trip from their place of origin to Florence and for the outgoing trip to their destination at the end of their fellowship.

First-class rail (travel by car is also reimbursed on this basis) Economy class air fare The maximum amount for travel reimbursement is €1,200 including both incoming and outgoing trip. Reimbursement of higher amounts and any extra costs can be authorized by the Centre Director upon a justified special request. Taxi expenses are not reimbursed.

Visa and Immigration

The EUI assists non-EU fellows with visa and residence requirements. Assistance can also be provided to their non-EU family members (i.e. spouses and children). For additional information, please check the Welcome and Life in Florence webpage.

Fellows who need a visa for Italy in order to take up the fellowship are entitled to a reimbursement of costs related to obtaining a visa (consular fees and travel costs to the nearest consulate) up to a maximum of € 250, on the basis of supporting documents.