Funding Programmes for Senior Researchers

Here you find a selection of funding programmes for international Senior Researcher/Faculty by various funding organisations. For more funding opportunities please search our funding databases.

Selection of funding programmes (alphabetical order):

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Academies of Science: Prizes for Senior Researchers

The academies award prizes for outstanding research work in the most varied subject areas. More Academies of Science: Prizes for Senior Researchers

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Award winners receive the opportunity to carry out long-term and groundbreaking research in Germany. More Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Anneliese Maier Research Award

Internationally acclaimed scholars in the humanities and social sciences can collaborate on their own research projects with colleagues in Germany. More Anneliese Maier Research Award

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Outstanding 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. More Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Georg Forster Research Award

Award winners from developing and emerging countries are invited to cooperate on a long-term research project with fellow experts at a research institute in Germany. The award is open to researchers in all disciplines. More Georg Forster Research Award

Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

Senior researchers in all disciplines from developing countries, emerging economies and transition states can carry out a research project in cooperation with an academic host of their choice in Germany. More Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

Humboldt Research Award

Award winners are invited to cooperate on a long-term research project with fellow experts at a research institute in Germany. More Humboldt Research Award

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

International senior researchers in all disciplines can carry out their own research project in cooperation with an academic host of their choice at a research institute in Germany. More Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

Bilateral 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. More Bilateral Exchange of Academics

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). More Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research

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