Guest researcher program

Your stay may vary between 1-12 months. Applicants who do not intend to stay for a whole academic year are advised to plan their stay to cover one or more of Gothenburg University’s two semesters, as colleagues are less likely to be available outside of these dates (preferably 1st of September–20th December, or 1st of February–31st of May).

The School of Global Studies cannot welcome new guest researchers between 20 June and 20 August due to the summer holidays. Guest researchers who plan to stay for a shorter period will only be assigned a workroom if space permits. 

The School of Global Studies does not provide a salary to guest researchers. Your academic host may be able to cover financing for your travel, accommodation, insurance, or other expenses through project funds. Where that is not the case, you will be expected to cover all expenses yourself. 

In cases where accommodation is covered through the academic host’s project funds, the host will book accommodation for you. In other cases, it is primarily up to you to find your own accommodation. However, the University has a limited number of guest apartments for rent and we can submit a request on your behalf.

Use the University's Welcome Services website to find other accommodations.

Guest researchers visiting the School of Global Studies for up to 12 months will be fully insured through the University of Gothenburg during the whole stay, also outside office hours.  

Beyond carrying out your research project, you will be expected to participate actively in the academic environment at the School by attending research seminars or other activities of our research communities. Initiatives to foster future collaboration, e.g., writing joint grant applications, are also encouraged.  

Guest researchers are requested to provide the School of Global Studies’ Communications Officer with a short biography and a statement of what they intend to do during their visit before they arrive. This presentation will be published on our website.

At the end of the stay, you will be asked to provide an activity report to be attached to your web presentation, providing an overview of activities and outputs and how they have contributed to the school during their visit.