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Sponsoring Opportunities of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Felix Streiter
Alexander von Humboldt FoundationHead of Division Europe II, Middle East, Africa, Latin America
Bonn, ADLAF Annual Meeting, November 17th, 2006
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
… is named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859): a universal scholar, renowned for his scientific explorations in South America and his support of young scholars
… was established in its present form in 1953
… is financed by the German Federal Government
… has sponsored more than 25,000 scientists and scholars from over 130 countries
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Main Sponsoring Programmes
ca. 500 Humboldt Research Fellowships per year ca. 60 Georg Forster Research Fellowships per year NEW: Humboldt Thyssen Short Term Fellowships
ca. 100 Humboldt Research Awards per year
ca. 120 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for German Postdocs per year
Several specific programmes
Annual Budget: ca. 50 Million Euro
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Application Requirements in Comparison
Humboldt Research Fellowships
Georg ForsterResearch Fellowships
Countries Worldwide Developing countries
Disciplines All All
Age Under 40 years Unter 45 years
Degree Ph.D. or equivalent degree Ph.D. or equivalent degree or leader of a research group
Publications International Also national / regional
Research Plan No restriction With relevance to development policy
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Funding Benefits in Comparison
HumboldtResearch Fellowships
Georg ForsterResearch Fellowships
Duration of the initial sponsorship
6 - 12 months (extension up to 24 months possible)
Basic amount of sponsorship
Two basic rates: 2250 € or 2450 €
Additional sponsorship
Travel costs, Language course, Family allowance,
European fellowships
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Humboldt Thyssen Short Term Fellowships
10 Fellowships per year for two consecutive research stays in Germany between December and March for scholars in law, economics, and social sciences from Latin America; joint conference in January each year; joint multilingual publication at the end of the programme
Preferred Topics: - Good Governance and Stable Institutions- Political Responsibility and Democratization- Developing Processes in Latin America and Europe: Progress and Regress- Interculturality and Integration
Press Release (of November 20th, 2006): http://www.avh.de/de/aktuelles/presse/pn/index.htm
Online Information and Application form (Deadline: April 30th, 2007):http://www.avh.de/de/programme/stip_aus/thk.htm
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Life-long Funding Opportunities for Alumni Return fellowships
Short visits to Germany (e.g. to a conference) Extended renewed research period in Germany
(up to 3 months)
Short visits by German scholars to research institutions of Humboldtians abroad (Sur Place)
Long visits of German postdocs at research institutions of Humboldtians abroad (Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)
Book and equipment donations institutional partnerships (50,000 € for 3 years) Humboldt Kollegs (network conferences)
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The worldwide Humboldt Network
HumboldtResearch Fellows
(ca. 20,000)
HumboldtResearch Awardees
(ca. 3,300)
Lynen Research Fellows
(ca. 2,700)
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Research Fellowships by ContinentAustralia
3%Middle and
South America5%
North America10% Europe
40%
Africa5%
Asia37%
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Research Fellowships by Discipline
Humanities & Social Sci.
24%
Engineering Sciences
11%
Natural Sciences
65%
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Figures for Latin America by country
Research Fellowships granted (1955-2006):
Argentina 31 Brasil 298 Chile 178 Mexico 95 Peru 47 Colombia 39 Venezuela 28 Cuba 27
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Figures for Latin America by academic discipline
21 % Humanities 7 % law 6 % philosophy
71 % Natural Sciences 20 % medicine 14 % biology 11 % physics 11 % chemistry
8 % Engineering
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The Humboldt-Network:“Once a Humboldtian, always a Humboldtian!“
Humboldt-Clubs and Humboldt-Associations worldwide
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The German Mobility Portal for Researchers
Part of a network of mobility centres in the EU member states (European Network of Mobility Centers) to facilitate transnational mobility for researchers
Information for mobile researchers („incoming“ und „outgoing“) provided by an Internet portal and a helpdesk:Fellowships, funding ressources, visa, social security, child allowance
www.eracareers-germany.de
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Contact
Alexander von Humboldt FoundationJean-Paul-Str. 12
D-53173 BonnPhone: 49-228-833-0
Fax: 49-228-833-199E-mail: [email protected]
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