POLICY LEADER FELLOWSHIP

The Policy Leader Fellows are:

1. Early- or mid-career professionals (e.g. in politics, civil service, media, and non-governmental organizations), able to demonstrate both professional experience and potential for future excellence in the policy sphere.
2. Genuinely engaged individuals involved in policy issues, especially those related to transnational governance.
3. Self-motivated, able to present a clear work plan for the fellowship to show what the applicant will achieve and how this work will have a ‘multiplier’ effect after the fellowship.
4. Curious and engaged contributors. Fellows are part of the EUI community and participate in peer discussions on topics that may be beyond their expertise.
5. Fluent in written and spoken English.

Stated amount: 231,329 Grant:

1. The basic grant is € 2,500 (2,31,329.66 Rs) per month.
2. Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €1,750 (1,61,938.00 Rs) per month) depending on the amount of the additional income (upon production of relevant supporting documents).
3. If applicable, family allowances will be added to the basic grant (see below). Family Allowances:
4. A household allowance of up to € 300 (32,387.60 Rs) per month is paid to a Fellow with a partner if the partner lives with them in Florence and on the condition that the partner's income is less than € 2,000 (1,85,072.00 Rs) per month. The sum of income and allowance cannot exceed € 2,000 (1,85,072.00 Rs) per month (i.e. if the income is more than € 1,700, the allowance will be paid only to top up to € 2,000 (1,85,072.00 Rs)).
5. An allowance of € 200 (18,509.27 Rs) per month is paid for each dependent child. Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they can declare that they are not receiving any similar allowance from another source, and upon submission of relevant supporting documents (i.e. marriage or partner certificate, or proof of cohabitation in Florence; birth certificates).
6. For dependent children in full-time education and over the age of 18, a school or university certificate is required. No allowance is paid for dependent children over the age of
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No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program.

1. Applications have to be submitted through the online application portal. Paper or email applications will not be considered.
2. Register your application as soon as possible in order to give your referees sufficient time to submit the reference letters
3. Submit your application by the deadline
4. Once you have registered your application you may continue to work on the application details and attachments until the deadline. After submission, it will not be possible to update or modify your application.
5. The application deadline for the 2024-2025 call is now closed. Information on the acceptance of applicants for 2025-26 will be published in due course.

1. The Florence School of Transnational Governance can allocate approximately twenty to twenty-five fellowships per academic year. The programme can usually select around four to five percent of those who apply.
2. During the first step of the selection procedure, all complete applications are reviewed to perform basic eligibility check and, if eligible, are forwarded for review of the Selection Committee. Incomplete or late applications are discarded at this stage.
3. In the second step of the selection procedure, the Selection Committee members review the applications in light of each applicant’s professional profile, their proposed work plan and the match between the perceived needs of the candidate and the opportunities the programme offers. The Committee also considers the reciprocal contribution the applicant can make to the Florence STG as a fellow as well as the synergies and diversity among the future cohort.
4. A short list and a reserve list are presented to the EUI Executive Committee for its consideration. Their decision is final and no appeal is possible. The Florence STG is not in the position to give advice on individual applications or to give feedback about the applications. Applicants cannot contact the decision makers in this process.
5. The final decision is communicated to the applicants within four months of the application deadline by the Academic Service of the EUI. Other Info We are the European University Institute (EUI), the leading institute in Europe dedicated to social sciences and humanities. Founded in 1972 by the six original members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a transnational hub of research and higher learning.