Since 1998, Central European doctoral students have travelled to Edmonton for year-long research stays as part of the fellowship programs sponsored by the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies at the University of Alberta. Participants can take advantage of the resources of one of Canada’s largest research libraries and benefit from the intellectual community of one of the country’s leading research universities. 

The Wirth Institute is pleased to announce that is now accepting for the doctoral fellowships that are available for the 2026-2027 academic year. Students currently enrolled in doctoral programs in any field in the Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences in universities in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, or Poland and holding citizenship in those countries are invited to join the group of Wirth Fellows in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. The deadline for the Marietta Blau Grant (Austria) is March 31, 2026; all other applications must be received by April 6, 2026.

For further information about the grants, application procedures, and the Wirth Institute/University of Alberta, please visit the doctoral fellowship page on the Institute’s website: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/wirth-institute/opportunities/students/doctoral-research-fellowships/index.html