EGOS Scholarship
The European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) strives to make it easier for colleagues and PhD candidates from low-income
countries to join our community. Inclusivity is key to facilitating a better understanding of grand challenges from a global
perspective and ensures an enriching experience for everybody who is part of EGOS. Yet, we are also fully aware of the many
hurdles faced by those from underprivileged countries. In an attempt to address at least some of those issues, EGOS provides
support through the EGOS scholarship.
In 2026, EGOS provides a total budget of up to € 20,000 to enable online participation or, in special cases (see below) onsite attendance at the PhD- or Post-Doctoral & Early Career Scholars Workshop in Bergamo,
Italy. We gratefully acknowledge those EGOS members who pay for Sustaining Memberships, covering a part of the scholarship
costs.
The EGOS Scholarship includes:
- EGOS Membership for one year;
- EGOS Colloquium 2026 fees;
- Travel support (max. € 1,500) only if your application for the PhD Workshop or the Post-Doctoral & Early Career Scholars Workshop has been accepted.
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Important: EGOS will only reimburse costs directly related to the PhD or Postdoctoral & Early Career Scholars Workshop on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. If you wish to stay in Bergamo for the EGOS main Colloquium, accommodation and daily expenses will not be covered!
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Who Can Benefit?
Colleagues, and particularly junior scholars and PhD candidates whose primary affiliation (and salary) is with an institution that cannot provide for Colloquium participation are welcome to apply. This includes, but is not limited to, countries with (very) low incomes (see data from the World Bank and this overview), and scholars are at risk (i.e., scholars who live in conflict or war zones; are subject to repression and persecution in their country of origin; or had to leave their home country because of war or persecution).
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the EGOS scholarship, your submitted short paper needs to have been accepted. In case your pre-Colloquium activity application (i.e., an application for the pre-colloquium PhD Workshop, or the pre-Colloquium
Post-Doctoral & Early Career Scholars Workshop) has been accepted too, you can additionally apply for travel support to join the workshop on-site in Bergamo, Italy.
The deadline for uploading the EGOS scholarship application is April 17, 2026. You will be notified of the decision within two weeks (by May 4 the latest) . Decisions are made by the EGOS Board members
in charge ( Christine Moser, Farah Kodeih, and Dirk Deichmann), in collaboration with the EGOS Executive Secretariat.
Decisions will be made according to the following criteria:
- Need for scholarship (candidates from institutions in very low-income countries are prioritized)
- EGOS history (newcomers are prioritized)
- Seniority (junior scholars are prioritized)
The spirit of the EGOS scholarship is to facilitate membership and attendance for those who cannot afford them. Please note that as a non-profit association, the financial leeway for EGOS to provide scholarships is extremely limited. We ask you not to game the system: if your institution is wealthy, if you yourself are wealthy, or if you have multiple affiliations, please refrain from applying to the scholarship. Building on this mutual trust, we are delighted to help as many as possible to participate in our community.