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EISA Postdoctoral Bridge Grants 2023

EISA Postdoctoral Bridge Grants will support recently graduated or final-year PhD students who have not secured an academic contract or fellowship. They are designed to help bridge the gap between a doctorate and a postdoctoral funded/salaried position. EISA will award up to 3 Bridge Grants of €3,000 each to support early career colleagues’ transition from doctoral research to academic employment. The scheme is particularly aimed at those who require additional time and funds to finalise potential publications or incubate postdoctoral funding proposals in conjunction with the completion of their doctoral projects.


Eligibility criteria:

  1. Applicants must have an active EISA membership.
  2. Applicants must either (a) have been awarded their PhD degree within 12 months of the application deadline, or (b) have submitted their PhD degree (pending award confirmation) within 12 months of the application deadline.
  3. Applicants must not yet have held a permanent academic post after PhD completion.


If you have any questions about the scheme or the application form, please contact info@eisa-net.org.

EISA Postdoctoral Bridge Grants will support recently graduated or final-year PhD students who have not secured an academic contract or fellowship. They are designed to help bridge the gap between a doctorate and a postdoctoral funded/salaried position. EISA will award up to 3 Bridge Grants of €3,000 each to support early career colleagues’ transition from doctoral research to academic employment. The scheme is particularly aimed at those who require additional time and funds to finalise potential publications or incubate postdoctoral funding proposals in conjunction with the completion of their doctoral projects.


Eligibility criteria:

  1. Applicants must have an active EISA membership.
  2. Applicants must either (a) have been awarded their PhD degree within 12 months of the application deadline, or (b) have submitted their PhD degree (pending award confirmation) within 12 months of the application deadline.
  3. Applicants must not yet have held a permanent academic post after PhD completion.


If you have any questions about the scheme or the application form, please contact info@eisa-net.org.

Please list your country of residence.
Please confirm that you have an active EISA membership at the time of application.

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Please submit a 1-page proposal, outlining the specific task (e.g., drafting a funding proposal, completing a peer-reviewed article, preparing a book manuscript proposal) you intend to undertake and/or support with EISA funding.

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Please submit a brief CV (maximum 4 pages).

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Please submit an electronic confirmation of your PhD status, or if the degree has not been awarded at the time of application, a letter from your PhD supervisors confirming your examination/degree award timeline.