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As an intermediary organisation of German foreign cultural and education policy the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation aims to promote international cultural dialogue and academic exchange. Its research scholarships and prizes enable outstanding researchers from abroad to complete long-term research stays in Germany. There are no quotas for specific countries or subjects; only personal academic achievement counts. The foundation also maintains close links with its alumni, the Humboldtians, after their stay in Germany. It offers numerous alumni support programmes for that purpose.

Facts and Figures

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The headquarters of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is located in Bonn.

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Approx. 180 employees (2010) and over 24,000 alumni in more than 130 countries worldwide, including 44 Nobel Prize winners.

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Every year more than 2,000 researchers from all over the world receive an opportunity to complete a period of research in Germany. More than 70 meetings, journeys, conferences in Germany and abroad (2008).

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Approx. 77 million euros
(2009)

Budget

The budget of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation amounted to approx. 77 million euros in 2009. The foundation receives roughly 95% of its funding from federal sources. The following ministries contribute to its budget:

• Federal Foreign Office (AA) 
• Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
• Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) 
• Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

The rest of the budget comes from third-party funds and the foundation’s own asset income.