Here you can find an overview of funding options for professors and senior researchers. The research support team will be happy to provide you with advice and practical assistance on the various funding options. You can find useful texts and materials for your proposal in Materials and documents. Please contact us well in advance for proposals which have to be submitted via the university's head office.
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to link directly to foundation websites for legal reasons; in these cases, please copy the URL and enter it into your browser.
Alfried-Krupp Förderpreis für junge Hochschullehrer in den Naturwissenschaften: www.krupp-stiftung.de/alfried-krupp-foerderpreis-fuer-junge-hochschullehrer/ (in German only)
BW Foundation: Internationale Spitzenforschung, www.bwstiftung.de/forschung/programme/themenoffene-programmlinien/internationale-spitzenforschung/ (in German only)
Funding for Researchers who want to come to the University of Tübingen
Humboldt Foundation: Humboldt-Research Fellowship, www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-research-fellowship; Georg Forster-Research Fellowship for senior researchers from developing countries, www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/georg-forster-research-fellowship Henriette Herz-Scouting-Programm: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/henriette-herz-scouting-programme
Funding for threatened researchers: Scholars at Risk; Philipp Schwartz-Initiative der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, humboldt-foundation.de/web/philipp-schwartz-initiative.html DFG: Funding for Refugee Researchers
