Research grants

HUMBOLDT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (Germany) FOR EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS

Funding institution

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Scope

In providing Humboldt Research Fellowships for experienced researchers, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad, who completed their doctorates less than twelve years ago, to spend extended periods of research (6-18 months; may be divided up into a maximum of three blocks) in Germany.

Requirements

1. Doctorate or comparable academic degree (Ph.D., C.Sc. or equivalent), completed less than twelve years prior to the date of application. If it is not possible or customary to take a doctorate in the candidate's subject or country, an application may be submitted up to 16 years after completing a Master's or Diploma degree, provided that the publication record is commensurate with the candidate's career stage.

2. The candidate's own research profile documented by a comprehensive list of academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses.

3. Confirmation that research facilities are available and mentoring agreement and a detailed expert's statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany.

4. Two expert reviews from important collaborative partners and/or academics from the candidate's own institute and, if possible, from abroad.

5. Necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully; otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English.

Potential applicants who have been in Germany for more than six months at the time of application are not eligible to apply.

Deadline

There is no closing date for submitting applications

Documents to be presented

http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-experienced.html

Founding

Eligible costs

This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance.

Additional benefits for research fellows include, amongst others, a lump sum for the fellow's travel expenses if the costs are not borne by a third party; language fellowship for an intensive language course; family allowances for accompanying family member; flat-rate allowance for single parents.

Duration

6-18 months, The stays may be divided up into a maximum of three visits lasting a minimum of three months each

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