Here you find a selection of funding programmes for international PhD students by various funding organisations. For more funding opportunities please search our funding databases.
Selection of funding programmes (alphabetical order):
Outstanding doctoral students, scientists and researchers can complete a doctorate or conduct special research at an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
MoreThe winners of this competition are invited on a journey to leading German institutions of environmental and sustainability research. Furthermore, Green Talents awardees can complete a research stay at an institution of their choice.
MoreThese research schools and graduate schools offer structured doctoral programmes for highly-qualified PhD students in partnership with universities.
MorePhD students can complete a doctorate while working on exciting projects in the newest areas of technology with state-of-the-art equipment at a Fraunhofer Institute.
MorePhD students can complete a doctorate while working in an excellent interdisciplinary research environment at a Leibniz Institute.
MorePhD students can complete doctoral projects within the scope of research work conducted at a Max Planck Institute.
MorePhD students can complete a doctorate in a structured programme that provides excellent research conditions. Students have the choice of receiving their doctorates from either the German university or their home university.
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.
MoreYoung researchers find ideal conditions for completing a doctorate in a structured doctoral programme that can take place either at a Leibniz Institute or a partner university.
MorePhD students receive structured doctoral training within these networks, which are formed jointly by different European institutions.
MoreThe Max Planck Schools in the forward-looking fields of cognition, photonics and matter to life are aimed at promising PhD students from all over the world. They will gain access to fascinating interdisciplinary research questions.
MoreMunich Aerospace PhD scholarships allow talented young scientists to focus exclusively on the research work at hand and a timely doctoral degree.
MoreThe Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior researchers who wish to carry out an ambitious scientific PhD project in basic biomedical research at an internationally leading laboratory.
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.
MoreThe aim of this programme is to support doctoral degrees at the home university with integrated research phases in Germany.
MoreInternational PhD students can realise a doctoral project (individually or in a structured programme) at a state or state-recognised German university or non-university research institution.
MoreInternational doctoral candidates and young scholars or researchers can realise a research or training project at a state or state-recognised German university or non-university research institution.
MoreResearch training groups are set up by universities and pursue a focused research programme. PhD students and postdocs can complete a doctorate or engage in independent research activities.
MoreThis programme enables students in the fields of natural sciences, engineering or computer science from North America, Great Britain or Ireland to gain serious practical experience in a German company or research institution with strong industry ties.
MoreCollaborative Research Centres offer PhD students and junior researchers opportunities to pursue an outstanding research programme that crosses the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties.
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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