# Navigating a Transforming World Order: Fellowships on Security and Technology

**Funder:** Volkswagen Foundation
**Consortium:** No
**Eligible countries:** DE
**Official call:** https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/funding-offer/navigating-transforming-world-order-fellowships-security-and-technology
**Last verified:** 18 June 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Postdoctoral fellowships for young researchers working on the nexus of security and technology with a distinct European perspective. Open to all disciplines.

## Summary

Volkswagen Foundation offers postdoctoral fellowships for early-career researchers investigating the nexus of security and technology through a distinctly European lens. The programme is open to all disciplines and applicants must be based in Germany. This is a single-investigator award with no consortium requirement.

## Who should apply

- Postdoctoral researchers early in their independent career
- Scholars based at German institutions
- Interdisciplinary projects bridging security studies, technology policy, and European affairs
- Researchers from any discipline with a clear security-technology focus

## Key dates

- First listed on Grantsby 22 March 2026 (verify exact deadline on Volkswagen Foundation site)
- Single-investigator award, no consortium required

## Tips for applicants

- Emphasise the European angle explicitly, the funder is seeking a distinctly European, not US-centric, perspective on security and technology.
- Interdisciplinary framing works well; draw clear links between your discipline and security-technology questions rather than treating them as separate.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is eligible for Volkswagen Foundation security and technology fellowships?

Postdoctoral researchers early in their career, based at a German institution, working on security and technology with a European perspective.

### Is this a consortium grant or single-investigator?

Single-investigator fellowships; no consortium partners are required.

### What disciplines can apply to this Volkswagen Foundation fellowship?

All disciplines are eligible, provided the project addresses the nexus of security and technology.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/volkswagen-foundation-navigating-a-transforming-world-order-fellowships--2026) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.

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