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

Walter Benjamin Program

  • 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

Axa foundation fellowship

  • Years after PhD: < 5 years
  • Mobility role: Not applicable
  • Period of funding: up to 2 years

Fellowships to go worldwide (including Germany)

Long term EMBO fellowship

  • 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

FEBS long term fellowship

  • 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

Marie Skłodowska-Curie IF

  • Years after PhD: Note applicable
  • Mobility role: 12 months in country or 3 years for reintegration to EU
  • Period of funding: 2 years

Advance EMBO fellowship

  • 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

The Branco Weiss Fellowship

  • 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

DFG Research Fellowship

  • 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

Volkswagen Stiftung

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award

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

FESPB Travel Grant

  • Type of funding: go to biannual  FESPB/EPSO Congress

Company of biologists travel grant

  • Type of funding: go to biannual  FESPB/EPSO Congress
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