Humboldt Research Fellowship_Séjour postdoctoral en Allemagne

The Humboldt Research Fellowship for researchers of all nationalities and research areas: We support you with your research in Germany.

SUBMISSION: ANY TIME !!

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.

Looking ahead to the upcoming meetings of the selection committee, we expect that 20 – 25% of the applications received will be approved.

Fellowship specifications
Additionally to the monthly fellowship rate of 2,500 EUR, the following benefits can be
granted:

• mobility lump sum as a subsidy for expenses in connection with necessary conference
  and research trips, archive and library stays, etc. in Germany and abroad;
• subsidy towards the cost of medical and liability insurance;
• 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;
• as of April 2022
• for single parents: flat-rate allowance for accompanying children (under the age of 18) for
  stays of at least three months;
• additional extension of the fellowship up to 12 months for research fellows accompanied
  by children under the age of 12;
• 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;
• 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);

Detailed information on the webside of the foundatation, here