The Forum of International and European Research on Immigration (FIERI) published an open call for a funded training scholarship in social research for non-Italian origin youths wishing to investigate specific topics related to migration and integration in Italian society.

Social research on migration dynamics and integration processes is usually carried out by non-migrant, native researchers. This has been the case in the Italian context where, although immigration has been a determining factor in the national demography for decades, young migrants or individuals with a migrant background are significantly underrepresented in cultural professions and in academia. The call aims to tackle this issue.

Applicants for the scholarship must:  

• be born abroad or have a migrant background;
• be under 30 years of age or under 32 if they have previously obtained a Ph.D.;
• have obtained (in Italy or abroad) a master’s degree or a Ph.D. in Historical, philosophical, pedagogical and psychological sciences; Juridical sciences; Economic and statistical sciences; Political and social sciences.

To apply, candidates must submit:

• an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae;
• a motivation letter explaining the interest in the call and the personal migrant background;
• a research proposal (max. 12 000 characters, including spaces) preferably connected to one of the following topics: i) migration flows, intra-EU mobility and transnationalism; ii) mixed flows, asylum and international protection; iii) integration: conditions, relationships and perceptions; iv) labour, entrepreneurship and remittances; v) integration and welfare policies; vi) racism, discrimination and diversity; vii) narratives and public communication in relation to migration; viii) creativity and artistic productions on migration and/or by individuals with a migration background.

The selected candidate will be asked to write three short articles or a working paper on the research topics. Candidates with specific skills, for example in the audio-visual field, may propose research products different from written documents. Furthermore, the candidate will organise, with the support of the FIERI team, a public event in order to present the research results.

The activities supported by the grant will start on 1 September 2022 and will end on 31 August 2023. The deadline for applications is 30 June 2022.

Migricerca II is financially supported by Compagnia di San Paolo.

Full details of the call are available in Italian here.