Funding Opportunities
Which source of funding can I apply to?
Whether you are a scientist interested in carrying out research at the MPIPZ or an already MPIPZ postdoc planning your next steps in your career, it is always worth checking funding opportunities in advance.
When planning to apply for funding, it is important to consider the eligible criteria and to focus on the overal aim of the grant, fellowship or program needs. However, the applicant must also be aware of how many years after the PhD defenses one can apply, how long after commencing a new position, and whether international mobility is required or not.
If you are considering to apply for EU funds, ie, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, ERC, etc, please let the Postdoc Coordinator knows and she will put you in contact with our EU Liason, who will assist you on the matter.
Below you can find a list of major fellowship, grants, short stay funding and travel awards that you can apply for in Germany. It is not an exhaustive list. Moreover, if you are looking for other programs to go abroad, please have a look:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/funding/search
https://ecrcentral.org/fundings
Postdoctoral Fellowships to come or continue in Germany
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
- Years after PhD: 4 years
- Mobility role: less than 6 months in Germany
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
Georg Forster Research Fellowship
- Years after PhD: 4 years
- Mobility role: 12 months living outside Germany in the last 18 months
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Years after PhD: (<34 years old)
- Mobility role:
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
- Years after PhD: early postdoctoral training phase
- Mobility role: less than 1 year in host institution
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
Leopoldina Postdoc Scholarship
- Years after PhD: < 7years
- Mobility role: less than 2 month in host (abroad)
- Period of funding: 1-3 years
Research stipends from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
- Years after PhD: < 2 years
- Mobility role: Not specified
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
- Years after PhD: < 5 years
- Mobility role: Not applicable
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
Fellowships to go worldwide (including Germany)
- Years after PhD: 2 years
- Mobility role: less than 6 months in country
- Period of funding: up to 2 years
Long-term Human Frontiers Fellowship
- Years after PhD: 3 years
- Mobility role: 12 months before starting fellowship
- Period of funding: 3 years
- Years after PhD: <3 years
- Mobility role: FEBS country to FEBS country, less than 9 months in host country
- Period of funding: up to 3 years
- Years after PhD: Note applicable
- Mobility role: 12 months in country or 3 years for reintegration to EU
- Period of funding: 2 years
- Years after PhD: continuation of Long term EMBO
- Mobility role: Not applicable
- Period of funding: 2 years
Faculty for the future fellowship
- Special scientist target: Women
- Years after PhD: Not specified
- Mobility role: Not specified
- Period of funding: 2 years
Life Science Research Foundation fellowship
- Years after PhD: <5 years
- Mobility role: US Citizens going to other countries
- Period of funding: up to 3 years
- Years after PhD: <5 years (1 year parental leave)
- Mobility role:
- Period of funding: up to 5 years
Fellowships to go abroad from Germany
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
- Years after PhD: 4 years
- Mobility role: less than 6 months in country
- Period of funding: up to 2 year
- Years after PhD: Not specified
- Mobility role: less than 1 year in host institution
- Period of funding: 3 months-3 years
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for experienced
- Years after PhD: 12 years
- Mobility role: less than 6 months in country
- Period of funding: up to 2,5 years
Grants
Daimler und Benz Stiftung Postdoctoral scholarship program
DFG Individual Research Grants
The Society for Eperimental Biology (SEB)
Travel Awards
DAAD Support to travel for conferences
- Type of funding: go to conferences
DAAD Support to travel for conferences
- Type of funding: travel as invited speaker
ASPB Annual Meeting Travel Awards
- Type of funding: go to Annual ASPB Meeting
Sharon Gray Women's Young Investigator
- Type of funding: go to Annual ASPB Meeting
- Type of funding: go to biannual FESPB/EPSO Congress
Company of biologists travel grant
- Type of funding: go to biannual FESPB/EPSO Congress