Conferences / Cooperations

Debate and dialogue are among the core tasks of the RIGG, the Research Centre of the Görres Society in Rome. With its excellent networks and financial possibilities, it is available to the entire Görres Society, especially to the sections oriented towards historical and cultural history, as a contact partner, for example for conferences. A list of conferences that have already taken place can be found here). Participants usually stay in a hotel close to the Vatican and meet in the Aula of the Campo Santo. The fascinating location in the heart of the Vatican provides the perfect setting for exclusive scientific symposia. Excursions to the little-known surroundings of Rome (Ariccia, Anagni, Ceri, Cerveteri, Viterbo, etc.) can round off the conference programme.

Senior Fellowship (Postdoc)

Students and young researchers, preferably members of the Görres Society, are financially supported for study visits to Rome. As a rule, they receive 500 euros per month as a free grant, for a maximum of two months per year. Support is also paid out to such members who wish to attend conferences of the RIGG. The funds are usually provided by the Foundation for the Promotion of the RIGG.

Doctoral Scholarship / Assistents (Postgraduate)

Assistant's study

Three doctoral fellowships are currently available. The beneficiaries must spend their scholarship in Rome in order to take advantage of the excellent research opportunities there and the educational offers of the RIGG and to get to know Roman culture. The most important task is the preparation of a doctoral thesis under the responsibility of the supervising professor (usually a university professor in Germany or Austria). Preferred subjects are church history and Christian archaeology, but neighbouring disciplines (liturgical history or similar) are not excluded. Through the UNIONE, scholarship holders can enjoy free museum tickets (not for ecclesiastical museums).

1. Hubert Jedin-Stipendium (1-2 Jahre):

Church history and Christian archaeology, not excluding neighbouring disciplines (liturgical history, history of councils, history of bishoprics). Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2. Martin Chemnitz-Stipendium (1-3 Jahre)

historical-dogma-historical "Studies on the Reception of the Council of Trent in Contemporary Lutheranism". Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

3. Benedikt-Bibliothek (1-2 Jahre)

A third scholarship may be made available by the Fondazione Vaticana Joseph Ratzinger/Benedetto XVI if the admission requirements are met.. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Research Assistants

Aula of the Campo Santo Teutonico

Research assistants who have completed a five-year course of study and who do not necessarily reside at the College may volunteer their skills to the Institute.

Scholarship at the Regensburg Institute Pope Benedict XVI.

The RIGG arranges research stays of several weeks at the Regensburg Institute of Pope Benedict XVI, if necessary including a German language course. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Travel scholarships to Jerusalem

Since 2019, the RIGG, in cooperation with the Jerusalem Institute of the Görres Society and the German Association of the Holy Land, offers its scholarship holders the opportunity to spend a month in Jerusalem or the Holy Land.

Travel scholarships to the General Assemblies

The Foundation for the Promotion of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society annually awards several travel grants (200,- Euro each) for students/promoters who do not have an income of their own to attend the General Assemblies of the Görres Society. Applicants must be or have been a member of the RIGG.

Visiting Researchers

Researchers coming to Rome for short stays can be individually funded. More details here.

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