The program offers the opportunity to conduct research for a maximum period of three months and to contribute to the intellectual climate at the Institute of your choice by organizing scientific activities, such as a conference, guest lectures or a master class on a topic of your choice - all in line with your own proposal. Each Institute offers an inspiring environment and invites researchers and scholars to discuss their findings and views while benefitting from the Institute’s unique research facilities, as well as its local and international academic network.
The NWIBs are located in Florence, Rome, Saint Petersburg, Athens and Cairo.
- Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’Arte (NIKI)
- Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR)
- Netherlands Institue Saint-Petersburg (NIP)*
- Netherlands Institute Athens (NIA)
- Netherlands Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC)
* Due to current restrictions, there are no places available at the Dutch Institute in Saint Petersburg.
If selected
If you are selected, you will be expected to arrange for exemption from lectures in consultation with your programme/faculty.
Which costs are reimbursed?
Your university reimburses the travel and subsistence expenses. Travel costs are reimbursed based on the actual costs of one economy class return ticket; subsistence costs are reimbursed according to the rules that apply at your university. Check the details of these reimbursement rules with your local contact (see below).
Most NWIBs offer housing at their premises and if this is the case you are expected to make use of it. Note that these facilities are not fit to host families, but just single visitors. More information on housing is available on specific NWIBs websites. At the Institute you will have your own workplace and free access to the library and other facilities. It is your own responsibility to obtain a leave of absence from your department. Salary costs are not reimbursed.
What is the application deadline?
The application deadline is 15 March 2026. You must submit your proposal through the application form by emailing it to the director of the NWIB of your choice and a copy to the NWIB Secretariat (e.hagen [at] vu.nl) and marijke.delemarre [at] ru.nl (marijke[dot]delemarre[at]ru[dot]nl) for a period of max. 3 months in autumn 2025 or spring 2026.
Note that KNIR only offers visiting professorships in spring.
Approximately around 1 May, 2026 you will be notified whether your proposal has been accepted by the NWIB of your choice. Some institutes use a reserve list for the event selected professors have to cancel their intended stay at the institute.
Contact details directors of NWIBs
- NIKI: kwakkelstein [at] nikiflorence.org (kwakkelstein[at]nikiflorence[dot]org);
- KNIR: t.d.stek [at] knir.it (t[dot]d[dot]stek[at]knir[dot]it);
- NIA: director [at] nia.gr (director[at]nia[dot]gr);
- NVIC: m.j.c.de.meyer [at] nvic.leidenuniv.nl (m[dot]j[dot]c[dot]de[dot]meyer[at]nvic[dot]leidenuniv[dot]nl).