The dr. C. Louise Thijssen-Schoute Stichting promotes the study of the history of ideas, especially that of the seventeenth century, and especially in the Dutch Republic. The fellowship aims to help young researchers develop research in this field. The fellowship is offered in collaboration with the department Knowledge and Art Practices at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. This offers the fellow the opportunity to be based in a scholarly environment that is more broadly interested in knowledge and art practices in texts, material objects, and collaborations. One Thijssen-Schoute fellow is selected each year.

Stipend and support

The stipend is €2000 per month and is provided for a period of three months. The research should be conducted in the year 2027. The fellow will have a workplace within the Knowledge and Art Practices research group at the Huygens Institute and will be expected to be present at the institute at least three working days per week during the fellowship. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow accounts to the board of the Foundation with a brief report on the course of the project and its outcomes.

Candidates

The fellowship is open to advanced doctoral students and recent doctorated (PhD-defense no longer than 3 years ago at the time of application).

Application procedure

An application (in PDF) should include the following information:

• Name and mailing address;
• A recent CV, with publication list;
• Mention of 2 referees willing to advise the selection committee upon request;
• A brief research plan (maximum 1,000 words) in Dutch or English, explaining research question, method and source selection, planning and intended results;
• In which period in 2027 the research could be carried out.

Selection procedure

The selection committee consists of members of the board of the Dr. C. Louise Thijssen-Schoute Stichting and the department heads of the Huygens Institute’s Knowledge and Art Practices research group.

Applications should be emailed to the secretary of the foundation, Nina Geerdink, by May 15, 2026: n.geerdink@uu.nl

Questions

For questions about the fellowship, please contact the secretary.