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.
Award winners receive the opportunity to carry out long-term and groundbreaking research in Germany.
MoreThe programme supports research and study visits up to three months within the framework of the bilateral exchange of scientists and scholars.
MoreOutstanding doctoral students, scientists and researchers can complete a doctorate or conduct special research at an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
MoreSenior researchers of any nationality can carry out research projects at the frontiers of knowledge in all disciplines. Interdisciplinary projects are highly encouraged.
MoreInternational 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.
MoreThe ERC Synergy Grants target excellent emerging scientists at the start of their career as well as established researchers with outstanding scientific track records.
MoreInternational specialists in application-oriented research can set up a new research group at a Fraunhofer Institute to develop their ideas into actual innovations.
MoreSenior researchers from outside Europe are invited to work closely with a partner at one of the Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany. They become part of a global network of researchers maintained by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
MoreOutstanding 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.
MoreSenior researchers from developing countries, emerging economies and transition states are invited to cooperate on a long-term research project with fellow experts at a research institute in Germany.
MoreJunior and 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.
MoreThese grants support international collaboration by enabling eligible German and international researchers and academics to plan partner visits, trips abroad and/or joint workshops with their partners.
MoreExcellent researchers can prepare for a leading position in science and research and spend time working on an advanced research topic at an institution of their choice.
MoreResearchers from abroad are invited to cooperate on a research project with fellow experts at a research institute in Germany.
MoreInternational junior and 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.
MoreInternational researchers can conduct independent research at a Max Planck Institute. The programme aims to strengthen cooperation and promote networking between Max Planck Institutes and their international partners.
MoreInternational senior researchers can conduct research at a Leibniz Institute in Germany that relates to their specific field of interest.
MoreThe programme seeks to significantly increase the number of excellent female researchers in leading positions at Leibniz Association institutions by offering them reliable career prospects.
MoreOutstandingly qualified researchers can pursue highly innovative developments in contemporary areas of research at a university in Germany.
MoreExcellent researchers from abroad are given the opportunity to set up a permanent research project at a host institution of their choice in Germany.
MoreThe Philipp Schwartz Initiative enables universities and research institutions in Germany to host researchers at risk on the basis of a full fellowship.
MoreThis programme is aimed at former DAAD or GDR scholarship holders. Funding is provided for research and work projects at a state-run or state-recognised higher education institution or non-university research institute.
MoreJunior and senior researchers can realise a research project on a specific subject within a limited period of time. The programme can provide support for project costs, staff and equipment required to carry out the project.
MoreInternational university teachers and researchers can conduct a short-term research stay at a state-run or state-recognised university or non-university research institute in Germany.
MoreScientific Networks offer researchers with a PhD to engage in multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of their choice across various locations.
MoreThere are more funding programmes available for international researchers. For more information you can either search the funding databases or go straight to funding organisations’ websites.
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