Funding Opportunities for Postdocs/Junior Researchers
Postdoc Fellowships
- DFG Walter Benjamin Programme (Module: Walter Benjamin Position)
- EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Fritz Thyssen Foundation Postdoc Stipend
- Georg Forster Research Fellowship
- HFSP Long-Term Fellowship
- Humboldt Research Fellowship
- JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship
- Leopoldina Postdoc Scholarship
- Minerva Fellowship Programme
- MSCA - European Fellowship
- Postdoctoral Fellowships of the Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation
- SNF Postdoc Mobility
- The Branco Weiss Fellowship
Funding for research costs
- Fritz Thyssen Foundation Support of projects and travel subsidies
- Schering Stiftung - Boost Your Research - Young Investigator Fund for Innovative Research Ideas
- Daimler und Benz Stiftung
- DFG Individual Research Grants
- NARSAD Young Investigator Award
- EMBO Young Investigators
- FEBS Excellence Awards
Funding to start a lab / research group
- Alexander von Humboldt Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
- DFG – Emmy Noether Programme
- ERC Starting Grant
- Lise Meitner Excellence Program For exceptionally qualified female scientists
Support for researchers with children
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard-Foundation For female postdoctoral fellows with children in the fields of experimental natural sciences and medicine
- Main-Campus-educator For young scientists with educational responsibilities who want to pursue their scientific career and fulfil their family obligations at the same time.
Training and travel grants
- FENS Grants & Stipends for meetings and training activities For senior scientists and young researchers to attend FENS training activities and international meetings
- EMBO Travel Grants For eligible participants who are selected to attend EMBO Workshops, EMBO Practical Courses, EMBO/ FEBS Lecture Courses, EMBO/ EMBL Symposia