«All Events

Call to recommend candidatures: Kone Foundation Visiting Fellow South Program 2027–2028

November 30 All day

Deadline for submitting proposals: November 30, 2026.

The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies invites you to recommend candidates for the Kone Foundation South Visiting Researchers Programme, an initiative aimed at promoting the incorporation of researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Southeast Asia.

The program, funded by the Kone Foundation, is part of a three-year pilot initiative that aims to increase the participation of researchers from these regions, which are traditionally underrepresented among applicants for the Collegium's regular fellowships. One person will be selected for the 2027–2028 period through an invitation process.

The call is open to researchers in the mid -career stage of their academic career who hold a doctoral degree and a permanent position at a university in their home country. Applications must align with the Collegium's research profile in the humanities and social sciences.

Required documentation

The recommendations should include:

  1. Letter of recommendation, prepared by the person submitting the nomination, explaining the reasons why the person should be invited to Finland and the Collegium, and including their consent to the nomination.
  2. Research plan, prepared by the nominated person (maximum 8.000 characters).
  3. Curriculum Vitae of the nominated person.
  4. List of publications of the nominated person.

Language requirement

English is the working language of the Collegium. For this reason, selected candidates are required to have a fluent command of the language, regardless of the language in which they usually publish.

Submission of proposals

Recommendations should be sent by email to [email protected] by November 30, 2026.

It is important to include the text HCAS KONE SOUTH in the email subject line.

The decisions will be communicated in mid-December.

For more details about the program and its requirements, please visit the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies website.