Dear Reader,

Since January 2024 I, Léa, have been helping to create the newsletter and was part of the IScO team. As I am now finishing my studies, I will unfortunately leave the KIT. I would like to thank you dear readers. I had a lot of fun creating the newsletter for you and getting to know some of you on the excursions! At this point I would like to introduce our new colleague Jessica Weigelmann who joined the team in March and will take over my tasks.

March is here, ushering in the fresh beginnings of the spring season. Therefore, on March 30th, we transition to summer time in Germany. The clocks will move forward one hour at 2:00 AM, shifting to 3:00 AM.

One highlight is our visit to the Karlsruhe Zoo, where we’ll meet the fascinating polar bears. Another exciting excursion will take us to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, where we’ll dive into Swabian art. If you're interested in joining us, be sure to sign up for the excursion in the newsletter below!

Find all the details about upcoming events, activities, and more in this newsletter.

Stay curious and take care!

• IScO´s excursion to the Zoo
• IScO´s excursion to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart: Swabian art

• Start Your Career in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion
• Mentoring program "X-Ment"
• Events organized by PEBA-CDM
• KHYS - Aspirant Grant
• Virtual Career Day 2025
• Active Breaks for international and nativ Students at KIT
• "Save the Date" 20^th Humboldt-Tag

• Events in Karlsruhe
• Online seminar - "The Social Security System in Germany"
• Events of the KIT Research Office 
• DAAD - Women in Entrepreneurship 2025
• Helmholtz office Beijing - Online Consultation 
• Helmholtz Associate Postdoc Network 
• DFG funding opportunities - Info Talks
• DFG Information for the science community

• 9th Leadership Academy - for German Speaking Researchers‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
• Baden-Württemberg/Oregon state exchange program - Faculty Mobility Grant
• Fulbright Germany
• TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program - SSA and MENA
• JSPS-DFG-2025: Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals in "Condensed Matter Physics"
• Azrieli International Fellowships - Call for Applications
• DAAD - ERA Fellowship Green Hydrogen
• JSPS Fellowships - Calls for Applications 
• AvH - Henriette Herz Scouting Program 
• IGSTC - WISER 2025 
• Helmholtz - IISER Program 
• Schmidt Science Fellows

IScO´s excursion to the Karlsruher Zoo

Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Registration required online.

Come along to IScO's excursion to the Karlsruhe Zoo. Karlsruhe Zoo has a new resident to visit! A baby polar bear was born on November 2, 2024.
We will attend a guided tour through the Zoo. 

• Date & Time: Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 12:00 PM (exact time will be announced soon). 
• Venue: Karlruhe Zoo.
• Cost: 10€ for the guided tour through the Zoo.  
• Registration: Please also register any friends, colleagues or children that you plan to bring along in a separate form (for organizational reasons). 

We are looking forward to meeting you!

If questions arise, please write us an e-mail. 
Please feel free to share this offer among your network!

IScO´s excursion to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart: Swabian art

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Registration required online.

Join IScO’s excursion to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart! Discover an impressive collection of artworks on a 60-minute guided tour in English. Explore the world of Swabian art and beyond while experiencing one of Germany’s most renowned art museums with fellow enthusiasts!

• Date & Time: Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9:30 PM (exact time will be announced soon). 
• Venue: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
• Cost: 10€ for the guided tour through the museum showcasting Swabian art.
• Registration: Please also register any friends, colleagues or children that you plan to bring along in a separate form (for organizational reasons). 

We are looking forward to meeting you!

If questions arise, please write us an e-mail. 
Please feel free to share this offer among your network!

Start Your Career in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion Event

• Panel discussion: Career entry in Germany
• Presentation of relevant services (e.g. employment agency)
• Market of opportunities: Direct exchange with experts, recruiters & alumni.

• Date: May 06, 2025
• Time: 5:30 - 8 PM (following the KIT Career Fair)
• Location: Festsaal Studentenhaus, Adenauerring 7, 76131 Karlsruhe (adjacent to the KIT Career Fair)
• Event language: English

Mentoring Program 'X-Ment' at KIT

Since 2012, the X-Ment mentoring program has been supporting the personal and professional development and decision-making of doctoral students and postdocs at KIT. Through a mentoring partnership with people from various fields, X-Ment represents an innovative interface between science and business.

On May 8, 2025, the mentoring program 'X-Ment' at KIT will start again. Within this one-year program, you will receive targeted support in your personal development and decision-making. In addition to various workshops in the areas of personal and career development, you will establish a mentoring partnership to gain authentic insights into the structures and processes of a business enterprise or a scientific institution.  
 
X-Ment offers:

• Skills development in the areas of self-marketing, leadership and agile working.
• Structured support for active decision-making and your personal career path.
• New insights through networking events and exchanges between participants.
• Expanded options for dealing with challenging situations in everyday work through peer coaching.
• A personnel developer as a permanent contact person.

For further information please check this Website.

Events organized by PEBA-CDM 

The Human Resources Development and Vocational Training of the KIT (PEBA) is responsible for the strategic personnel development and vocational training at KIT. The Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management (CDM) ensures that the KIT and all its institutions in research, teaching, and the science-supporting areas are committed to a culture of diversity and mutual respect, recognition and appreciation, openness, and transparency, and understand the successful and sustainable fulfillment of structural diversity as an immanent goal of their activities.

The PEBA-CDM organize various events for this spring:

• Working Together Successfully Under Complex Circumstances – How Psychological Safety Can Help (March 27, 2025, 9 AM–1 PM, English, online)
• Questions that Matter – Gender and Diversity in Research (April 1, 2025, 1 PM–4 PM, English, in-person)

Events organized by the KIT Research Office 

Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Horizon Europe - Opportunities for EU Funding in the Research Fields of Climate, Energy, and Mobility

A joint information event by the National Contact Point for Climate-Energy-Mobility (NKS KEM) and the KIT Research Office (FOR) on current and upcoming calls for proposals in Cluster 5 of the EU Research & Innovation Framework Program “Horizon Europe.”

Location: Online | Information Session

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Online Info Session on the Funding Database RESEARCHconnect

When considering new projects and funding opportunities, the KIT Research Office (FOR) provides access to the RESEARCHconnect funding database.
RESEARCHconnect is a comprehensive funding solution offering the latest and most relevant programs, helping you stay informed while saving time.

Join this training session to learn how to maximize the platform’s features, including search functionalities, alerts, and sharing tools. The session will include a system demo and a Q&A session, conducted in English by Aldo Cavalcanti from RESEARCHconnect.

Location: Online via MS Teams | Information Session

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: DFG Emmy Noether Program

The Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) supports early-career researchers at institutions in Germany. Over six years, scholars can qualify for a professorship while leading an independent junior research group to develop their own innovative project.

Location: Online | Information Session

Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM: How to Plan and Write a Competitive Proposal for ERC Starting Grants

A one-day online workshop (9:00 AM – 3:30 PM) in English. Participation is limited to 20 applicants for the upcoming ERC-2026-StG call (tentative deadline: October 2025).

Are you a junior researcher whose PhD was awarded at least 2 but no more than 7 years ago (extensions possible in specific cases)? Do you have a groundbreaking research idea that you want to pursue with your own project team? If so, the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant might be the perfect funding opportunity for you.

Location: Online | Workshop
Facilitators: Dr. Thomas Koch and Dr. Brigitte Weiss-Brummer, academicfutures

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Criteria for a good DFG Proposal

In this online seminar, the KIT Research Office (FOR) will present key principles of DFG funding. A KIT professor will share insights from her experience as both a DFG reviewer and applicant.

The session will provide:

• Specific guidance on the DFG Individual Research Grants application process
• An overview of the DFG review process and how to align your proposal accordingly

Location: Online | Information Session

Aspirant Grant (Doctoral Researcher/Postdoc) by Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS) 

Asprirant Grant (Doc/Postdoc) enables KIT professors and research group leaders to invite promising scientists who are interested in doing research at KIT as a doctorate researcher/postdoc in the near future to spend one month on-site. During the visit, both parties receive the chance to get to know each other and to discuss the possibility of doing a doctorate/postdoc at KIT. The funding measure is part of the KHYS Postdoc Office and is sponsored by the Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association.

Target group: KIT professors and research group leaders

Funding: KHYS will cover the travel and accommodation expenses for the aspirant’s stay

Deadline: Applications for both measures may be handed in anytime as long as funds are available.

Contact: Denisa Kicmerova (KHYS),  +49 721 608-46201

Please feel free to share this offer among your network!

Virtual Career Day 2025 

On March 27, 2025, the fourth Virtual Career Day will return with a focus on "Career Perspectives for Postdocs: Big Names & Hidden Champions"! Just like in the years before, you can expect exciting guests and a wide range of workshops. Until the day of the official announcement, you can browse the program of their third Virtual Career Day 2024 "Transition Possible" which took place in collaboration with seven other research institutions.

For further Infirmation please check this Website. 

Active Breaks for International and Native Students

You are invited to take part in the new activity "Active Breaks for International and Local Students". Come along to the Jens Wittenburg Triade in front of the Audimax every Wednesday during lecture periods from 13:15 to 13:45.

Each session includes light exercises like stretching, joint mobility, group games, and more. These activities are designed to help you recharge both mentally and physically. It’s a great opportunity to relax, meet new people, and return to your studies refreshed. It will be conducted in English.

"Save the Date" 20^th Humboldt-Tag at KIT

Promotion of internationally mobile scientists

• Date: Thursday, Mai 15, 2025.
• Time: 2:00pm until 6:00pm.
• Program: Preliminary Program.
• Venue: "Senate Hall", Engelbert-Arnold Str. 2, 76131 Karlsruhe (building 11.20), Campus South. 
• Registration: Due to organizational reasons, please register. 

Further Information can be found on their website.

Events in Karlsruhe 

• International Weeks Against Racism Karlsruhe (Internationale Wochen gegen Rassismus). The motto is:  Be human. Be kind. Over 80% of those living in Karlsruhe were not born here and one fourth have non-German roots. Take a moment to think about stereotypes, prejudices, latent and blatant racism and how to prevent discrimination. Most of the events (lectures, discussions) are in German. 

• St. Patrick’s Day. Head out to your favorite Irish Pub and wear some green. 
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A Karlsruhe tradition. The parade starts around 4-ish. This time the route goes to Scruffy’s Irish Pub from Linden’s Irish Pub. Live music. Join in the fun.

• Book and Bake Sale at the American Library from 10 am to 2 pm. Gently used books for great prices; homemade cakes and cookies and even apple pie for sale to benefit the Friends of the American Library; nice atmosphere. 

• International Come Together: Spill the Sauerkraut - a night of German phrases & fun from 6 pm - 8 pm  in the Café Rih, Waldstraße 3, Karlsruhe. Organized by the Welcome Center TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe, the event intends to be a network opportunity for  international specialists, students and interested parties in the Karlsruhe Technology Region: an ideal opportunity to make valuable connections, benefit from different experiences and exchange ideas with like-minded people. Please register at: welcome@trk.de.

• Sip ‘N’ Read at the American Library starting at 7 pm. A reading party with cocktails and mocktails. Grab something to read, choose a cocktail, find a comfy spot and read silently. During the break you can chat with others, get another drink or keep reading. Free. Please sign up by April 2nd. Contact: 0721 72752. 

• Tea Time at the American Library starting at 2:15 pm. Tea, scones; poetry & short stories read aloud. The event is free but sign-up is required by March 29. Contact: 0721 72752.
• Long Night of Mathematics at the University of Applied Sciences from 3 pm to midnight. 

Online seminar: "The Social Security System in Germany"

How does the social security system work in Germany? Social insurance is one of the first administrative topics that you will encounter when you live, work or study in Germany.  If you would like to learn more about the social security system (including health care) in Germany you are invited to join the online seminar about the social security system in Germany and various health insurance companies in the Karlsruhe Technology Region.

The seminar is meant for international professionals (in Germany or abroad), students and apprentices who are new to Germany or plan to come to Germany soon, as well as for company representatives. This online event will be held in English. It is organized by the Welcome Center of the Technology Region Karlsruhe in cooperation with BARMER health insurance company.

Date:                 Wednesday, March 19, 2025.                                             
Time:                 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. CET via Zoom                

Please register using this link.

Congress Travel Program by DAAD 

With funding from the Federal Foreign Office, the program promotes active participation in international scientific congresses and conferences abroad (in person and online). The Program is open to postdoctoral researchers and doctoral candidates. Active participation is encouraged. Active participation is defined as the presentation of one's own scientific contribution (poster, lecture or panel).

Scholarship benefits:
Depending on the travel distance, you can choose from four categories of funding with different funding benefits: 

1. Online participation
2. Presence short distance (up to 600 km as the crow flies, excluding the United Kingdom)
3. Presence medium distance (601 - 3,700 km as the crow flies, plus the United Kingdom)
4. Long-haul presence (from 3,700 km as the crow flies)

For further Information please check this Website (only in german). 

Women in Entrepreneurship by DAAD 

DWIH San Fransisco is partnering with GUILD Academy to launch a hybrid innovation program for women. The program consists of two components:

An online academy and Bay Area visit: The online part lasts eight weeks (from May 6 - June 24, 2025). Ten finalists will be invited to San Francisco for an in-person program (from September 1-5, 2025) coordinated by GUILD Academy. 

All information can be found here. There is a 50€ fee to apply and if selected for the second part, participants in the program only have to pay their flight costs and some meals. Neither German citizenship nor residence in Germany is necessary, but participants should either have a certificate of enrollment at a German university, technical college, research institute, etc. or have alumni status.

Online consultation with the head of the Helmholtz office in Beijing 

This offer is aimed exclusively at researchers and employees of the KIT.

The head of our Helmholtz office in Beijing, Dr. Hong He, will be offering an online information series for all interested parties at the Helmholtz centres from September. As part of this series of events, he will share current impressions from China and information on relevant science policy developments. The format is also explicitly intended to promote a trusting exchange on practical issues and current challenges of bilateral cooperation. We would therefore like to encourage you to send Dr. He questions, suggestions for topics or concrete case studies in advance of the dates that you are currently working on at your centre and which can then be discussed together during the sessions. We apply ‘Chatham House’ rules.

The following dates are planned until the end of the year at 10:00 a.m. CET:

• Thursday 24, April 2025
• Wednesday 04, June 2025
• Wednesday 02, July 2025

Zoom-dial-up data:

Time: 24th April 2025 10:00 AM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rom, Stockholm, Wien
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Time: 4th June 2025 10:00 AM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rom, Stockholm, Wien
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Time: 2nd July 2025 10:00 AM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rom, Stockholm, Wien
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Helmholtz Associate Postdoc Network (HAPN)

The network warmly invites all Helmholtz postdocs to become active members of HAPN.

Working Group 1 Communications – Responsible for fostering open communication within HAPN and with the broader Helmholtz community, ensuring postdocs stay informed about resources, initiatives, and relevant developments.

Working Group 2 Networking – Focused on building connections and organizing events that support collaboration and knowledge-sharing across institutes including career centers and Helmholtz Juniors (HeJus), as well as connecting with external organizations.

Working Group 3 Perspectives – Committed to enhancing the postdoc experience by advocating for fruitful career pathways, effective development opportunities, and consistent standards across Helmholtz Centers.

Join HAPN to build a strong, connected, and supportive network for all Helmholtz postdocs.

Contact: (hapn_contact@listserv.dfn.de) or check out their Website.

Info Talks on DFG Funding Opportunities for Research Careers

Germany’s largest independent research funding organisation offers funding opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. Join their online talk and get to know the DFG and its funding portfolio for postdocs. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines are welcome to join!

Upcoming talks in the Prospects Series (in english):

• 26/03/2025, 09:30 - 11:00 a.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
• 26/05/2025, 03:30 - 05:00 p.m. CET – Walter Benjamin Program
• 18/07/2025, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. CET – Emmy Noether Program 
• 15/09/2025, 02:00 - 03:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs 
• 11/12/2025, 04:00 - 05:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs 

Please check this website for updates on the individual talks.

DFG Information for the scientific communitiy 

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) continues to support researchers who have fled their home countries. The aim is to enable their short-term integration into the German research system so that they can continue their academic work.

Doctoral researchers who have been forced to leave their home country within the last three years can apply for a Walter Benjamin Fellowship to carry out their own research project. Funding in this program offers the opportunity to gain experience at an academic institution in Germany by independently supervising a research project, which forms the necessary basis for the next steps in establishing themselves in the German academic system. There is also individual career support from the host institution and integration into ongoing projects in various DFG funding programs. 

The DFG is extending the Special Program Ukraine until further notice. Through this funding opportunity, Ukrainian researchers (project leaders) who are in Ukraine and whose research is still possible can receive special support. You can find more information on the Special Program Ukraine here.

Further information

Here you can find detailed information on the topic of refugee researchers.

9th Leadership Academy - for German Speaking Researchers‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

• German-speaking researchers from all disciplines - German citizenship is not required.
• Currently conducting research outside of Germany or have been living in Germany (again) for no longer than 18 months.
• Demonstrating commitment to pursue leadership roles in academia, industry, or other sectors.

• Workshops: two in-person phases in Berlin and Heidelberg offering an interactive curriculum on career development, leadership skills, and hands-on tools and knowledge for your next career step.
• Additional Activities: several interesting excursions.
• Networking: Engage with peers, mentors, and professionals from academia and other sectors.
• Individual Coaching: Benefit from personalized guidance to achieve your career goals.

Baden-Württemberg/Oregon state exchange program - Faculty Mobility Grant

Who can apply?

Funding is available for researchers from Baden-Württemberg to spend time at a partner institution in Oregon in a position relevant to the goals of the exchange program. Two orientations are possible for the Faculty Mobility Grant application:

• Projects that can strengthen and expand bilateral student mobility,
• research cooperation, the primary aim of which is to sustainably promote student engagement.

In both cases, the personal visit should serve to strengthen bilateral exchange.

Deadline: April 1, 2025.

Fulbright Germany

The Fulbright Doctoral Program supports four- to six-month research projects at a U.S. university or research institution. The scholarship covers living expenses of €2,400 per month, the transatlantic travel, and health/accident insurance. The Fulbright J-1 visa is free of charge, and a lump sum of €300 is provided for additional incidental costs.

Who can apply?

Eligible applicants are individuals pursuing a doctorate at a university or a university of applied sciences with the right to award doctoral degrees. After completing the scholarship stay, doctoral candidates will continue their dissertation at their home institution.

The application is open now and closes May 1, 2025 for a stay in the U.S. starting between January 1 and May 31, 2026. 

Would you like to learn more about the program and application process?

Join the Office Hour on March 27, 2025, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. Please register through this link to receive the access details before the meeting.

TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program - SSA and MENA

• The DFG provides the host institution with a monthly lump sum of €2,350 to cover the visiting researcher’s living expenses and visa costs. Additionally, travel costs for flights and train journeys to and from Germany are reimbursed up to €1,350. The host institution may also receive up to €700 per month in material funding to cover project-related expenses, such as material and laboratory costs.

• The application is open now and closes May 19, 2025.

• You can apply for TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program SSA using this link.
• Further information about the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program SSA and all application documents can be found on their Website.
• Additionally, information for German hosts is available on this Website (in German only).

Middle East and North Africa:

• You can apply for TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program MENA using this link.
• Further information about the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program MENA and all application documents can be found on their Website.
• Additionally, information for German hosts is available on this Website (in German only).

JSPS-DFG-2025: Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals in "Condensed Matter Physics"

• The eligibility to submit a proposal follows the regulations for the DFG “Sachbeihilfe/Research Grants” funding program (DFG form 50.01).
• For members of non-university institutions with permanent positions, this includes the duty to cooperate (“Kooperationspflicht”) with a partner at a German university (DFG form 55.01).

• The eligibility to submit a proposal follows the requirements of the JSPS International Joint Research Programmes.
• All prospective Japanese applicants must be eligible to apply for a Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research – KAKENHI, and their affiliated institution must judge them able to implement the project and to provide an appropriate research environment (e.g., laboratory, equipment, personnel) for it.

• Please submit your proposal to the DFG by June 3, 2025. Proposals shall be written in English and prepared according to the instructions for the DFG research grants program.
• If this is the first time you are submitting a proposal to the DFG, please note that you must register in the elan portal before you can submit your proposal. You must do so by May 27, 2025. 
• Japanese principal investigators must submit a copy of the proposal and all required additional documentation (CVs and Financial Form for Japanese Side) to the JSPS in the manner specified by the JSPS by June 11, 2025.

Azrieli International Fellowships Call for Applications

PhD Fellowship: Azrieli International Visiting

The fellowship enables PhD candidates to conduct short-term research at leading universities in Israel. It is valued at 12,000 ILS per month and is offered for up to four months.

Who can apply?

The fellowship is open to PhD candidates from all countries and academic disciplines who:

• Are enrolled at an accredited institution outside of Israel and have completed at least one year of their PhD studies at the time of application.
• Have not had prior academic experience in Israel.
• Have secured an academic host, who is a faculty member at one of the eligible Israeli institutions listed in the guidelines. Hosts may only sponsor one candidate per application cycle.

The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025.

Please note that applicants interested in arriving for the Spring 2026 semester may apply beginning September 1, 2025.

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Azrieli International 2026–27

The fellowship supports exceptional postdocs across all disciplines at Israeli academic institutions. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of 14,000 ILS for a duration of up to three years.

Who can apply?

• The fellowship is open to candidates who have received their PhD degree no earlier than November 1, 2022, in all countries except Israel.
• Candidates currently enrolled in a PhD program may apply if they complete their dissertation defence successfully no later than June 1, 2026.
• Applicants must not have received an academic degree – including undergraduate or graduate degrees – in an Israeli institution; however, former visiting and/or exchange students to Israel are eligible to apply.
• Applicants who commenced a postdoctoral or an academic position in Israel prior to September 1, 2025, may not apply.

Applications open on September 1, 2025, and close on November 19, 2025.

Please note that candidates for both fellowships must secure an academic sponsor in Israel before applying.

DAAD - ERA Fellowships: Green Hydrogen 

• PhD students: Research fellowships and internships provide funding for a research project or continuing academic training at a state or staterecognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute or a self-organized internship in a company, a university or a non-university institution in the field of Green Hydrogen. Further Information can be found here: Link at DAAD 
• PostDocs: Research fellowships provide funding for a research stay abroad or a part of a research project. Further Information can be found here: Link at DAAD

• Production,
• Transport and Infrastructure,
• Market stimulation (i.e. further development of the market for hydrogen),
• cross-cutting issues (i.e. regulation, socio-economic and legal framework).

• Production,
• Transport and Infrastructure,
• Market stimulation (i.e. further development of the market for hydrogen),
• cross-cutting issues (i.e. regulation, socio-economic and legal framework). 

• for PhD students: 1 to 18 months for research fellowships and 2 to 3 months for internships.
• for PostDocs:1 to 18 months.

JSPS: Fellowships by German Society of JSPS Scholars

• JSPS Invitational Fellowship (short-term)

International research stay for doctoral candidates from the field of computer science by DAAD 

The aim of the program (only in German) is to support research stays by highly qualified young German researchers in the field of artificial intelligence and computer science and related fields at excellent host institutes abroad.

What is funded?

Funding is provided for research stays worldwide as part of a doctorate in Germany. The research project can be carried out at a university, a non-university research institute or an industrial research laboratory abroad.

The research stays can also be carried out at one of the IFI partner institutes:

• International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Berkeley, USA
• National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo, Japan
• Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute - Montreal, Canada
• Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
• Seoul National University (SNU) Graduate School of Data Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea

Deadline: March 20, 2025.

Further Information can be found on the following Website (in German only). 

Henriette Herz Scouting Program by AvH

Have you long since made a name for yourself in your discipline? Or are you at the beginning of a promising executive research career? Are you also well-connected internationally and have already mentored junior researchers? Then the Henriette Herz Scouting Program could be the right one for you. They specifically want to recruit researchers as scouts who already have their own international network and would like to expand their team to include an excellent Humboldt Research Fellow. Two program lines invite applications from both up-and-coming academics, who are (junior) professors or group leaders, as well as established researchers.

More Information can be found on their website.

Women involvement in science and engineering research by IGSTC

The Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), a joint initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Government of Germany invites proposals in paired mode from women researchers in India and Germany to foster innovation in the field of STEM.

Find furhter Information here.

IISER – Mobility Program for young scientist by Helmholtz

Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), established by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Government of Germany invites applications for availing Industrial Fellowships. This programme is aimed at encouraging PhD students/researchers in S&T with an appreciable track record and aptitude for applied research and technology development.

Fellowships are offered at two levels:

• PhD Industrial Exposure Fellowship (PIEF) - Young researchers who have completed one year of PhD course in Science/Engineering from India and are below 28 yrs of age are eligible. The duration of the Fellowship is up to six months.
• Post Doctoral Industrial Fellowship (PDIF) – Fresh PhDs in Science/Engineering from Indian institutes/universities below 35 yrs of age and within 2 years of completion of PhDs are eligible. Talented researchers not holding a permanent position or having a career break satisfying above age and PhD criteria are also eligible. The duration of the Fellowship is up to twelve months.

Contact: Dr. Pradeep Ghosh, GSI GmbH Darmstadt (Pr.Ghosh@gsi.de,+49 6159713257) 

Further information can be found on this Website.

Schmidt Science Fellows 2026

The Schmidt Science Fellows (SSF) Program aims to expand the horizons of the next generation of leaders and innovators in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computing. It adresses researches who are willing to work in a scientific field outside their previous research activities during the funding period.

Who can apply?

• Scientists of KIT who supervise doctoral candidates are requested to propose qualified candidates to the International Affairs Business Unit by April 25, 2025 (Contact Person: Oliver Kaas)

• Stipend of US $110,000 per year  (for up to two years, a total of up to $220,000 of support during their fellowship) for research
• Participation in leadership and innovation trainings at a self-chosen leading academic institution worldwide