Funding Opportunities (2024)

ERASMUS+

• Target group: Researchers who would like to complete a teaching mobility or continuing training abroad
• Target countries: all 27 EU member states as well as the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, and North Macedonia
• Funding period: from 2 to 60 days (plus the days of arrival and/or departure)
• Scope of funding: Reimbursem*nt of travel expenses and standard rate for accommodation expenses
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time.
• Further information: Website of the International Office

PRIME program of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

• Target group: researchers holding a doctoral degree who would like to carry out their own research project abroad
• Destinations: no restrictions
• Funding period: 18 months, twelve of which are spent abroad and six at the German home institution
• Scope of funding: TV-L E13 position
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: once a year, usually at the end of August
• Further information: Website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Research scholarships for young researchers holding a doctoral degree (postdoc program) from the German Academic Exchange Service

• Target group: researchers holding a doctoral degree and German citizenship who would like to carry out their own research project abroad
• Destinations: no restrictions
• Funding period: three to six months
• Scope of funding: monthly basic scholarship payment, additional grant for stays abroad, material resources, grant for travel expenses, funding for conference costs, additional grant for children and childcare
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: 15 March, 15 June 15 September of each year
• Further information: Website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Short- and long-term lectureship program of the German Academic Exchange Service

• Target group: researchers holding a doctoral degree with teaching experience who would like to spend shorter or longer periods teaching at a higher education institution abroad that is recognized by the Land of Baden-Württemberg.
• Destinations: no restrictions
• Funding period: one to six months for short-term lectureships, one to five years for long-term lectureships
• Scope of funding: Leave of absence at home university with continued payment of remuneration for short-term lectureships, employment at the host university plus compensatory grant
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadlines: see information provided by the German Academic Exchange Service for the year 2024
• Further information: Website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Walter Benjamin program of the German Research Foundation.

• Target group: Researchers in the qualification phase following their doctorate who would like to independently implement their own research project abroad.
• Destinations: no restrictions
• Funding period: up to 24 months
• Scope of funding: monthly scholarship and lump sum for research funds
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time.
• Further information: Website of the German Research Foundation and short description of the program

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship of the Humboldt Foundation

• Target group: outstanding researchers in the advanced and late postdoctoral research phase who would like to carry out a research project abroad
• Destinations: no restrictions
• Funding period: up to 24 months
• Scope of funding: Scholarship consisting of a monthly basic payment and an additional grant for stays abroad as well as additional benefits (travel expenses, return scholarship, support for educational services, reintegration grant and alumni support); the host institution abroad is expected to contribute to the costs.
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: at least four to seven months before the respective selection date in February, June, and October of each year
• Further information: Website of the Humboldt Foundation

EU MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship and Global Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Target group: outstanding researchers in the advanced and late postdoctoral research phase who would like to carry out a research project abroad (EU member state or country associated with Horizon Europe or non-European country not associated with Horizon Europe)
• Funding period: twelve to 24 months for stays in European countries, 24 to 36 months for stays outside Europe
• Scope of funding: Funding for a position at the host institution plus grants for living expenses and mobility, family benefit if applicable, lump sum for research and networking activities
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: once a year, usually in September
• Further information: Website of the European Union and Website of the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi)

Research & teaching program of the German-American Fulbright Commission

• Target group: researchers holding a doctoral degree and German citizenship who would like to deepen a research project at a US university or complete a teaching mobility in the USA as part of an exchange program for university teachers..
• Destination: USA only
• Funding period: three to nine months
• Scope of funding: Scholarship, consisting of a grant for travel expenses, monthly subsistence allowance, one-time lump sum for utilities, lump-sum allowance for accompanying family members, health and accident insurance, free Fulbright J-1 visa, admission to the international Fulbright network
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time, but at least nine months before the envisaged start of the stay.
• Further information: Website of Fulbright Germany

Faculty Mobility Program as part of the Baden-Württemberg – Connecticut (USA) state exchange program

• Target group: researchers employed at a university or university of education in Baden-Württemberg who would like to complete a short visit to a university in the US state of Connecticut to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing collaborations
• Participating institutions: University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, University of Hartford, Yale University, Yale Divinity School
• Funding period: three to ten days
• Scope of funding: Grant for travel expenses in the amount of EUR 1,200 and a grant of EUR 150/day to cover accommodation costs
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: 5 December 2023
• Further information: Call for proposals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK)

Faculty Mobility Program as part of the Baden-Württemberg – University of Massachusetts (USA) state exchange program

• Target group: researchers employed at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg who would like to complete a short visit to the University of Massachusetts to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing collaborations
• Participating locations of the University of Massachusetts: Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell.
• Funding period: three to 14 days, longer stays of up to six months are also possible if funds are available
• Scope of funding: Grant for travel expenses in the amount of EUR 1,200 and a grant of EUR 600 to cover accommodation costs (EUR 1,200 per month in case of longer stays abroad)
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: 30 November 2023
• Further information: Call for proposals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK)

Faculty Mobility Program as part of the Baden-Württemberg – North Carolina (USA) state exchange program

• Target group: researchers employed at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg who would like to complete a short visit to a university in the US state of North Carolina to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing collaborations
• Partner universities in North Carolina: Website of the UNC System
• Funding period: at least seven days
• Scope of funding: Grant for travel expenses in the amount of EUR 1,200
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: expired (15 October 2023)
• Further information: Call for proposals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK)

Faculty Mobility Program as part of the Baden-Württemberg – Ontario (Canada) state exchange program

• Target group: researchers employed at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg with research experience who would like to complete a research stay at a university in the Canadian province of Ontario to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing collaborations
• Participating universities in Ontario: Ontario Universities
• Funding period: one to four month(s)
• Scope of funding: Grant for travel expenses in the amount of EUR 1,200 and a grant of EUR 1,200/month to cover accommodation costs
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application deadline: expired (15 October 2023)
• Further information: Call for proposals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts (MWK)

Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

• Target group: researchers holding a doctoral degree who would like to carry out a research project at a Japanese university or research institution
• Destination: Japan only
• Funding period: up to 24 months
• Scope of funding: monthly scholarship, grant for travel expenses, settling-in allowance, accident and health insurance
• Specialist focus areas: open to all disciplines
• Application and application deadlines: Applications can be submitted via the Japanese host institution (deadline in May and September of each year) or via the Humboldt Foundation (at least seven months before the respective selection date in February, June, and October of each year).
• Further information: Website of the JSPS and website of the Humboldt Foundation