Positions
4 Fellowships ‘After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations’ (Fondazione 1563, Turin) – deadline 16 February 2026
The Fondazione 1563, based in Turin, Italy, has recently launched the sixth call for applications to award up to 4 two-year fellowships for advanced studies on ‘After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Interpretations’. Each of the 4 Fellowships consists of an overall grant of € 60.000 (before taxes) to be paid according to the terms and conditions available here and covers a period of two years (1 Nov 2026-31 Oct 2028).
The call is open to applicants holding a doctorate in the Humanities. Applicants who will be awarded their doctoral title before 30 September, 2026 are also eligible
to apply. Applicants should normally be within 7 years of the award of their PhD. Applicants are invited to submit research projects of a maximum of 3000 words, plus
bibliography. Projects are expected to engage with one or more aspects of the general research framework ‘After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations’. Candidates are invited to propose projects examining how the concept of the Enlightenment has been constructed, adapted, contested and (re)appropriated in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries—that is, after the historical period conventionally associated with it.
The project will focus on the diverse issues surrounding the construction of the concept of the Enlightenment during this period, potentially in connection with related notions such as civilisation, colonisation, Eurocentrism, public space, and secularisation (among others). It will pay particular attention to the interplay between national, transnational, and global dimensions of the Enlightenment, privileging both comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. The subject potentially encompasses all disciplines within the humanities, including history, art history, cultural history, history of science, philosophy, European and non-European literature, political science, and many other fields.
Applications should be submitted ultimately by 16 February 2026, 12:00 PM CET. Specifications on how to submit the application are to be found in the full call (via the button below).
