Carl-Zeiss-Humboldt Research Awards
Thomas Becher and Gustau Camps-Valls each receive €100,000 research award.
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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. ????
More attractive funding for cutting-edge research
Humboldt Foundation launches new research award and improves funding for Humboldt Professorships.
We are proud and happy to announce our new sponsorship programme – the Humboldt Research Professorship – and further support under the financing of the Global Minds Initiative Germany of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).
New issue of the magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Free science: 10 years’ experience with the Philipp Schwartz Initiative
Bridge between science and politics: Humboldt Placement Scheme launched
The former German Chancellor Fellow Michael Laha will be available to the Federal Foreign Office for three months as a sparring partner on issues of international science policy.
New Alexander von Humboldt Professors selected
Germany’s most valuable research award to go to Dresden, Düsseldorf, Heidelberg and Tübingen.
#HumboldtConcert: Advent concert of the Humboldt Foundation
The Humboldt Foundation invites you to its annual Advent Concert on 11 December.
Bridge between science and politics: Humboldt Placement Scheme launched
The former German Chancellor Fellow Michael Laha will be available to the Federal Foreign Office for three months as a sparring partner on issues of international science policy.
#HumboldtConcert: Advent concert of the Humboldt Foundation
The Humboldt Foundation invites you to its annual Advent Concert on 11 December.
Superposition Cape Town
Meeting of cutting-edge researchers offers networking opportunity at AIMS South Africa.
New Deputy Secretary General
On 1 October 2025, Katrin Amian, is assuming the position of Deputy Secretary General.
ComLab#10 – Forever young?
The tenth Communication Lab revealed that the real fountain of youth is our lifestyle – and above all, good social connections.
Scouting for more diversity
Through the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme, Martina Havenith-Newen and Albert Newen open doors for talents from the entire world.
More than 30 years in the service of the Humboldt Foundation: farewell to Thomas Hesse
Thomas Hesse is retiring. The Foundation would like to thank him most warmly.
Why Collaborative Networks Matter
Find out what Lynen Fellow Friederike Hillemann learned about solidarity and career paths in academia from studying Indigenous networks.
2025 Humboldt Alumni Awards presented
This year’s awards for the best network initiatives launched by Humboldtians go to the Czech Republic, Ecuador and India.
Carl-Zeiss-Humboldt Research Awards
Thomas Becher and Gustau Camps-Valls each receive €100,000 research award.
More attractive funding for cutting-edge research
Humboldt Foundation launches new research award and improves funding for Humboldt Professorships.
New issue of the magazine Humboldt Kosmos
Free science: 10 years’ experience with the Philipp Schwartz Initiative
New Alexander von Humboldt Professors selected
Germany’s most valuable research award to go to Dresden, Düsseldorf, Heidelberg and Tübingen.
Network meeting in Bayreuth
More than 220 researchers from 49 countries to meet from 12 to 14 November
The Global Minds Initiative Germany: Start of funding for the first researchers in Germany
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation welcomes top international talents from 25 countries.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to the Humboldtians Susumu Kitagawa and Omar M. Yaghi
The Humboldt Network now counts 63 Nobel laureates among its members.
Bonn Humboldt Award Winners’ Forum
22-24 October: Top researchers discuss current developments in artificial intelligence
Kosmos lecture at the Humboldt Foundation's late summer reception
Vânia Zuin Zeidler on the right to high-quality and sustainable food for all, Berlin, 16 September.
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. ????
We are proud and happy to announce our new sponsorship programme – the Humboldt Research Professorship – and further support under the financing of the Global Minds Initiative Germany of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).
Good news for everyone on the hunt for magical moments: A new model developed by one of our Humboldt Fellows will help predict the occurrence of polar lights.
International research talents wanted: Here is one of the first fellows of the Global Minds Initiative Germany!
What will really help us live better for longer? Join us at Berlin Science Week on 1 November for a discussion on longevity.
Are you considering a research stay in Germany and wondering what it’s like? Check out our video.
Heartfelt congratulations to Humboldtian Jingyuan Xu on winning the L'Oréal For Women in Science Award!
An outside perspective – priceless. Our International Advisory Board met in Berlin to provide strategic guidance.
Happy Birthday, Alexander von Humboldt!
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