Anonymous The Stepun fellowship allowed me to finalise my research proposal, handle different academic systems and communicate with people interested in my topic. As a result, I got a half-year…

Anonymous The Fyodor Stepun Fellowship Program allowed me to acclimatize initially to the space of European academia and to map out my future academic trajectory. The Stepun Program proved to be an…

Valeriy Zolotukhin In the difficult situation caused by the outbreak of the war, the Fyodor Stepun Fellowship gave me the opportunity to return to sharply interrupted work. It helped me, above all,…

Ivan Fomin After my hasty departure from Russia, I was not at all sure that I would be able to continue my research work. In this situation, the Fyodor Stepun Program was a real salvation for me. It…

Anna Gerasimova The fellowship allowed me, first, to develop my own project on the study of reading practices, which existed only in draft form. Second, I got to know the German academic system and…

Testimonials from Former Fellows

Manfred Lachs Moot Court for Outer Space Law in Jáen, Spain (April 17 to 21) The European Centre for Space Law invited me to serve as a Judge in the European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Moot…

Funding The duration of each fellowship is 4 months. Each of the eight fellowships is endowed with 2,000 € per month, i.e., a total of 8,000 €.

Review Criteria Evaluation criteria include Personal situation Academic quality Idea and feasibility of postdoc project (see below) The joint work on a research proposal and the eventual…