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Find the sponsorship that fits your personal career! Whether you are a postdoc at the beginning of your academic career or already a world authority in your discipline – we have the right programme for you. Should your programme search yield both the Humboldt Research Fellowship and the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, please use the Programme Compass for further guidance. It the best possible support when selecting the programme that corresponds most closely to your profile.

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Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
- For whom: top-rank junior researchers
- From where: - programme closed to new applications -
- For what: up to €1.65 million for 5 years to head a research group in Germany
Reimar Lüst Award for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange
- For whom: Highly respected humanities scholars and social scientists
- From where: all countries (excluding Germany)
- For what: €80,000 award money (research stay of up to 12 months in Germany possible)
Philipp Schwartz Initiative
- For whom: researchers at risk
- From where: all countries (excluding EU)
- For what: 24 (+12) months fellowship in Germany
Philipp Franz von Siebold Award
- For whom: japanese researchers
- From where: Japan
- For what: €80,000 award money (research stay of up to 12 months in Germany possible)
NSTC (Taiwan) Research Fellowships for researchers from Germany
- For whom: postdoctoral researchers, experienced researchers
- From where: Germany
- For what: 3–12-month research stay in Taiwan
Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award
- For whom: outstanding researchers (up to 15 years after completing their doctorate)
- From where: all countries (excluding Germany)
- For what: €80,000 award money in addition to €1.5 million for research collaboration in Germany
MSCA4Ukraine
- For whom: doctoral students and doctorate holders from Ukraine
- From where: Ukraine
- For what: 6–24-month research stay in EU member states and Horizon Europe associated countries
Konrad Adenauer Research Award
- For whom: internationally recognised researchers
- From where: Canada
- For what: €80,000 award money (up to 12 months research stay in Germany possible)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship
- For whom: Postdoctoral researchers
- From where: Germany
- For what: 6–24-month research stay in Japan
International Climate Protection Fellowship
- For whom: prospective leaders and postdocs with climate expertise
- From where: non-European developing and transition countries
- For what: 12–24-month research project in Germany