Scholarships for Ukrainian scholars in the humanities or social sciences
The scholarship is managed by the New Europe College in Bucharest in cooperation with the Center for Advanced Studies in Sofia. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
This is an opportunity to work on your research in one of the EU research institutes: New Europe College in Bucharest (Romania) or the Center for Advanced Studies in Sofia (Bulgaria). You will receive a monthly stipend of 850 euros, a comfortable workspace, and access to all the resources of the institution.
You will spend up to ten months abroad - from October 2025 to March 2026.
What will you get?
- five or ten months of residency in Bucharest or Sofia from October 2025 to March 2026.
- a monthly stipend of 850 euros.
- free accommodation and return airfare.
- access to the library and electronic resources of the Institute.
- seminars, networking with scientists and participation in scientific events.
- a chance to publish your research article on the institute's resources.
How to apply:
This scholarship is for Ukrainian scholars who:
- have a PhD in the humanities or social sciences;
- live in cities affected by the Russian invasion;
- speak English well.
What do you need to participate?
- an application filled out in English and in doc format. The file name is Familyname_ApplicationForm_2025.
- an up-to-date photo.
- description of the research project: purpose, methodology and list of references - up to 2200 words.
- scanned copy of the PhD certificate.
- For researchers who defended their dissertation 8 years ago or earlier - two letters of recommendation.
Find the checklist here.
How to apply?
Send the completed application with the required documents to by March 31. The subject of the email is Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship.
This is the first stage of the competition. If the organizers like your application, you will be invited to an online interview in June.
You will learn the results of the competition in July 2025.
Please note:
If you want to work on your research in Ukraine, you can receive a partial scholarship. You can organize a small scientific event or spend money on the development of research infrastructure.
More details on the vocation https://cas.bg/en/2025-2026-call-for-applications-sustaining-ukrainian-scholarship/