Call for Applications: for Visiting Fellowships at Melbourne Law School, Apply Now

The Visiting Fellowship Scheme provides an opportunity for statelessness researchers, practitioners, and educators to engage with the work of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness and to strengthen international collaborations.

Visiting Fellows are provided with a workspace, and library and computer access. As part of their Fellowship, Visiting Fellows are expected to fully participate in the life and work of the Centre during their stay, including events and workshops.

Funded opportunity available

The Centre is offering one (1) funded Visiting Research Fellowship to carry out research work in an area related to statelessness.
The funding available for this Fellowship is up to $AUD6,000 to support the costs of travel to and from Melbourne, and the costs of accommodation in Melbourne for the duration of the Fellowship. The fellowship is available to be taken up between July and November 2026.
As part of their Fellowship, scholars will present their work in a Faculty or public seminar or work-in-progress meeting, and contribute a blog post to the Critical Statelessness Studies blog, where appropriate.

Application Process

The Centre acknowledges the diversity of academics doing research or professionals working on statelessness around the globe. Applications are invited from applicants ranging from postdoctoral early-career to tenured academics. Applications from non-academic visiting professionals will also be considered, if they propose an applied research project of relevance to the work of the Centre. Researchers with lived experience of statelessness are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications for a funded Visiting Fellowship must be submitted by 30 November 2025. Visiting Fellows from outside Australia are responsible for obtaining and funding any necessary visas or insurance.

Applications must include the following (in one PDF document):

Curriculum vitae and list of publications
Research plan (maximum 1000 words), outlining the research, proposed activities/collaboration during the visit and contribution to the work of the Centre
Proposed dates of the visit
Fellowship amount requested (up to a maximum of AUD$6000) with a budget breakdown including cost of airfares where needed.
One letter of reference (for non-academic visitors a letter of support from employer or other entity the visitor is professionally associated with).

Application Submission

Please direct any inquiries about the Visiting Fellowship program to law-statelessness@unimelb.edu.au. Applications should have in the subject line “Visiting Fellowship Application” and be submitted to law-statelessness@unimelb.edu.au.