Grant awarded under the Bonn International Fellowship Program 2026 Grant awarded under the Bonn International Fellowship Program 2026

The Bonn International Fellowship (BIF) program at the University of Bonn has approved funding for an international research stay at the FIW. The host of the fellowship is Dr. Maria Ullrich, who researches negotiation processes on the configuration of borders in the Mediterranean region from a social science perspective. 

As part of the fellowship, Prof. Lobna Ben Salem from the University of Manouba, Tunisia, will be a guest at the University of Bonn. She is a literary scholar who also works on the Mediterranean region. The planned stay is scheduled for the period from April 20 to May 8, 2026. An intensive academic exchange is planned during this time. During her stay, Prof. Ben Salem will be in close contact with the FIW-based ZivDem project, the Bonn Platform Forced Migration Studies and the BICC (Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies).

The Bonn International Fellowship promotes international scientific exchange and enables renowned researchers from abroad to contribute their expertise to the Bonn research landscape and develop new collaborations. The stay is intended to deepen existing research networks and provide impetus for interdisciplinary collaboration.