| Promoting Humboldt Foundation Programs
One of the primary objectives of American Friends is to promote the research support opportunities provided by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. We encourage interested individuals to share information about the programs of the Foundation. Send an email to receive information by mail or to be added to our Promotion Database.
Humboldt Research Fellowship The Humboldt Research Fellowship supports scholars and researchers desiring to conduct research in Germany.
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
Fellowship Duration: 6-24 month research stay at a research institution in Germany
Monthly Stipend: 2,650 EUR
Eligibility: Completion of PhD (or equivalent) within the past 4 years
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Fellowship Duration: 6-18 month research stay at a research institution in Germany (fellowship is flexible and may be divided up into as many as 3 stays within 3 years)
Monthly Stipend: 3,150 EUR
Eligibility: Completion of PhD (or equivalent) within the past 12 years
German Chancellor Fellowship The German Chancellor Fellowship supports young professionals with leadership potential in a year-long program to expand their career experience in Germany.
Sofja Kovalevskaja Award The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award allows scientists and scholars from all disciplines to spend five years building up working groups and working on a high-profile, innovative research project of their own choice at a research institution of their own choice in Germany.
Seeking to broaden awareness of the opportunities for independent research that the Humboldt Foundation sponsors, American Friends organizes activities that encourage international contacts and collaboration among scholars across national lines, with a particular emphasis on German-American relations.
American Friends conducts a variety of activities designed to support international collaboration in research, to expand the circle of scholars familiar with the research programs of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and to facilitate exchanges and social interaction among alumni of Foundation programs.
Other programs and services of American Friends include:
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