Our fellowships provide a dynamic range of opportunities designed to support early-career and emerging researchers across EUTOPIA. They are built to promote academic excellence, encourage international mobility, and develop leadership skills in line with European priorities.
Young leaders academy
The Young Leaders Academy (YLA) is our flagship initiative that brings together high-potential early- to mid-career researchers from our member universities and global partners to foster collaboration, leadership, and career growth.
YLA fellows form a vibrant community of independent research leaders, united by shared European values and a vision of a truly interconnected academic environment. They are typically selected 2–12 years after PhD completion and join the Academy for two years. Through tailored leadership training, collaborative research exchanges, and career development opportunities, the YLA empowers them to grow as leaders, innovators, and ambassadors of EUTOPIA within their institutions.
We recruit a new cohort of Young Leaders approximately every two years. Stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about the next call.
Science & Innovation FellowshipS
The EUTOPIA Science and Innovation Fellowship (EUTOPIA-SIF) programme offers two-year postdoctoral fellowships designed to boost the careers of outstanding early-stage researchers from around the world. It offers a unique opportunity to develop independent research projects while contributing to solutions for today’s most pressing societal challenges across five research areas aligned with our Research Lighthouses: Materials engineering, data & intelligence, health, welfare & inclusion, and sustainability.
Hosted within our dynamic alliance, EUTOPIA-SIF fellows benefit from a rich, collaborative academic environment that spans multiple leading universities across Europe. Mobility is at the heart of the programme. Each fellowship includes a secondment at a partner university within EUTOPIA and a placement with an external organisation (academic or non-academic), encouraging innovation, real-world impact, and entrepreneurial thinking.
76 fellows have already been selected. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed about the next call.
phd co-tutelle
The EUTOPIA PhD Co-Tutelle Programme enables joint supervision of doctoral research across our member universities in various disciplines.
This programme supports outstanding doctoral candidates for 3 to 4 years. By combining expertise, resources, and international collaboration, it opens pathways to global research careers and fosters high-impact, cross-border innovation.
The PhD Co-Tutelle call opens annually. Subscribe to our newsletter and don’t miss the next round of applications to submit your PhD project proposal.