Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Humboldt Professorship Germany’s most valuable research award brings top international researchers to German universities.

Michaela Mahlberg | Applied linguistics

Language is the key to the world. Michaela Mahlberg uses computer-aided, quantitative linguistic methods to study huge bodies of text, not least with regard to the social function of language. At the new centre of Digital Humanities and Social Studies she will explore the social dimension of the datafication and algorithmisation of culture and society. more

Fatih Ömer İlday | Physics & materials science

F. Ömer İlday has played a seminal role in developing ultrafast laser technology, transforming the field of non-linear laser-matter interactions in the last few years. He is now invited to join Ruhr University Bochum to explore new research fields in materials science and establish a world-class research centre. more

Ariel Dora Stern | Health economics

Germany has a highly efficient health service but is not in the international vanguard according to health system research. Ariel Dora Stern, one of the few researchers with a global reputation in the field, is now invited to Potsdam to drive this highly relevant and promising field of research, which has been underrepresented in Germany to date. more

Suvrit Sra | Mathematics and machine learning

When mathematics meets AI, and optimisation, machine learning: mathematician Suvrit Sra’s fundamental works on methods of optimisation have made a seminal and incomparable contribution to the theoretical understanding and continued development of learning systems. The Technical University of Munich wants to harness the Humboldt Professorship for Artificial Intelligence to expand its leading position in the field of artificial intelligence. more

Arnim Wiek | Sustainability research

Arnim Wiek is a world leader in sustainability science and has played a seminal role in shaping its development. At the University of Freiburg, Wiek is invited to establish a Center for Sustainable Food Economy that will create synergies between existing research activities both there and at other universities in the tri-national Upper Rhein region. He will also help to reinforce efforts to internationalise sustainability research in Germany. more

30.000 researchers worldwide belong to the Humboldt Foundation’s network.


As Humboldtians, they are all members of the Humboldt Family: currently sponsorship recipients and alumni from more than 140 countries, including 61 Nobel Laureates.

The Humboldt Foundation

  • We sponsor researchers, regardless of discipline and nationality.
  • We strengthen Germany as a research location through international academic exchange.
  • We support our fellows and award winners for their entire lifetime.
  • We campaign for international understanding, scientific progress and development.

800 awards and fellowships are granted by the Humboldt Foundation every year.

Mouhamed Moustapha Fall (German Research Chair at AIMS Senegal)
“Mathematics offers huge optimization potential to the African people.”

Humboldt Kosmos – the Humboldt Foundation’s magazine. What are Humboldtians around the world working on? What are the issues in science, diplomacy and international affairs that move us? We report in our magazine.

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Humboldt Geography of Knowledge Where do most of the successful applicants and nominees come from and where are the Foundation’s alumni doing their research today?

Humboldt is everywhere

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Did you know that we have a fellowship dedicated exclusively to Climate Change and resource conservation?

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The best in spirit! A team from the Humboldt Foundation took part in the Berlin company run.

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Research and wanderlust

With Lynen to the land where the lemons blossom: How German scholar Elisa Ronzheimer benefited from a research stay in Italy.

Portrait photo of Elisa Ronzheimer, a woman with long dark hair and glasses.

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Our 6th UK-German Frontiers of Humanities Symposium took place from 7 to 9 May in Berlin.

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News

Research and wanderlust

With Lynen to the land where the lemons blossom: How German scholar Elisa Ronzheimer benefited from a research stay in Italy.

Portrait photo of Elisa Ronzheimer, a woman with long dark hair and glasses.

News

The coincidence of a lifetime

On a Humboldt study tour around Germany in 1972, the Romanian neuroscientist Maria-Luisa Flonta and the philosopher Mircea Flonta got to know each other.

Collage mit Fotos aus der Kennenlernphase und dem gemeinsamen Leben des Paares

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Philipp Schwartz Forum in Berlin

Conference and network meeting on 3 and 4 April to discuss international scientific freedom and the protection of researchers

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LinkedIn

Did you know that we have a fellowship dedicated exclusively to Climate Change and resource conservation?

LinkedIn

The best in spirit! A team from the Humboldt Foundation took part in the Berlin company run.

LinkedIn

Our 6th UK-German Frontiers of Humanities Symposium took place from 7 to 9 May in Berlin.

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Happy #WorldPenguinDay! Did you know that the Humboldt penguin (with whom Humboldt dances here) can blush?

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We stand united with US academia in defence of science! Our president Robert Schlögl calls for global solidarity to protect the science systems.

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"I am truly humbled to join a league of thinkers who dare to wonder." Dana Branzei will be awarded a Humboldt Professorship in Berlin on 5 May!

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Syria faces enormous challenges in (re)building a strong science community – international exchange and the ties to Germany can offer support. We were part of a fact-finding mission.

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Who wants to live forever? ComLab#10 calls for researchers and journalists to join forces once again. Apply now!  

Gloria Ugwuja and Andreas Taubert

Georg Forster Research Fellowship

The Fellowship for postdoctoral and experienced researchers from developing and emerging countries who are contributing to sustainable development. The sponsorship is equivalent to the Humboldt Research Fellowship.

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