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Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Ukraine
Scientists forced to leave Ukraine by the invasion of Russian troops can receive funding to continue their work at a university or research institute in Germany (funding period: 6 to 12 months). Application has to be submitted jointly by the university management and the host researchers in Germany.
Apply anytime.
Support for projects that change the science system
With the new funding offer "Pioneer Projects – Impetus for the German Research System", the foundation supports projects that aim to improve the science system in the long term.
Next deadlines: March 31 and Oct. 31, 2022
New funding initiative: Perspectives on Wealth
With this initiative, the Foundation aims to initiate a shift of perspective from poverty research to facets surrounding the phenomenon of wealth. In the first call '(Re-)Production of Wealth', the focus is on the genesis of wealth.
First deadlines: May 25 and July 5, 2022
Call for proposals: NEXT – Law between Normativity and Reality
"Law between Normativity and Reality" is the first call for proposals within the new funding framework "NEXT", with which the Foundation aims to address topics and research approaches that, on the one hand, exhibit a high degree of knowledge potential and future relevance, but, on the other hand, are currently not or not sufficiently pursued.
Deadline: July 5, 2022
Networked rather than alone: For more quality in preclinical research
Neuroscientist
Sarah McCann
wants to improve the quality of biomedical research and make it more reproducible. The Volkswagen Foundation is funding her research as a pioneering project in the new profile area "Understanding Research – Evaluation and Science Practice".
Travel grants available for Conference "AI and the future of societies"
During the Herrenhausen Conference on Oct. 12 to 14, 2022, recent and future developments in research and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and their impact on societies are to be discussed. We offer
25 travel grants for PhD students and early postdocs
working on AI topics or doing research on the challenges of AI and its impact.
Academic freedom on the decline
The new Academic Freedom Index data is now available. The
2022 report
shows that academic freedom has decreased substantially in many countries.
Science Communication: With Virtual Reality to Costa Rica
Freigeist Fellow
Matthias Beyer
and his team are introducing young scientists to their everyday research in Costa Rica with a multifaceted video project.
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Events
July 25-27, 2022
Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover
Symposium "Dealing with Violence in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean"
Sep 11-13, 2022
Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover
Herrenhausen Conference "Governing Humanitarianism - Past, Present and Future"
Oct 12-14, 2022
Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover
Herrenhausen Conference "Artificial Intelligence and the future of societies"
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Application Deadlines
Apply Anytime
Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Ukraine
Apply Anytime After Prior Consultation
Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Afghanistan
Apply Anytime
Lichtenberg Endowed Professorships
March 31, 2022
Pioneer Projects – Impetus for the German Research System
May 05, 2022
Open-topic Summer Schools on "Challenges and Potentials for Europe"
May 18, 2022
Thematic Week: Failure matters – Dimensions of "Failure" in Science
May 25, 2022
Perspectives on Wealth: The (Re-)Production of Wealth
June 01, 2022
Momentum – Funding for Recently Tenured Professors
July 5, 2022
Perspectives on Wealth: The (Re-)Production of Wealth
July 5, 2022
NEXT – Law between Normativity and Reality
October 31, 2022
Pioneer Projects – Impetus for the German Research System
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