Visiting Scholars Program

Scholars should be present on campus and actively working on their project during business days (Monday-Friday) for the full range of these dates, except the university holidays and the spring or fall university break when classes are not in session; vacations or travel on non-research business should be limited to the holiday or break times. (View the University’s academic calendar.)

During the semester, it is expected that scholars will engage in service to the Nanovic Institute that would occupy around 30% of the scholar’s time. This may include: attending most Institute events in order to be a part of its intellectual community; offering lectures in classes or teaching a course as arranged with the director; meeting with the Nanovic community to share research progress; attending meetings as required (including welcome sessions, meetings of the Institute’s faculty fellows, and exit interviews); submit a final report; and contribute to the Institute as requested by the director, which may include the drafting of a blog post, the review of draft chapter(s) or research paper, or advising students.

Attribution in any publications resulting from the stay is expected, giving credit to the Patrick and Angela Adams Fellowship, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame.

Ph.D. or equivalent required. To be considered, applicants must have either (1) an appointment at a Catholic institution in Central or Eastern Europe, (2) research connected to Catholic issues, or (3) strong connections to the Nanovic Institute or faculty members at the University of Notre Dame. A strong preference is for scholars at institutions of the Catholic Universities Partnership.

For semester-long visiting scholars in the fall and the spring semesters, the Nanovic Institute provides the following:

• Stipend, paid monthly.
• Private apartment housing for the scholar (note: housing is provided up to an occupancy of 4 total individuals in the immediate family of the scholar (spouse and dependent children on J-2 visas).
• Roundtrip airfare (up to $1,400.00 USD) for the scholar.
• Ground transportation to/from Chicago O’Hare Airport and the Notre Dame campus.
• A private office at the Nanovic Institute.
• Full access to the Hesburgh Libraries.
• Semester visitors will be eligible for health insurance benefits through the university. For questions see hr.nd.edu.

n order to be eligible for consideration to serve as a visiting scholar in 2024-25, applicants must receive an invitation to apply from their university's CUP representatives. Invited scholars who are interested must provide a current CV and a research proposal. Successful research proposals are typically 2-3 pages, single spaced, and would include detailed plans to use specific library collections at Notre Dame or to connect with faculty members at Notre Dame. Applicants are also encouraged to affirm that they are available for the dates above (please indicate a semester preference, if any, in the letter), indicate any particular desire to teach (if any), and express a willingness to offer the service to the Institute as indicated in this description.

The University of Notre Dame was founded in 1842 by a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Notre Dame is an independent, national Catholic research university located adjacent to the city of South Bend, Indiana, and approximately 90 miles east of Chicago. You can explore the Notre Dame campus through a virtual tour or through the campus map. For more about the local community, see this issue of Notre Dame Magazine.

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There are several facilities as well as a multitude of fitness classes offered through RecSports. We also highly recommend the trails around our two campus lakes. View campus trail map.

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