Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to provide a brief reminder regarding the upcoming fellowship application deadline for the Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA) at the MPIWG in Berlin.

As a reminder, we welcome application from predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars focusing on South and South-East Asian astral sciences for the current round.

• Application Deadline: January 15, 2026

• Earliest Start Date: May 15, 2026

• Duration: up to 12 months

Interested candidates should review the fellowship program details and are encouraged to contact me at amisra@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de to discuss project alignment before submitting.

We would be grateful if you could share this again with any promising PhD students or early-career researchers in your networks.

Best regards,

Professor Anuj Misra
Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA)
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) Berlin, Germany