Research promotion and funding in Germany - German Education Server

The brochure informs about funding organisations and programmes for researchers in Germany, e.g. for PhD candidates, postdocs, junior and senior researchers. A focus is placed on international target groups and individuals.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is the political body in charge of vocational and higher education and training and research. It is organised into eight departments. The Central Services department is in charge of human resources, budget controlling, including grant awarding proceedings, and information technology in the BMBF. The seven other departments provide the following tasks: 1) [...]

The English language summary of the strategy paper, which was presented on behalf of the government in February 2008, outlines the challenges and opportunities Germany faces in the light of globalisation, and its future strategy regarding collaboration and competition in research and science. Focus is placed on excellence, innovation and the mobility of high potentials (strengthening cooperation in Europe, [...]

This booklet for (prospective) international doctoral students shows the different options for doing a doctorate in Germany. It explains the formal requirements, gives some practical advice on finding the right supervisor or doctoral programme. It also presents sponsoring and funding options.

This website outlines the career opportunities in Germany for international postdocs and experienced researchers. It also contains some practical advice about visas, insurance and living in Germany, dual career.

The web portal is a joint venture of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and partners in industry, it addresses researchers and students from abroad. Germany is presented as a country with a tradition in research and invention, and its current role as a leading figure in terms of invention and innovative research is emphasised. International researchers are invited to find information regarding [...]

Dokument von: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

This website is provided by the Federal Ministry of Education, and Research in Germany. It offers information on research funding programmes by the federal states, the government, private foundations, and the European Union. A ´´News´´ section provides current information and time schedules.

Dokument von: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

This portal provides information on the Framework Programme for Empirical Educational Research, launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in November 2007. Research priorities within the Framework Programme are introduced and users will find details regarding current projects, calls, funding directives. In particular, the portal provides information for young scientists / postgraduate students. [...]

Dokument von: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

EURAXESS Germany is the National Coordination Point at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, an information and advice point for internationally mobile researchers wishing to come to Germany or go abroad to work in research. On this website you can find information on funding opportunities, job offers, social security and tax issues and other topics relating to researcher mobility. The EURAXESS Germany staff [...]

The Goethe Institute dossier on social sciences and research portraits individual institutions and researchers in the area of (applied) social sciences, and an alphabetical list of research centres in Germany. Furthermore, links to various subdisciplines can be activated (religion, law, philosophy, urban development).

An alphabetically sorted list of research institutions in Germany with a focus on social and cultural sciences. A short description of the institutes can be activated, including key words, and links to the website.

The European dimension of research promotion

The European Researcher`s Mobility Portal is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the 33 countries participating in the European Union’s Sixth Framework Programme for Research. The Portal offers a more favourable environment for career development opportunities for researchers in the European Research Area by providing the necessary structured information as proposed in the Communication A Mobility [...]

This EMN Synthesis Report aims to summarise and compare, within a European perspective, the findings from eleven National Contact Points (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom) of the European Migration Network (EMN), on the conditions of entry and residence of third country highly-skilled workers in the EU primarily from the year 2000 [...]

The Green Paper, which was adopted by the European Commission on April 4, 2007, launches a debate on the developments in the European Research Area, as defined by the EU Council in the Lisbon Strategy in 2000. As developing countries such as China and India are making rapid progress in research and development, the Green Paper states the need for mobility in research in the European Union if it intends to [...]