The Zimin Foundation continues to provide resources to fund the Fedor Stepun Fellowship Program, which supports Russian and Ukrainian scientists at risk due to the war in Ukraine.

Next round of the Fedor Stepun Fellowship within the Alliance of Ruhr Universities is now open. The program provides eight (8) postdoctoral fellowships for researchers from all scientific fields who were forced to leave their countries due to political persecution regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine. The duration of each fellowship is 6 months. Each of the eight fellowships is endowed with 1,800 € per month.

During this period, fellows are required to develop ideas and prepare grant proposals for research projects to be submitted to leading scientific institutions in Germany or/and other European countries. This will enable them to integrate into the European academic environment and work on longer-term projects. RUB Research School  and the university's Research Support Office  will give all necessary assistance.

Application Deadline is May 31, 2025. Applications may be submitted for all professors/PIs of the three universities of the University Alliance Ruhr , i.e., Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Application form is here.

Full information about the program can be found here.

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