Current Calls for all Career Stages
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)
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January 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| NRW-Rückkehrprogramm 2025: Junior research groups in the biological sciences (Information mostly in German) | 09.01.2026 | Postdoc (Advanced) | Biological Science |
| The Branco Weiss Fellowship: Society in Science | 15.01.2026 | Postdoc | all |
Feburary 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) - Foundation basic research in biomedicine: PhD fellowships | 01.02.2026 | PhD | natural sciences, biomedicine |
March 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Körber Stiftung: German Thesis Award | 01.03.2026 | Postdoc | all |
| German Chemical Industry Association (VCI): Kekulé Scholarship | 01.03.2026 | PhD (start) (EU nationality) | chemistry and chemistry-related subjects |
| VolkswagenStiftung: Scoping Workshops | 17.03.2026 | Postdoc, Junior Faculty | all |
| Joachim Herz Stiftung: Add-on fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer | 22.03.2026 | PhD, Postdocs, Junior Faculty (without tenure) | business administration, economics, life sciences and materials science |
| Wübben Science Foundation: Sandpit - Big Data in the natural sciences | 31.03.2026 | Postdoc (with at least 1 year employment contract) | big data in the natural sciences |
April 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| German Society for Biomedical Engineering in the VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE DGBMT) and Klee Family Foundation: Prize for Innovation in Biomedical Technology | 30.04.2026 | all | medical issues solved through technical transfer |
June 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) - Foundation basic research in biomedicine: PhD fellowships | 01.06.2026 | PhD | natural sciences, biomedicine |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation: Heinrich Wieland Prize | 01.06.2026 | all (if outstanding research) | biologically active molecules and systems in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology as well as their clinical importance |
July 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| German Chemical Industry Association (VCI): Kekulé Scholarship | 01.07.2026 | PhD (start) (EU nationality) | chemistry and chemistry-related subjects |
| Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes Association (FSK): Innovation Award for Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes | 15.07.2026 | all | all disciplines related to foam plastics and polyurethanes |
September 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Hans Böckler Foundation: Maria Weber Grant 2027 – Teaching Substitution for Junior Professors and Postdoctoral Researchers | 15.09.2026 | Junior Faculty | all |
October 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) - Foundation basic research in biomedicine: PhD fellowships | 01.10.2026 | PhD | natural sciences, biomedicine |
| Daimler and Benz Foundation 2027: Research Funding for Early Career Researchers | 01.10.2026 | Postdoc, Junior Faculty | all |
November 2026
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| German Chemical Industry Association (VCI): Kekulé Scholarship | 01.11.2026 | PhD (start) (EU nationality) | chemistry and chemistry-related subjects |
March 2027
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| Ingrid zu Solms Foundation: Ingrid zu Solms Prize for Medicine | 01.03.2027 | Postdoc, Junior Faculty (female, younger than 40 or 42 years old) | medicine |
April 2027
| Ausschreibung | Frist | Karrierephase | Fächergruppen/Fachgebiet |
| Ingrid zu Solms-Stiftung: Ingrid zu Solms-Preis für Natur-, Lebens- und Ingenieurwissenschaften | 30.04.2027 | Postdoc, Junior Faculty (weiblich, jünger als 40 bzw. 42 Jahre) | Natur-, Lebens- und Ingenieurwissenschaften |
Anytime
| Call | Deadline | Career stage | Subject group(s) |
| The Federal Government: Guide to Research and Innovation Funding | |||
| Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation: Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship (Information event on 24.09.2024) |
anytime | Postdoc, Junior Faculty | all |
| Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation: Henriette Herz-Scouting-Programme | anytime | Postdoc, Junior Faculty (without German citizenship) | all |
| Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) - Research scholarship (funding period: 6-24 months) | anytime | PhD, Postdoc | all |
| German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Scholarship Program 'ERA Fellowships - Green Hydrogen' | Master: spring/autumn; PhD/Postdoc: anytime | Master, PhD, Postdoc | Natural sciences, engineering, economics, social sciences and law in regard to hydrogen |
| Chemical Industry Fund: Liebig Scholarship for the start of a university teaching career (3-year funding, equipment for the working group and a doctoral scholarship for one research assistant) | anytime | Postdoc | chemistry |
| Heinrich Hertz Foundation: Scholarship for a research stay abroad | anytime | all (restricted for doctoral researchers) | all |