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Reimar Lüst Award for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange

Outstanding humanities scholars and social scientists from abroad who, as multipliers in and through the field of academic studies, have made an exceptional contribution to the enduring promotion of bilateral relations between Germany and their own countries, are eligible to be nominated for the Reimar Lüst Award for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange.
Additionally, science managers from all disciplines may be nominated for their interdisciplinary contribution to promoting cultural and academic relations between Germany and their own country.

In order, furthermore, to strengthen and extend bilateral cooperative relations, the award winners are invited to spend up to a year in Germany. The stay may be divided up into blocks.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation are jointly granting two Reimar Lüst Awards annually.

Nominations must reach the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation by 15 May. Direct applications are not accepted. The award is valued at 50,000 EUR.

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  1. The nominee must be recognised at home and in Germany for his/her special services as a multiplier of bilateral relations between Germany and his/her own country in and through the field of academic study.
  2. The nominee must be recognised at home and in Germany as an outstandingly qualified academic and/or science manager (e.g. awards, positive responses to publications, etc.).
  3. Detailed expert opinion by an academic working at a research institution in Germany who would like to invite the nominee to spend time researching in Germany or can name a suitable host.
  4. Preparation of the stay in Germany by a host: e.g. by helping organise and run lecture tours and seminars/lectures, by providing access to archives and libraries and by being responsible for the award winner's personal well-being during the stay in Germany.
  5. Expert reviews by important international and German collaborative partners and/or academics.
  6. The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good Scientific Practice during the application and sponsorship periods.
Nominations may be submitted by 15 May. They should be sent to:

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Selection Department
Jean-Paul-Str. 12
53173 Bonn
Germany

The deadline is not an exclusion date; however, it may not be possible to process nominations which arrive late or incomplete. The Selection Committee meeting will take place in Autumn. It is the nominator's responsibility to ensure that he or she has submitted all the necessary documents.

An independent Selection Committee comes to a final decision on the nominations at the Selection Committee Meeting in Autumn. The competition between nominations is international and there are no quotas for countries or disciplines.

Nominees will be notified about the Selection Committee's decision immediately after the meeting.

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One of our hallmarks is the degree of support we try to provide for every single guest researcher. This is why we offer you extra benefits in addition to the award amount: from invitations to events to language courses.

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Once an Humboldtian, always an Humboldtian: Even after your initial research stay has come to an end, we shall still maintain close contact with you. Our alumni sponsorship is flexible and designed to support every Humboldtian’s particular path in life and development as well as collaborations between individuals.

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