Research Grant Kairo - "Luxor Grant"

The Cairo Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) offers one 6-month research grant starting on 01.10.2025 (conditional on the availability of sufficient budget funds).

The research grant strives to promote scholarly projects that meet with the interests of the German Archaeological Institute’s Cairo Department and directly link up with the tasks of the latter. The scholarship is awarded for conducting a well-defined, independent research project linked to the region Luxor/Thebes that aims to make a significant scientific contribution along the lines of the DAI. The applicants should have first experiences with stays in Egypt (e.g. participation in excavations, volunteering in a scientific institution) and basic knowledge of colloquial arabic. The result of the grant is a research product in the form of a publication.

The majority of the duration of this scholarship should be spent at the German House in Qurna/Luxor (Egypt). The German House in Qurna/Luxor with its library is intended to pro-vide ideal conditions for scientific work and for international networking. In order to promote scientific exchange during the fellowship period, it is planned that the applicant present the research project in an evening lecture for colleagues in ancient studies and neighbors of the Theban region. The scholarship includes accommodation in the German House in Qurna/Luxor.

German and foreign researchers holding a degree and a PhD in the field of Egyptology or a closely related discipline are invited to apply. Remuneration is set at min. 2.050.-€ per month for PostDocs.

Applications are accepted in German or English. The application documents, addressed to the directors of the Cairo department of the DAI, may be submitted as a single pdf-file to sekretariat.kairo@dainst.de no later than 15.05.2025. For questions, please contact the director of the department (dietrich.raue@dainst.de).

To apply, please send the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Filled and signed application form for research fellowships (Download here)
• Exposé describing the research project (max. length: 3.000 characters incl. spaces)
• Work plan for the fellowship
• Diplomas of academic degrees[1]
• Complete list of own publications
• Academic resumé including information on marital status and nationality (max. length: 2 pages)

Research fellowships are awarded in accordance with the DAI’s research scholarship guideline effective since 01.09.2020. The DAI’s scholarship committee decides about the allocation of research fellowships.

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[1] Diplomas are accepted in German or English. If your diploma is in another language, please provide a certified translation.