ELIGIBILITY:

You can apply if you:

are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or

have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate)

You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.

A research project at a state or state-recognised university or a non-university research institute in Germany that is being carried out in agreement with a scientific supervisor in Germany.

Duration of the funding: Funding is provided for a period of:

doctoral students: 2 to 12 months

postdocs: 2 to 6 months

It is not possible to divide the funding up within the funding period. The realization of research work in different countries outside Germany is not eligible for funding.

Please indicate your desired funding period in the application form. The funding period will be determined by the selection committee during the selection process, taking your work schedule into account.

The scholarship cannot be extended.

BENEFIT:

monthly scholarship payments of 1.300 euros

payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover (see also our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 4)

travel allowance

for a funding period of more than six months: research allowance of 460 euros

Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after start of funding:

monthly rent subsidy, only for a funding period of more than six months (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 9)

monthly allowance for accompanying members of family, only for a funding period of more than six months; please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 3

In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs, incurred in Germany due to the disability, that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid, will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 8)

Green Mobility Top Up (subsidy for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel