Research in Germany: Funding Programmes for Junior Researchers

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Funding Programmes for Junior Researchers

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Here you find a selection of funding programmes by various funding organisations for international Junior Researchers.

Please also check our integrated funding databases for more funding programmes.

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Academies of Science: Prizes

Serveral Academies honour young, usually postdoctoral researchers with prizes and medals.

AvH: Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers

Programme description: This fellowship allows researchers to carry out a research project abroad at a scientific host institution.

AvH: Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

Programme description: Allows researchers to carry out their own research project in cooperation with an academic host of their choosing at a research institute in Germany

AvH: Sofja Kovalevskaja Award

Programme description: Allows researchers to establish their own working groups and spend 5 years working on a high-profile, innovative research project of their own choice at research institutions in Germany

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DAAD-DLR: Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research

Programme description: Offers outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special research at the institutes of the DLR in Germany.

DAAD/Roche Diagnostics Postdoctoral Programme

Target group (Foreigners) The scholarships are open to all highly qualified young post-doctoral scholars from EU countries, the USA and Canada. Applicants must have an excellent academic background and should display knowledge of at least one of the following areas of study: Chemistry, ...

DAAD: Bilateral Exchange of Academics and Scientists

Programme description: Supports research or study visit within the scope of the bilateral exchange of academics and scientists

DAAD: Bilateral Programme for Cooperative Research Grants / PPP

Programme description: Aims to intensify scientific cooperation within the scope of a concrete, joint research project

DAAD: Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowships

Programme description: The fellowships offer highly-qualified recent foreign postdocs the opportunity to conduct special research at institutes of the Leibniz Association in Germany.

DAAD: Postdoctoral Programme

Programme description: Allows German researchers to carry out independent research projects at host institutions abroad

DAAD: Re-integration of German Scientists from Abroad

Programme description: Individuals may apply for travel grants for job interviews and scientific presentations in Germany to enable their possible return

DAAD: Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders

Programme description: Allows candidates to carry out a research or study project at a German university or non-university research institute

DAAD: Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists

Programme description: Research project within the scope of a doctoral programme; research studies

DAAD: Research Stays

Programme description: Allows candidates to carry out a research or study project at a German university or non-university research institute

DAAD: Scholarship Database

The scholarship database contains extensive information for those who are seeking financial support for their studies, research work or teaching assignments in Germany.

DFG: Collaborative Research Centres

Programme description: Creates core research areas at universities by establishing longer-term collaborative research projects.

DFG: Emmy Noether Programme

Programme description: Enables outstanding young researchers to rapidly qualify for leading positions in science and research

DFG: Graduate Schools

Programme description: Offers training to outstanding doctoral students in an excellent research environment

DFG: Initiation and Intensification of Bilateral Cooperation

Programme description: Facilitates international cooperation by allowing eligible German and foreign scientists and academics to plan a partner visit and/or joint workshop with their partners.

DFG: Prizes for Junior Researchers

The DFG awards various prizes to encourage young research talent, especially during their qualification phase. Young international researchers working in Germany can naturally also apply.

DFG: Research Fellowship

Programme description: To enable researchers at an early stage of their scientific career to carry out a clearly defined research project at a place of their choice abroad or to acquaint themselves with new scientific research methods.

DFG: Research Training Groups

Programme description: Supports young researchers who wish to pursue a doctorate within a structured research programme

DFG: Temporary Position for Principal Investigators

Programme description: Provides researchers (especially early in their career) the opportunity to independently carry out research projects in an ideal research environment in Germany

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EU: European Research Council (ERC)

The European Research Council (ERC) is the first European institution that funds basic research proposed by researchers themselves.

EU: Marie Curie Individual-driven actions

The European Commission’s Marie Curie Actions scheme enables junior researchers to gain a foothold in the world of research.

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Fraunhofer: Fraunhofer Attract

Programme description: Fraunhofer Attract offers substantial funding, both budget and recruiting responsibility, research in close cooperation with industry...

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Helmholtz: Young Investigators Groups

Programme description: Provides the best foreign and domestic junior researchers with excellent working conditions in a research-oriented environment.

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IB: Preparatory Measures for International Cooperation

Programme description: Grants which lay the groundwork for transnational collaborative research projects or institutional partnerships, including feasibility studies and pilot studies

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Max Planck: Head of a Max Planck Research Group at Max Planck Institutes

Programme description: The Max Planck Society offers gifted young scientists and researchers the possibility of independent scientific work through its Max Planck Research Groups.

Max Planck: Max Planck Grants for Advanced Postdoctoral Training

Programme description: Provides postdocs the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and skills at a Max Planck Institute within the scope of their prior professional qualification  

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