Funding organisations: Researchers

Academies of science and humanities support both young and established researchers with scholarships and prizes.

With its renowned fellowships and research grants, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables cooperation between excellent international and German researchers.

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) is the most important funder of research for postdoctoral researchers in Germany. The DFG supports research projects with funding for personnel and equipment, as well as for research cooperation.

The European Union funds research in many different ways. This includes the measures of the multi-billion-euro Horizon Europe framework programme and support of basic research by the European Research Council.

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft offers international researchers an outstanding working environment for applied research.

The DAAD runs a large number of programmes to help familiarise international researchers with the German science and research landscape.

Researchers will find an excellent research infrastructure and enjoy attractive working conditions at the centres of the Helmholtz Association.

At the Leibniz Association, researchers have the chance to advance their own research in a creative and interdisciplinary environment. The Leibniz Association runs special programmes to support researchers with ambitious goals and the prerequisites to achieve them.

Excellent researchers have the opportunity at the Max Planck Society to run their own research group. They can pursue their research independently and take on leadership responsibility.

Many of Germany’s non-profit foundations engage in science and research and offer scholarships and prizes to support young researchers.