The TAPIR Program is open to candidates who have recently received their doctorate in social and political sciences or economics and whose research focuses on topics of international relations and/or international peace and security issues.

Fellowships are granted for a duration of 24 months to prepare Fellows for a career in international policy-oriented research at renowned think tanks and political consulting research institutes. Fellows spend three eight-month stays at institutions participating in the program - at least one on the Eastern and one on the Western side of the Atlantic. The TAPIR fellowship is administered by the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik in Germany. | Visit their website for more information about placements and applying.

To find out more about the program, eligibility, the application and selection processes, and contact information, visit TAPIR Program and Application Information.

Past TAPIR Fellows

• Dominik Balthasar (2013-2014)
  “State-fragility and the Role of International Actors in Supporting State-building Policies in Somalia and Mali”
• Tobias Koepf (2012-2013)
  "French, EU, and U.S. Involvement in the Sahel Region and in Côte d’Ivoire"
• Claudia Hofmann (2010-2012)
  “Peace Negotiations in the Philippines: The Government, the MILF and International NGOs” & “NGOs and Non-State Armed Actors. Improving Compliance with International Norms”
• Mateja Peter (2011-2013)
  “International Peacebuilding as a Site of Multidirectional Politics: Western Balkans and Beyond”
• Sandra Pogodda (2007-2009)
  “The Political Economy of Reform Failure and Transatlantic Cooperation in the Middle East”
  Judith Vorrath (2010-2012)
  “Political Trends in the Africa Great Lakes Region”
• Ken Weisbrode (2009-2011)