Press Releases

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is developing measures for a sustainable global network on the basis of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to present its Georg Forster Research Awards, each valued at €60,000.

Press Release issued jointly by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) - New York/Bonn, 23 August 2021

Study by ETH Zurich examines the positive effects of international research fellowships. Humboldt Foundation publishes discussion paper on the internationalisation of German science.

Reimar Lüst Awards for international scholarly and cultural exchange are granted jointly by the Humboldt Foundation and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.

The first winners of the 2022 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship announced.

More than 1,000 researchers from around the world attend online, conference theme is “Diversity of Ideas” .

On 23 and 24 June 2021, international researchers will be meeting for the Humboldt Foundation’s virtual Annual Meeting. The opening with Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be broadcast via livestream.

In the second round of the Henriette Herz Scouting Programme, a further 23 scouts, including 10 female researchers, were chosen to recruit talented individuals for the Humboldt Network. A total of 99 applications from 47 institutions were submitted. The selections made during this round included two scouts each from Universität Hamburg, LMU Munich and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Three million euros for additional research fellowships and a research hub