Remote Fellowship for Ukrainians abroad and displaced scholars

Start date: Dec 15, 2025

End date: Jan 31, 2025

Living Archives: Documenting Russia’s War Against Ukraine

The challenges of living archives for historical knowledge production (LivArch)

Call for Applications

The project “Documenting Russia’s War Against Ukraine” (LivArch) project invites applications for short-term remote fellowships supporting Ukrainian scholars currently living outside Ukraine. We particularly encourage the many researchers who have refocused their work to scholarly or activist engagement addressing the new realities emerging from the war. This fellowship is intended to recognise and support such ongoing intellectual and creative efforts. 

There is no specific thematic restriction, but we particularly encourage applications that engage with the broader questions explored within the framework of the project „Documenting Russia’s War Against Ukraine“ (LivArch).

As a grant recipient, you will pursue your research project remotely, with the option to arrange a short stay (of up to one week) in Marburg to engage in close exchange with colleagues working in fields such as Digital History, Digital Humanities, and Computer Science at the Herder Institute.  The Herder Institute takes pride in providing a forum for international academic exchange and networking among researchers.

About the Project – LivArch Framework

„Documenting Russia’s War Against Ukraine“ (LivArch) is a collaborative project involving the Herder Institute, the IEG Mainz, the Centre for Urban History in Lviv, the C2DH – Luxembourg, the Darmstadt University, the Marburg Centre for Digital Culture and Infrastructure and the Justus Liebig University Giessen. It supports the development of methods and theories for capturing, storing, and enriching the diverse sources of Ukraine’s war documentation. It addresses complex ethical questions concerning their responsible representation, publication, reuse, and long-term archiving. The focus is on empowering initiatives and individuals who create and curate such sources.

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