While at the Kellogg Institute, postdoctoral fellows interact with leading scholars one-to-one and through the Institute’s seminars and lectures, international conferences, roundtable discussions on world affairs, and cultural events.
The facilities at the Hesburgh Center are ideal for scholarly research. Fellows have spacious offices, on-site information technology support, and full access to library services, as well as other campus facilities.
Kellogg Institute for International Studies offers visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars. The Kellogg Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship offers time to pursue scholarly development, advance your research portfolio, and develop your skills as you prepare to enter the academic job market
Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships include:
- Very competitive stipend
- Research funding
- Medical insurance benefits
- Partial housing subsidy for the Hesburgh Center Residences adjacent to the Kellogg Institute offices, or other on-campus housing conveniently located
Who is Eligible?
We invite applications from scholars who conduct international research on our themes of global democracy and/or human development. Applicants may come from any country and must have earned a PhD no more than three years prior to the beginning of the fellowship.
Most successful applicants will work in a social science discipline or in history. Advanced ABD graduate students may apply, but awards are contingent on their having completed the PhD before June 30 of the starting fellowship year.
Eligibility Considerations (for non-US citizens/residents)
For non-US citizens/residents please consider:
- Advanced English language proficiency is required.
- Foreign nationals must have a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1 Visa.
Other Considerations
According to US immigration regulations, an individual who completes a period of stay of less than five years as a J-1 professor or research scholar and does not have another appointment immediately following the termination of said stay, cannot return to the US as a J-1 professor or research scholar until the individual has been outside the US for a minimum period of two years. This two-year bar is different from the two-year home residency requirement normally issued to J-1 scholars.
For program information, please contact Lupe Ramírez at gramirez@nd.edu
Application Process
Kellogg Institute fellowship applications are submitted through our online system in Interfolio.
A complete application will consist of the following documents uploaded through the online application system, along with filling out the Visiting Fellowship Application Form and Institutional Required Information Form (IRIF):
- Cover letter addressing your interest in the fellowship and specifying your preferred term of stay
- Curriculum vitae
- A research project statement (6–10 double-spaced pages)
- Project Abstract (150 words max)
- Short Bio (200-300 words)
- Three names and email address for letters of recommendation
Fellowship Terms
Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded for an entire academic year (August to May.) Two-year postdoctoral fellowships may be offered upon demonstrated interest by the applicant and are subject to renewal with the Kellogg Institute during the first year.
How Are Fellows Selected?
Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis. A committee composed of Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellows evaluates the applications based on the following selection criteria:
- The individual’s scholarly record and potential
- The problem being addressed and the interest and importance within and beyond the researcher’s field
- The study’s relationship to the research themes of the Kellogg Institute
- The quality of the research design, including basic hypotheses, research methodology, and the kinds of data or evidence the researcher is considering
- The importance and originality of this project and it’s clarity to someone outside the applicant’s discipline
- The quantity and quality of work the researcher would be able to complete during his/her time at the Institute
Competition for A/Y 2026 -27 – Applications open August 1, 2025 – October 1, 2025
Follow the Link to learn more and APPLY https://kellogg.nd.edu/opportunities/visiting-researchers/about-our-postdoctoral-visiting-fellowships#tab-3426
Ends On: 1st October 2025
