Press Releases

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

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to host the Philipp Schwartz Forum in Berlin on 9 and 10 April to discuss international academic freedom and the protection of researchers.

The 2024 Humboldt Residency Programme to revolve around the exchange of knowledge between the Global North and the Global South.

Speaking in Berlin today, Humboldt Foundation President Schlögl announced that the only way to finance better-paid research fellowships would be to cancel a programme.

At the Humboldt Colloquium in Rome, some 300 researchers from five countries will discuss the opportunities offered by and challenges involved in science.

Willingness on the part of the German science system to help researchers from Ukraine is substantial, as is the number of scientists and scholars who have fled the war-stricken country. In light of the war in Ukraine, the Humboldt Foundation is calling for additional financial support from the political sector so that it can provide appropriate help in this situation as well.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation launches new strategy

The new president of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation lobbies for science and for tapping international perspectives to solve problems like the transformation of our energy systems.