The Herta Mohr building where KITLV is located. Photo: Eva Bloem.
The aim of the KITLV Fellowship Program is to provide space for mutual inspiration, collaboration, creation and co-creation within and beyond the institute’s main research themes and regions of interest. The program is a central feature of the institute’s international outlook and ambition as a global knowledge hub in Southeast Asian and Caribbean studies.
The KITLV Fellowship Program provides external scholars a space for creative, inspiring, and cutting edge collaborative research within and beyond the institute’s main research themes and regions of interest. The program is a central feature of the institute’s international outlook and ambition as a global knowledge hub in Southeast Asian and Caribbean studies.
We offer two types of fellowship:
1. Visiting Fellowships
Visiting Fellowships are funded fellowships. They are intended for researchers with a PhD in the humanities and/or social sciences and who are not (tax) residents of the Netherlands. Applicants are not required to have an affiliation at a university or a research institute. Visiting Fellows at the KITLV work on a publication or research project of their own choice in the fields of Southeast Asian or Caribbean Studies.
Periods:
A total of eight fellowships with a duration of three months are available each year, covering the following periods:
• March-May
• June-August
• September-November
• December-February
Visiting fellowships come with office space at the KITLV, a return air or train fare, reimbursement of accommodation costs, reimbursement of local transport, and compensation for higher living costs in Leiden. Fellowships are not a salaried position.
The selection of applications takes place twice a year on the basis of an Open Call. Applications are assessed by a rotating committee composed of KITLV staff. Publication of the next call is in March 2026. If you are interested and eligible, please apply in March 2026. Please keep an eye on our website!
2. Affiliated Fellowships
Affiliated Fellowships are unfunded fellowships. They are intended for researchers whose work aligns with the KITLV’s research themes and who seek a dynamic research environment. Affiliated fellowships come with access to the collections of Leiden University and running invitations to KITLV meetings and events. They have a duration of between 1-6 months.
If you are interested in an Affiliated Fellowship at the KITLV, please fill in this form and send it to: