About this Program
The Humboldt Research Fellowship for researchers of all nationalities and research areas: We support you with your research in Germany.
Through the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications from across the globe. As a fellow, you will benefit from individual support from the Humboldt Foundation and our diverse sponsorship portfolio.
Research fellowships are granted to post-doctoral and experienced researchers:
- Research fellowships for post-doctoral researchers allow scientists and scholars from abroad with above-average qualifications, at the beginning of their academic careers, who have only completed their doctorates in the last four years to stay in Germany for an extended research stay (6-24 months, may be divided into up to 3 partial stays).
- Research fellowships for experienced researchers allow scientists and scholars from abroad with above-average qualifications, who completed their doctorates less than twelve years ago, to stay in Germany for an extended period of research (6-18 months, may be divided up into as many as three partial stays). Researchers are expected to have their own discernible personal academic profile. They should usually be working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or have a record of several years of independent academic work.
Eligibility
- Experienced researcher
- Nationality
- You are not a German national, or if you obtained your university entrance qualification and university degree, or your university degree and your doctorate, in Germany, you can apply if you have lived and worked abroad for more than ten years and intend to continue doing so long-term. Have you lived and worked abroad for more than five years? You can still apply if there is a string connection to your current country of residence.
- Stay
- For your application to be successful, you may not have lived in Germany for longer than a total of six months within the 18-month prior to submitting your application. And if you have arrived in Germany recently you should submit your application as soon as possible, as we can only assess your eligibility and formally accept your application after it has been submitted.
- Confirmation that research facilities are available/host’s statement
- A Researcher from an academic institution of your choice in Germany will provide you with a mentoring agreement and written confirmation that research facilities are available, and will compile a detailed review for you.
- Expert reviews
- You can provide two expert reviews.
- Postdocs: your doctoral supervisor and one other researcher- outside f you institution, if possible-should provide well-grounded information on your qualifications.
- Experienced researchers: the reviews should be provided by important collaborative partners and/or researcher at you own institute as well as other institutes-outside your country of origin, if possible
- You can provide two expert reviews.
- Language skills
- Natural sciences and engineering: You must have a good knowledge of German or English.
- Humanities, social sciences and medicine: You must have a good knowledge of German if this is necessary for conducting your research successfully. Otherwise, good knowledge of English will suffice.
