Funding Organisations for Junior Researchers
Academies honour young, usually junior researchers with prizes and medals and also award scholarships. Such support can involve funding for a research project or a personal prize.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers an extensive range of funding opportunities, especially for junior researchers from Germany and abroad. These opportunities include various scholarships and prizes.
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The DAAD offers various programmes and scholarships to enable postdoctoral researchers to realise a research project in Germany.
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DFG programmes are open to young researchers who have completed a doctorate. The DFG also awards personal and sponsorship prizes to junior researchers.
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The European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission’s Marie Curie Actions support junior researchers in Europe. Moreover, the European Commission supports interchange in Europe through the funding of research visits and flexible financial conditions.
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Several foundations specifically support individuals at the beginning of their research career with scholarships and research professorships.
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft supports postdoctoral researchers to develop their own working groups and enables research stays at its institutes.
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Junior researchers can engage in independent research and improve their research profile in the Helmholtz Association’s Young Investigator Groups.
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Max Planck Society postdoctoral scholarships and research groups help Junior researchers to successfully launch their research careers. Young researchers are able to conduct independent research in an excellent environment.
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