Here you find a selection of funding programmes for international senior researchers and faculty by various funding organisations. For more funding opportunities please search our funding databases.
Selection of funding programmes (alphabetical order):
Senior-Researchers
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
Award winners receive the opportunity to carry out long-term and groundbreaking research in Germany.
Alexander von Humboldt ProfessorshipBilateral Exchange of Academics
The programme supports research and study visits up to three months within the framework of the bilateral exchange of scientists and scholars.
Bilateral Exchange of AcademicsDLR-DAAD Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research
Outstanding doctoral students, scientists and researchers can complete a doctorate or conduct special research at an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation ResearchERC Advanced Grants
Senior researchers of any nationality can carry out research projects at the frontiers of knowledge in all disciplines. Interdisciplinary projects are highly encouraged.
ERC Advanced GrantsERC Consolidator Grants
International senior researchers who completed their PhD thesis between 7 and 12 years ago can strengthen their research independence through the consolidation of their own research team.
ERC Consolidator GrantsERC Synergy Grants
The ERC Synergy Grants target excellent emerging scientists at the start of their career as well as established researchers with outstanding scientific track records.
ERC Synergy GrantsFraunhofer Attract
International specialists in application-oriented research can set up a new research group at a Fraunhofer Institute to develop their ideas into actual innovations.
Fraunhofer AttractFraunhofer-Bessel Research Award
Award winners from outside Europe are invited to work closely with a partner at one of the Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany for up to 12 months. They become part of a global network of researchers maintained by the Alexander von Humboldt ...
Fraunhofer-Bessel Research AwardFriedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
Outstanding international researchers are invited to spend a period of 6 to 12 months cooperating on a research project with fellow experts at a research institute in Germany.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research AwardFunding of First-Time Appointments of Excellent Women Scientists
The programme supports the first-time permanent appointment of excellent women scientists to a professorship at a university in Germany.
Funding of First-Time Appointments of Excellent Women Scientists