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Federal Research Minister Bär presents certificates to recipients of the Global Minds Initiative Germany on 20 March in Bamberg

Altes Rathaus in Bamberg bei Sonnenschein vor blauem Himmel

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A conversation with Robert Quinn of the Scholars at Risk Network and Robert Schlögl, President of the Humboldt Foundation.

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Superposition Cape Town

Meeting of cutting-edge researchers offers networking opportunity at AIMS South Africa.

Eine große Gruppe von Menschen steht vor dem African Institute for Mathematical Sciences und hebt die Hände in die Luft.

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Press Invitation

Federal Research Minister Bär presents certificates to recipients of the Global Minds Initiative Germany on 20 March in Bamberg

Altes Rathaus in Bamberg bei Sonnenschein vor blauem Himmel

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Georg Forster Research Award

The anthropologist Guillermo Wilde and the cancer scientist Nousheen Zaidi are being honoured for development-related research.

Portäts von Guillermo Wilde und Nousheen Zaidi

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A conversation with Robert Quinn of the Scholars at Risk Network and Robert Schlögl, President of the Humboldt Foundation.

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KI ist eine Blackbox – aber Humboldt-Professorin Sandra Wachter bringt Licht ins Dunkel.

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How can we solve conflicts? And how can education help make the next generations more resilient and socially conscious? Two highlights from our network at Salon Sophie Charlotte.

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How can female researchers balance career, family and international collaboration – especially when they come from smaller or less visible countries?

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As 2025 draws to a close, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all Humboldtians, supporters, and partners for a year shaped by a shared passion for science, exchange, and collaboration.

Cover of the Kosmos Magazine No. 117/2025, "Free Science"

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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Humboldtian Nobel laureates

The Foundation maintains an interdisciplinary network of well over 30,000 Humboldtians in more than 140 countries around the world – including 63 Nobel Prize winners.

 

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Secretary General Markus Zanner (left) and President Robert Schlögl (right)
Porträt Robert Schlögl
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President Professor Dr. Robert Schlögl
Foto Robert Schlögl Hochformat
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President Professor Dr. Robert Schlögl
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Secretary General Dr. Markus Zanner
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Secretary General Dr. Markus Zanner
Eine Gruppe von jungen Forschenden, die ausgelassen für ein Foto posieren.
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Participants at the Annual Meeting
Junge Forscherin, die eine Selfie mit Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier macht.
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Participants of the Annual Meeting with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frau sitzt mit einer Tasche, auf der das Logo der Humboldt-Stiftung aufgedruckt ist, auf einer Bank.
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Participants at the Annual Meeting
Eine Forscherin mit Brille und Kopftuch erklärt etwas an einem Poster.
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Poster session at the Philipp Schartz Forum
Zwei junge Forschende, die zusammen fröhlich etwas auf dem Smartphone anschauen.
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Humboldtians in exchange
Junge Forscherinnern und Forscher sehen sich eine Apparatur in einem Labor an.
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Humboldtians on a lab tour
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The Humboldt Foundation in Bonn
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The Humboldt Foundation in Bonn

Award Winners of the Humboldt Professorship

Downloads of film portraits and photos of the award winners

Grünes Muster mit Figuren, Symbolbild Humboldt-Professur
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Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

With a value of five million euros, the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most highly-endowed research award in Germany and draws top international researchers to German universities.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) will shape our societies for the future. It is already doing so today – from medicine via industry through to art and culture. The Humboldt Foundation sponsors cutting-edge research in AI and also sees its role in generating new ideas on the challenges of transformative technologies.

Olivier Pamen vor einer Tafel mit mathematischen Formeln mit Link zum Dossier
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Research Cooperation with Developing Countries

The Humboldt Foundation supports developing and threshold countries in their endeavours to promote junior researchers and international networking as well as developing their own functioning science systems. For in a globalised world, a country’s prospects for growth, affluence and social harmony are inextricably bound up with scientific and technical progress.

Grafisches Muster aus grünen Punkten mit Schriftzug Max-Planck-Humboldt-Forschungspreis
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Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award

The award is granted to a researcher from abroad with outstanding future potential. The aim is to recruit particularly innovative international researchers to work at German universities and research institutions for a fixed-term period.

Stapel von mehrfarbigen Holzklötzen in einem breit gefächerten Farbspektrum.
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Diversity

As an international networking organisation connecting outstanding researchers and leaders in all science-related fields around the world, the Humboldt Foundation feels under a special obligation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We also consider ourselves well-positioned to make a significant contribution to sustainable global development.

Cover of the Humboldt Foundation’s Sustainability Agenda: "Sustainably crafting excellent connections"
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Sustainability

As an international networking organisation connecting outstanding researchers and leaders in all science-related fields around the world, the Humboldt Foundation feels under a special obligation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We also consider ourselves well-positioned to make a significant contribution to sustainable global development.

Symbolbild Philipp-Schwartz-Initiative: Drei gelbe Kreise mit einer Figur, die von einem zerstörten Tempel zu einem intakten Tempel läuft
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Philipp Schwartz Initiative

Since 2016, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative has enabled German universities and research institutions to host foreign researchers who are threatened by war and persecution in their own countries for a period of two years.

Porträt Sofja Kovalevskaja
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Sofja Kovalevskaja Award

The award allows outstanding junior researchers to build up a working group at a research institution in Germany and to spend five years working there on their own research project.

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Science Communication

From events discussing and sharing ideas to dedicated training sessions and workshops: the Humboldt Foundation is committed to opening science and research to a broad public audience.