Studenten zitten op het grasveld voor het Maria Montessorigebouw.
Studenten zitten op het grasveld voor het Maria Montessorigebouw.

Information Comenius programme 2026 for lecturers of the FSS

The Comenius programme (2026), focused on educational innovation, consists of three different scholarships: the Teaching Fellow (€50.000), Senior Fellow (€100.000) and Leadership Fellow (€500.000). It is possible to apply for one of these scholarships, depending on your experience and the scope of the project. Dou you have ideas for educational innovation within your course, educational programme, faculty or even the university? Then this might be the scholarship for you!

Senior and Leadership Fellows: internal pre-selection FSW

For the Comenius Senior Fellowship, only one application may be submitted per faculty. If there are multiple candidates of the Faculty of Social Sciences, there will be an internal pre-selection.

For the Comenius Leadership Fellowship, only one application may be submitted per institute (i.e., the entire Radboud University). For this fellowship, there  will first be an internal pre-selection within the faculty, followed by a selection by the Executive Board. 

Are you interested in one of these two fellowships? Please let grantsupport-fsw [at] ru.nl (FSW Grant Support) know by Thursday 19 June at the latest. Also send: 

  • For Senior Fellows: a short summary of your project proposal (max. 250 words)
  • For Leadership Fellows: a clear description of your project proposal (approx. one page)

The advisory committee, existing of the Vice Dean of Education and the Director of Education, will communicate on the 3th of July which project idea is the most promising and will be applying on behalf of the faculty. 

Teaching Fellows

There is no limit for the amount of applications for the Teaching Fellowship. There will therefore be no internal pre-selection. It is however advisable to let grantsupport-fsw [at] ru.nl (FSW Grant Support) know of your plans, so that they are informed and, if desired, can support.

For all Comenius grants, the following applies: before the full application can be submitted to NRO, you must have approval from both your Programme and Research Director.

Contact information

Organizational unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Theme
Education