Education for Sustainable Peace – Call for Applications for the Georg Arnhold Senior Fellow 2026

The Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Braunschweig, Germany, invites applications for the

Georg Arnhold Senior Fellow 2026 for Education for Sustainable Peace

Outline

The fellowship funded by the Georg Arnhold Program aims to promote education for sustainable peace with a particular focus on educational media and curricula at secondary-school level in post-conflict or transitional societies. Its principal objectives are to bridge the gap between theory and practice, to foster international scholarly exchange, and to translate research findings into practical recommendations for those active in conflict resolution, thereby contributing to civil-society capacity-building. The output from the fellowship holder’s work should therefore preferably be policy papers, educational materials, research papers, or a larger publication.

What is funded/ Duration

The fellowship, which includes a research stay of six months at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany, offers outstanding and experienced individuals in the field the opportunity to focus on a research – or practice – related project in the area of education for sustainable peace, preferably with a focus on educational media, and to discuss their work with other scholars and practitioners within the GEI’s network.

The fellowship is endowed with a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR for a fellowship period of six months (in exceptional cases a shorter time frame can also be arranged, the minimum period being three months) at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media ǀ GEI in Brunswick, Germany.

Eligibility

Applications are welcomed from outstanding scholars in the humanities, political and social sciences, education sciences or law, with a project firmly located in the field of peace education. We also welcome applications from distinguished practitioners in the field of peace education with high-level international experience in areas such as journalism, government, or NGO management.

Applicants should demonstrate outstanding academic or professional achievement in their field and ideally combine scholarly excellence with hands-on practice and grassroots work. They should have at least five years of advanced professional experience in the area of peace education and demonstrate that their work and/or research projects have made an exceptional impact.

A detailed description and information about the Georg Arnhold Program and the application process are available on our website.

For questions regarding the application process or the content of the completed application please contact: Katharina Baier (she/her), Coordinator of the Georg Arnhold Program, Tel.: +49 (0)531 59099-226, send E-Mail.

The application deadline for the 2026 fellowship is November 22, 2024.