Call for Applications: Visiting PhD student program at SINAS, Autumn 2026
WHAT WE OFFER
The Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) at the Department of English, Uppsala University, is offering PhD students the opportunity to visit and discuss their research with our faculty and affiliates, and to participate in other research-related activities at SINAS.
The program will award a visiting grant, in the form of financial compensation for travel and accommodation, of up to 25,000 Swedish crowns. Visiting PhD students will be granted desks at SINAS and Uppsala University library resources. The current round of applications will offer 1–2 individual grants for a 2–4 week visit during the 2026 autumn semester, the duration and timing to be determined in consultation with SINAS faculty and affiliates.
WHO WE ARE
SINAS conducts research, offers bachelor’s and master’s courses, and broadly promotes the study of North America. SINAS is the only institute of its kind in Sweden. Founded in 1985 as an independent institute, it is now a section within the Department of English. SINAS also serves as a resource for the larger community of scholars at Swedish universities interested in North America, cooperating with scholars in the humanities, social sciences, educational sciences, law, and theology.
SELECTION CRITERIA
SINAS encourages applications from PhD students within the humanities and social sciences who are actively working on their theses, and whose research broadly relates to the study of North America. In evaluating applications, the selection committee will consider the relevance of the applicant’s research to the SINAS environment, their academic background, and scholarly achievements.
APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM
Applicants are required to submit documentation of enrollment in a PhD program, a description of their PhD project, and a short CV. Applications should also include an explanation of how visiting SINAS would benefit the applicant’s research, including preliminary dates and planned activities (i.e., thesis writing, archival visits, conducting interviews).
Visiting PhD students are requested to present a work-in-progress text at the SINAS research seminar. Applicants should include a preliminary title and a short description of the text as part of their application.
The application should include:
• Documented enrollment in PhD program
• Description of PhD project (maximum 1 page)
• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Preliminary dates of visit and description of planned activities (maximum ½ page)
• Draft title and summary of planned presentation (maximum ½ page)
The application deadline is Tuesday 15 September, 2026. Please submit your application to SINAS research coordinator Leyla Belle Drake (leyla.drake@engelska.uu.se).
