Third edition of the Mieroszewski Scholarship Programme “Research in Poland”
In 2025, we received a total of 108 applications from researchers from all over the world, including representatives from Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Czechia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Germany, South Africa, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, and the United Kingdom.
After the formal evaluation, 71 applications were shortlisted for further assessment. The selection committee ultimately awarded scholarships to 11 researchers from Belarus, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
The newly selected scholars will carry out a variety of research projects in Poland, including:
- an analysis of the integration of Poles from Kazakhstan in Poland between 1990 and 2025,
- research on art and collecting practices in Central Europe in the 1940s and 1950s,
- studies on sensory experiences and sensory memory in Polish museums dedicated to World War II,
- an analysis of Ukrainian-Polish relations between 1918 and 1921 in the context of geopolitical transformations in Central and Eastern Europe.
We congratulate all selected candidates and thank everyone for their great interest in the programme.
The second edition of the Mieroszewski Scholarship Programme 'Research in Poland'
In 2024, the Mieroszewski Centre completed the second edition of the 'Research in Poland' scholarship programme. Through this initiative, we supported researchers from around the world who focus on the history, culture, and political situation of Central and Eastern Europe.
The scholarship offered a unique opportunity to deepen research on a region whose past and present are crucial to understanding today’s geopolitical challenges. Thanks to the programme, we were able to support valuable academic projects and foster space for international scholarly dialogue.
16 researchers from 7 countries
A total of 83 applications were received for the 2024 Mieroszewski Scholarship Programme 'Research in Poland'. Out of 68 applications submitted for consideration, the committee decided to fund 16 scholarship recipients from the Czech Republic, Japan, Lithuania, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus and the United Kingdom. The total amount was PLN 585,000.
The scholarship holders will study, among other things: Preservation, rescue and loss of cultural heritage in the Vilnius region during the First World War; Transformation of the religious field in Ukraine 2014-2024 as a current challenge for the ecumenical movement in Poland; Memorial museums in Poland and Ukraine: Exposing the Holocaust and War Crimes in the Context of European Remembrance Culture; The Activities of Women Philosophers in Central Europe: a Comparison of Poland and Czechoslovakia; Intercultural Education in Poland as a Tool for Integration and Dialogue between Ukrainian and Polish Communities.
The first edition of the Mieroszewski Scholarship Programme 'Research in Poland'
'Research in Poland”'is a scholarship programme run by the Mieroszewski Centre, dedicated to international researchers working on the history, political situation, culture, and heritage of the nations of Central and Eastern Europe. It offers tangible financial support — a total of 6,500 PLN per month — to carry out research projects in Poland.
In 2023, the programme received 55 applications. Out of 41 applications that met the formal criteria and were submitted for expert review, the committee awarded scholarships to 15 individuals from Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. The total amount of funding granted was 598,000 PLN.
The awarded research projects focused on topics such as:
– Polish-Ukrainian cultural relations during the interwar period of the 20th century,
– women’s wartime experiences through the lens of everyday history and anthropology,
– the shared paths of Poland and Ukraine toward European integration,
– the memory of the USSR in post-Soviet media discourse,
– the Soviet past in the local identity of eastern regions of Lithuania.
The programme not only enables research at leading Polish academic institutions but also promotes intercultural dialogue and regional academic cooperation.