Up to 500 Humboldt Research Fellowships are available for
experienced researchers to carry out a long-term research project (6-18
months) at a research institution in Germany. Scientists and scholars of
all nationalities and disciplines may apply.
A Humboldt Research
Fellowship for experienced researchers allows you to carry out long-term
research (6-18 months) in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of
research and their academic host. The fellowship is flexible and can be divided
up into as many as three stays within three years.
The Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation (German: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung) is a foundation
established by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany and funded by
the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as well as other
national and international partners; it promotes international academic
cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from Germany and from
abroad.
Scholars in the
humanities or social sciences and physicians must have a good knowledge of
German if it is necessary to carry out the research successfully; otherwise a
good knowledge of English; scientists and engineers must have a good knowledge
of German or English.
Course
Level: Fellowships
are available for experienced researchers to carry out a long-term
research project (6-18 months) at a research institution in Germany.
Study
Subject(s): Applicants
choose their own research projects and their host in Germany and
prepare their research plan independently. Details of the research
project and the time schedule must be agreed upon with the prospective host in
advance.
Scholarship
Award: The
fellowship is worth 3,150 EUR per month. This includes a mobility lump sum and
a contribution towards health and liability insurance.
Additional benefits for research fellows:
- 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 lasting two to four
months at selected language institutes in Germany immediately prior to the
actual period of research;
language fellowships may also be granted to accompanying marital partners. - family
allowances for accompanying family members staying at least three months
(monthly allowance: up to 326 EUR for marital partners and up to 234 EUR
for each child); - for
single-parents: flat-rate allowance for accompanying children (under the
age of 18) forstays of at least three months (400 EUR per month for the
first child and 100 EUR per month for every additional child); - additional
extension of the fellowship up to 12 month for research fellows
accompanied by children under the age of 12; - a
subsidy towards research costs to be paid to the hosts in Germany
amounting to 800 EUR per month (for research in the natural sciences and
engineering) and 500 EUR (for research in the humanities and social
sciences); - Europe
allowance for a research stay at a research institute in another European
country (though not the research fellow’s own country); for a designated
period in the course of the fellowship if necessary to ensure the success
of the research; - extensive
alumni sponsorship once a successful research stay has come to an end,
especially for maintaining contacts with collaborative partners in Germany
during the Humboldtian’s entire academic career.
Scholarship
can be taken in Germany
Eligibility:
- 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. - 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. - 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. - Three
expert reviews from important collaborative partners and/or academics from
the candidate’s own institute and, if possible, from abroad. - Necessary
language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good
knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the research 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.
Nationality: Scientists and scholars
of all nationalities may apply for these Humboldt Research Fellowships.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement:
Applicant must have a doctorate or comparable academic degree (Ph.D., C.Sc. or
equivalent), completed less than twelve years prior to the date of application.
English Language
Requirement: Scholars
in the humanities or social sciences and physicians must have a good knowledge
of German if it is necessary to carry out the research successfully; otherwise
a good knowledge of English; scientists and engineers must have a good
knowledge of German or English.
How to
Apply: Applications
should be submitted by post.
Application
Deadline: Applications
may be sent at any time. The complete application should be submitted to
the Humboldt Foundation at least four to seven months ahead of the prospective
selection date. The selection committee meets three times a year, in
March, July and November.
