Figures, statistics and evaluations

Here you will find figures and facts about the Humboldt Foundation and our sponsorship recipients and programmes as well as popular departments and research institutions in Germany and around the world.

Humboldt Geography of Knowledge: Over 30,000 Humboldtians from all disciplines and more than 140 countries make up the global Humboldt Network.

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Resarch stays in Germany

Humboldt Rankings

These research institutions in Germany are especially popular amongst the Humboldt Foundation’s fellows and award winners.

From our network

Nobel Prize

These researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize.

Transparency and success monitoring

Evaluation

In order to continue developing our programmes as well as possible, we regularly evaluate the quality of our work.

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Annual report 2025

(in German language only)

Diversity and equal opportunities

Gender Monitoring

The Humboldt Foundation attaches great importance to ensuring an appropriate share of women researchers in the Humboldt Network. Gender monitoring regularly records the distribution of female and male researchers in the Humboldt Foundation's sponsorship programmes.

Gender Monitoring (in German language only) (PDF, 1 MB)

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Humboldtian Nobel laureates

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