Doctoral research | Current announcements
Scholarships, Fellowships, Research Grants
On this page, we refer to a selection of current calls for applications for scholarships, prizes, research grants, or fellowships. Despite great care, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided.
Research Information Service (FIT)
As a member of the UDE, you can subscribe to the Research Information Service (FIT) free of charge. FIT is an e-mail service that provides you with tailored information on research funding. This service is only available in German.
April 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß Foundation: Käthe and Ulrich Pleiß Prize (prize money: up to € 3,000) | 1st April | PhD, Postdoc | Business or vocational education |
| Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation: Else Kröner Research Collegia for Young Physicians (funding amount: € 1.3 million) | 4 April | Medicine | |
| Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): Junior research groups on the topics of "artificial photosynthesis" and "use of alternative raw materials for hydrogen production". | 6 April | Natural and engineering sciences | |
| Verband der Elektrotechnik (VDE): Johann-Philipp-Reis-Preis (Prize money: 10,000 euors) | 13 Apr | Communications Engineering | |
| Stockmeyer Foundation: Stockmeyer Doctoral Fellowship for Young Scientists (funding amount: € 1,600 per month, duration: 24 months) | 15 Apr | PhD | Medicine |
| Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF): Research in Groups (funding amount: up to € 200,000, duration: up to 6 months) | 25 Apr | Postdoc | all fields |
| German Society for Biomedical Engineering in VDE (DGBMT) and Action Alliance for Patient Safety (APS): Patient Safety Award (prize money: up to € 5,000) | 30 Apr | Medicine | |
| Aventis Foundation: Life Science Bridge Award (Prize money: € 100,000) | 30 Apr | Postdoc | Life Sciences |
| BMAS: Establishment of junior research groups within the funding network | 30 Apr | Sociology, political science, economics, law, social ethics, history | |
| Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation: Re-entry funding (funding amount: up to € 400,000, duration: up to 36 months) | 30 Apr | Postdoc | Medicine |
| Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS): Fellowships (3 to 6 months) | 30 Apr | Humanities, Social Sciences |
May 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation: Else Kröner Clinician Scientist Professorships (funding amount: up to €1 million, duration: up to 10 years) | 10 May | Postdoc | Medicine |
| Gerda Henkel Foundation: Funding priority "Lost Cities. Perception of and life with abandoned cities in the cultures of the world" (for interdisciplinary research groups, funding period: 36 months) | 23 May | Postdoc | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Heinrich Stockmeyer Foundation: Stockmeyer Science Award (for approaches to improving food safety and strengthening consumer confidence in the quality of food, prize money: € 10,000) | 31 May | PhD, Postdoc | |
| Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e.V.: Award for pain research (prize money: up to € 7,000) | 31 May | Medicine | |
| Bundesverband Geometrie: Innovation Award, Prize for Theses | 31 May | Bachelor, Master, PhD | Mathematics |
June 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Gerda Henkel Foundation: Democracy funding priority | 6 June | Humanities and social sciences | |
| Joachim-Herz-Stiftung: Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science 2023 (12,500 €/year for max. two years) | 6 June | PhD, Postdoc | STEM and related fields |
| German Research Foundation (DFG): DFG Young Investigators Academy "Aging Processes in Reproduction - Consequences for Fertility and Health (FertilAGE)" | 16 June | PhD, Postdoc | Natural science, medicine and veterinary medicine |
July 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC) and CeramTec GmbH: Research Award (bioceramics and wear problems in endoprostheses) | 31 July | Medicine, Engineering | |
| German Real Estate Academy at the University GmbH: Prize for Real Estate Management (prize money: up to € 2,500) | 31 July | Master, PhD | Economics |
August 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann: Doctoral Scholarships | 1st Aug | PhD | Economics |
| Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): Professorinnenprogramm 2030 - Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern in Wissenschaft und Forschung an deutschen Hochschulen (First appointments of women to permanent W2 and W3 professorships) | 31 Aug | Postdoc |
September 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Alexander von Humboldt Professorships (within the framework of the International Research Fund for Germany, award money: up to € 5 million) | 15 Sep | Postdoc | |
| Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): Promotion of Young Scientists in Materials Research | 15 Sep |
October 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Nagelschneider Foundation: PhD scholarships (for sustainable energies, funding amount: € 2,000 per month, duration: 3 years) | 31 Oct | PhD |
November 2023
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Volkswagen Foundation: Establishment of strategically oriented junior professorships with tenure track (funding volume: € 1.5 million) | 15 Nov | Postdoc | Earth System Sciences |
| Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF): Research in Groups (funding amount: up to € 200,000, duration: up to 6 months) | 28 Nov | Postdoc | all fields |
Anytime
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Fonds der chemischen Industrie: Liebig-Stipendium für Start der Hochschullehrer/innen-Laufbahn (3-year funding, equipment for the working group and a doctoral scholarship for a research assistant) | anytime | Postdoc | Chemistry |
| Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) - Forschungsstipendium (Duration: 6-24 months) | anytime | PhD, Postdoc | all fields |