Dear Reader,

May is here, bringing with it two public holidays in Germany! On May 1st (Thursday), celebrate Labor Day, a nationwide holiday marked by events, demonstrations, and lively gatherings. It’s the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in Germany's cultural and political spirit. Then, on May 29th (Thursday), many regions will celebrate Ascension Day, another public holiday—ideal for a spring break or to experience local traditions.

Another true highlight at KIT are the International Days – a must for anyone interested in international exchange. From May 5 to 16, 2025, they showcase KIT’s global diversity with panels, workshops, consultations, and more on studying, researching, and working abroad.

Also, from now on, I, Jessica, will be taking over the newsletter as Lea's successor. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming ISCO events and sharing great moments with you! Don’t miss IScO's excursion to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart to dive into Swabian art on April 26. Looking ahead, we’re excited for our Frühjahrsmess get-together on May 31st! Join us for a fun outing to this classic German spring fair, where you can enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and connect with others. It’s a must-do tradition in Germany!

All the details about these events and more are in this newsletter!

Stay curious and take care!

• IScO´s Excursion to the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart: Swabian art
• IScO´s Frühjahrsmess (Spring Fair) "Get Together"
• Meet & Greet with the Foreigners Office Karlsruhe and IScO

• International Days
• Panel Discussion "International Collaboration in Transition"
• International Excellence Talk with Dr. Chris Funk, University of California, Santa Barbara
• 20th Humboldt-Tag
• Dissertation Prize of the Friedrich and Elisabeth Boysen Foundation
• KIT Career Fair - the Career Service Job Open Air
• Start Your Career in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion
• Welcome Event for Doctoral Researchers
• Events organized by PEBA-CDM
• KHYS - Aspirant Grant

• International Come Together in Karlsruhe
• Events in Karlsruhe
• Informational Seminar Statutory Health Insurance in Germany
• DAAD - Congress Travel Program
• 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

• Technologies of the Future - Call for Applications
• Women's Impact Award 2025
• Khaled al-Asaad Solidarity Funds
• Eucor - Seed Money 2025
• KHYS - Research Travel Grant
• Scholarship program of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament - 2nd Call for Applications
• Fulbright Germany - Call for Applications 
• TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program - SSA and MENA
• JSPS-DFG-2025: Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals in "Condensed Matter Physics"
• DAAD - ERA Fellowship Green Hydrogen
• JSPS Fellowships - Calls for Applications 
• Azrieli International Fellowships
• AvH - Henriette Herz Scouting Program 

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 am (exact time will be announced soon). 
• Venue: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
• Cost: 10€ for the guided tour through the museum showcasting Swabian art. Please note that you are responsible for covering your own train fare.
• 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 Frühjahrsmess (Spring Fair) "Get together" 

We’re excited to invite you to a quintessential German experience: the Frühjahrsmess in Karlsruhe on May 31, 2025! This vibrant spring fair is a beloved tradition, offering a perfect blend of fun, food, and festivities.​

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2 PM.
• Location: Messplatz, Durlacher Allee, Karlsruhe
• Admission: Free entry! Please note that all attendees are responsible for their own expenses at the fair.​

What to Expect:

• Thrilling Rides: Experience the excitement of roller coasters, the Ferris wheel, and the "Airborne" ride, which spins riders 65 meters above the ground at speeds up to 120 km/h. ​
• Classic Attractions: Enjoy traditional fair rides like bumper cars and carousels.
• Delicious Food Stalls: Savor local specialties such as bratwurst, langos, and sweet treats like cotton candy and gingerbread hearts. ​
• Fun Games: Try your luck at various game booths and win prizes. ​
• Festive Atmosphere: Immerse yourself in the lively ambiance with music and entertainment throughout the day.​

We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration required online.

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!

Meet & Greet with the Foreigners Office Karlsruhe and IScO 

We are pleased to invite you to a special Meet & Greet Event in collaboration with the Foreigners Office Karlsruhe (Ausländerbehörde).

Agenda:

• Mr. Lamminger from the Foreigners Office Karlsruhe will give a short presentation on how to apply for a residence permit.
• The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, where you can ask questions and clarify any doubts about the process.

This is a great opportunity to learn about the application process in a concise and informative session.

Event details: 

• Date: May 14, 2025
• Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
• Location: KIT, Building 30.95, Audimax, Str. am Forum 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Seminar Room A/B
• Registration: Please register by visiting this Website.

We look forward to seeing you there!

International Days at KIT

From May 5 to 16, 2025, the International Days at KIT will invite you to discuss internationally relevant topics and gain new perspectives.

The highlights:

• Panel discussion “Cooperation in Transition - Opportunities and Risks of International Collaboration” (Monday, May 5, 2025, 6PM)
• International Excellence Talks: Lecture by Dr. Chris Funk, Director of the Climate Hazards Center (CHC) at the University of California (Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 3PM)
• 20th Humboldt-Tag (Thursday, May 15, 2025, 2PM)

Other interesting program points:

• Keynote and Discussion about “Diversity in the lecture hall? Counteracting discrimination at universities“ (Thursday, May 8, 2025, 5PM)
• International Fair: International initiatives, university groups and students introduce themselves (Friday, May 9, 2025, 2PM)
• Africa Roundtable about “Potentials, challenges and opportunities of education and research partnerships” (Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 5PM)

The International Days are aimed at enhancing intercultural exchange, inspiring new ideas, and giving rise to valuable contacts. Join it!

Even more events and all details can be found on this Website. 

Panel Discussion "International Collaboration in Transition" as part of the International Days

Key questions include:

• How can strategic partnerships be identified, and what factors influence their success?
• How can collaboration be fostered in countries where academic freedom and democratic values are at risk?
• How can long-standing, trusted partnerships be maintained and deepened amidst growing geopolitical tensions?

Moderated by Professor Dr. Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha.

• Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (CEST).
• Foyer of the Presidential Building (Building 11.30, Engelbert-Arnold-Str. 2, 76131 Karlsruhe,  Campus South).

International Excellence Talk with Dr. Chris Funk

• Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 3:00 PM (CEST).
• KIT Campus South, Building 30.41 (Chemistry Building, Fritz-Haber-Weg 2-6, 76131 Karlsruhe), Lecture Hall 2.
• Also available via Zoom.

20^th Humboldt-Tag at KIT

Seize the opportunity to internationalize your research team at KIT and to establish connections all around the globe. Host postdocs from abroad and enrich your team with international expertise. Or apply for participation in the Henriette Hertz Scouting Program and attract up to three international postdocs with a Humboldt Research Fellowship for your group.

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

These questions and many more will be answered at the event

• How do I finance my post-doctoral studies abroad?
• How do I invite excellent post-doctoral colleagues from abroad to my institute / group?
• How do I nominate a colleague for an award?

• Restrictions and their implications on the academic freedom in the USA, by Dr. Thomas Hesse, Deputy Secretary General, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
• Funding opportunities and support for internationally mobile researchers and prospective hosts by Dr. Thomas Hesse, Deputy Secretary General, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
• International Excellence Talk in cooperation with Humboldt Regional Group Karlsruhe-Pforzheim on “Logic of Dynamical Systems for Flight Safety”, by Humboldt Professor Dr. André Platzer, KIT
• Humboldt-Lightning-Talks, Humboldt fellows and grantees present their current research presented by Dr. Erik Bründermann, Member of the Executive Board of the Humboldt-Regional Group-Karlsruhe Pforzheim e.V.

Become a Humboldt Fellow!
Whether you are a young post-doc at the beginning of your scientific career or an established, experienced scientist or among the best in the world in your discipline - the research fellowships and research awards of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation provide for adequate funding.

Become a host at KIT!
Every Humboldtian needs a scientific host. Internationalize your research team and encourage your young international cooperation partners to apply for a research fellowship of the Humboldt-Foundation or nominate your preferred partner in cutting-edge research for a Humboldt research award. The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation supports persons, no projects!

The full program and further Information can be found on this Website.

Dissertation Prize of the Friedrich and Elisabeth Boysen Foundation

The non-profit Friedrich and Elisabeth Boysen Foundation supports science and research, with a particular focus on environmental protection. Each year, the foundation honors an outstanding dissertation by a young researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the field of environmental technology, with a particular focus on engineering solutions aimed at optimizing energy consumption and reducing pollutants and noise. 

• Early-career researchers who have completed their doctorate at a KIT department between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024 (date of the defense).
• Nominations for the award must be submitted by KIT department members. Self-nominations are not permitted.

• The prizewinner receives a one-time cash prize in the amount of EUR 5,000. Please note that the prize money may be subject to income tax and social security contributions. 

KIT Career Fair - the Career Service Job Open Air

200 years of KIT – 200 companies – 2 exhibition days 

Whether internship, trainee or direct entry: the KIT career fair brings you together with potential employers and jobs. Once a year, you can get to know numerous companies that are looking for you in the middle of the campus in front of the Audimax. Or you can find out about possible job profiles that match your degree program - all free of charge and without registration, presented by Career Service & Alumni.

• Date: May 06 & 07, 2025
• Time: 12 - 5 PM
• Location: Forum in front of the Audimax (building 30.95; Audimax, Str . am Forum 1, 76131 Karlsruhe), KIT Campus South
• Entrance: free of charge and no registration required!

KHYS @ KIT Career Fair: Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS) will also be present on May 6: Visit them at booth A18 for information regarding the doctorate and postdoc at KIT. 

Are you interested in joining a graduate school for your PhD? Then meet the coordinators of the KIT Graduate Schools KCDS (12 noon - 2:30 PM) and ENZo (2:30-5:00 PM), who will also be available for questions.

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

Welcome Event for Doctoral Researchers

Are you a new doctoral researcher at KIT or just starting your PhD journey? This Welcome Event is the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with the services available to you and to connect with other German and international PhD students.

The event will include:

• A presentation with helpful information on how to make the most of your doctoral research period, including opportunities for research stays abroad and services available at KIT.
• Short testimonials from more advanced doctoral researchers, who will share their experiences at KIT and answer any questions you may have.
• A get-together with snacks and drinks, providing time for networking and meeting fellow doctoral researchers.

Event details

Date: May 26, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: Seminar Room A+B, Building 30.95 (Audimax, Str . am Forum 1, 76131 Karlsruhe), KIT Campus South
Registration: Registration is required for this event. You can register online on this Website.

For further information please check this Website. 

Events organized by the KIT Research Office 

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

The KIT Research Office (FOR) offers access to RESEARCHconnect, a funding database that helps you discover current, relevant opportunities and save time. Join this session to explore search tools, alerts, and sharing features. Includes a live demo and Q&A with Aldo Cavalcanti (RESEARCHconnect).

Location: Online via MS Teams | Type: Info 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

Online, one-day workshop (9:00–15:30, in English) for 20 early-career researchers aiming at the ERC-2026-StG call (expected deadline: Oct 2025). For researchers 2–7 years post-PhD (extensions possible) with groundbreaking project ideas and the ambition to lead their own team.

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 offers targeted guidance on DFG Individual Research Grants and insights into the review process to help align your proposal effectively.

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)

Please feel free to share this offer among your network!

International Come Together in Karlsruhe

The Welcome Center TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe invites you to the next International Come Together – this time at Röser Medienhaus!
Annette Röser-Letizky, one of the managing directors, will give a short introduction to the family-run business. Afterwards, Clara Labuhn, freelance trainer for political education, will provide insights into Germany’s media landscape – including the background of the broadcasting license (Rundfunkbeitrag).

• Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
• Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Location: Röser Medienhaus, Fritz-Erler-Str. 25, 76133 Karlsruhe

This informal network meeting is aimed at international professionals, students, apprentices, and anyone interested in connecting across cultures. A great chance to exchange ideas and share experiences in a relaxed atmosphere.

You’re welcome to share the invitation with friends and colleagues.

Please register briefly at: welcome@trk.de

Events in Karlsruhe

• English-Speaking Meetup Group: Monthly Stammtisch, plus hikes and concerts.
• American Library Karlsruhe: Events for adults including LitNight, New(s) Views, MovieTalk, Poetry and Events for kids & teens including Storytime, KIT Climate Monster workshop, TeenTimers.
• Karlsruhe Toastmasters: Practice public speaking in English every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday (7:15–9:15 pm) in a friendly, supportive setting.

• Sprecht miteinander! Speak with each other!: Practice your spoken German in a relaxed atmosphere. People of similar language ability form groups moderated by a volunteer. Free and no registration required. Wednesdays and Fridays from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Bürgerzentrum Mühlburg (BZM), Weinbrennerstr. 79a, 76185 Karlsruhe.
• The IBZ offers practice in speaking German via Skype on Mondays and in person on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. More informartion can be found on this Website.
• Other opportunities to practice speaking in German can be found on the Integration page of the City of Karlsruhe. 

• Relocation Service move-in: With more than 20 years of experience in the region, Relocation Service move-in can help with your move to Karlsruhe, your move from Karlsruhe and with all those day-to-day problems expats experience.

• April 27 — Day of the Orchard 2025. Picnic and workshop at the Katzenwedelwiese in Beiertheim-Bulach starting around 3 pm. Free but limited to 30 participants, so please sign up via email to: workshops@zkm.de.
• April 30 — Tanz in den Mai (Dance into May). Dance til you drop at various venues throughout the city. The following day is a holiday! In other parts of Germany, this is Walpurgis Night also known as Witches Night and is celebrated on the Brocken in the Harz Mountains.
• May 1 — Maifeiertag (International Labor Day). Official public holiday in all of Germany. It’s a Thursday this year so make it a long weekend if possible.
• May 3 - 4  — Fest der Sinne in the inner part of the city and Durlach. Music, street artists, special markets. Sunday shopping from 1 to 6 pm.

Informational seminar Statutory Health Insurance in Germany

• Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5.30 PM (CEST).
• The seminar will be held online - access link will be available upon registration. You can register by using this link.

Registration Deadline: April 25, 2025.

For any inquiries, Ms. Edelmann & Ms. Neumann  are available at gwl@ia.uni-stuttgart.de.

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). Active participation is encouraged. Active participation is defined as the presentation of one's own scientific contribution (poster, lecture or panel).

Target group: Postdoctoral researchers and doctoral candidates. 

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

• Online participation
• Presence short distance (up to 600 km as the crow flies, excluding the United Kingdom)
• Presence medium distance (601 - 3,700 km as the crow flies, plus the United Kingdom)
• 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 

The German Center for Research and Innovation San Francisco (DWIH SF) partners with GUILD Academy for a hybrid innovation program for women. The second edition of the Women in Entrepreneurship Program offers foundational entrepreneurial knowledge, fosters an entrepreneurial mindset, and helps participants build networks in the Bay Area.

Who can apply?:

• Applicants must have an affiliation with a German university or research institution (Universität, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften – HAW or staatliche Forschungseinrichtung).
• German citizenship is not required.

Program Highlights:

• 8-week online course | May 6 – June 24, 2025
  → Includes self-paced video modules, practical assignments, and weekly live sessions
• 1-week immersion in San Francisco | September 1 – 5, 2025
  → For the top 10 finalists: pitch training, expert talks, workshops & networking in the Bay Area

Application fee: €50

There will be an info session for registered administrators — date to be announced.
For any inquiries, Evan Gong is available at gong@dwih.org

For detailed information on the application process and program specifics, please visit their Website.

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 centers 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 center 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:

• Wednesday 04, June 2025
• Wednesday 02, July 2025

Zoom-dial-up data:

Time: 4th June 2025 10:00 - 11:00 AM CET
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting-ID: 671 5474 8654
Passcode: 297630

Time: 2nd July 2025 10:00 - 11:00 AM CET
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting-ID: 633 2674 6200
Passcode: 793590

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):

• 26/05/2025, 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 

• Gain experience at a German academic institution by supervising a research project to establish a foundation for advancing in the German academic system.
• Receive individual career support from the host institution.
• Integrate 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 can be found on this Website.

Technologies of the Future - Call for Applications

With the Technologies of the Future scholarship program, the French Office for Science and Technology and the Office for Cooperation and Cultural Action support the mobility of young researchers affiliated with universities or research institutions based in Germany. Students enrolled in a research master’s degree are also eligible.

• €2,100 for postdoctoral researchers
• €1,770 for PhD students
• €1,200 for master’s students (research-oriented)

Bonus: As part of the "Green Embassy" program, awardees using eco-friendly transport can receive: €250 travel allowance (doctoral/postdoctoral level) or €410 travel allowance (master’s level).

Deadline: June 4, 2025

How to apply?
Applications must be submitted until June 4, 2025 via an online form, available on Science Allemagne. For more information, please contact info.berlin@campusfrance.org (master’s level) or attache-science.berlin-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr (doctoral or postdoctoral level).

Women’s Impact Award 2025

The Women’s Impact Award is a joint initiative by the Falling Walls Foundation, the Elsevier Foundation, and the Volkswagen Foundation. It honors visionary scientists whose interdisciplinary, ground-breaking research creates tangible societal impact and directly improves the lives of women and girls.

Who can be nominated?
Researchers and Scientists from all disciplines whose work:

• Addresses gender disparities
• Demonstrates measurable societal impact
• Contributes to improving conditions for women and girls

What is awarded?

• A platform to showcase impactful research on an international stage.

Deadline: April 30, 2025.

Further information can be found on this Website.

Khaled al-Asaad Solidarity Funds

The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) has established the Khaled al-Asaad Solidarity Funds to support researchers who can no longer pursue their academic work safely in their home countries due to threats linked to their research or freely expressed opinions.

Who can apply?

• Postdoctoral researchers who are at risk or under threat.
• Individuals whose academic freedom is compromised due to the content of their scientific work, or opinions they have publicly expressed.

What is funded?

• Postdoctoral fellowships at ULB.
• The fellowship provides a safe academic environment for threatened scholars to continue their research.

Deadline: May 7, 2025.

Further information can be found on this Website.

Eucor - Seed Money 2025

Eucor – The European Campus supports cross-border teaching and research projects between the five Upper Rhine universities through its Seed Money program.

Who can apply?
Projects researchers from at least two Eucor member universities
in at least two different countries. Projects already receiving national or international funding are not eligible.

The annual call offers two funding lines:

• Teaching
• Research, Innovation & Transfer – also open to doctoral training projects

Deadline: September 8, 2025, 5:00 PM (CEST).
 
Further information can be found on this Website. 
For any inquiries, Felicitas Proksch is available at felicitas.proksch@kit.edu.

KHYS Research Travel Grant

Who can apply?

• KIT doctoral researchers & postdocs.

• Three to six-month research stay at a university or company abroad.
• Grant amount is based on the support rates of DAAD and depends on the duration of the research stay as well as the destination
• The Research Travel Grant cannot be used for participation in congresses and conferences.

Deadline: June 4, 2025. 

Further information can be found on this Website. 

Scholarship program of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament 

Who can apply?

• All Baden-Württemberg higher education institutions. They can apply for funding for students, early-stage researchers and interns who are planning a stay in Baden-Württemberg or Israel in the scope of partnerships between higher education institution, as well as for study trips and events in this context.
• Students must be enrolled full-time at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg or Israel.
• Interns are eligible to apply if they are enrolled full-time at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg or Israel.

• for studies, research projects and internships abroad of one to six months (including examination periods, provided that credits for examinations are recognized at the home institution),
• for events (workshops, symposia, conferences, etc.) and
• for study trips. 

Deadline: June 16, 2025, but the call remains open until the budget is exhausted.

Application Process:
The application documents must be submitted electronically by the higher education institution’s rectorate or central administration with reference to the “Scholarship program of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament” to poststelle@mwk.bwl.de.

If you have any questions regarding the call for applications, please contact Ms. Knappe at Mareen.Knappe@mwk.bwl.de.

Fulbright Germany

The Fulbright Doctoral Program supports four- to six-month research projects at a U.S. university or research institution. 

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.

What does the funding include?
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.

Deadline: May 1, 2025 

For any inquiries, Sandra Kölling is available at doktoranden@fulbright.de.
Further information can be found on their Website (available in German only).

Faculty Mobility Program 2025: Baden-Württemberg – Connecticut | 2nd Call

For over 30 years, universities in Baden-Württemberg and Connecticut have successfully collaborated, mainly through student exchanges; to strengthen researcher mobility, a special funding line was introduced. For 2025, the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg is again offering scholarships for short visits to partner institutions. The goal is to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing ones

Who can apply?
Researchers from participating universities in Baden-Württemberg and Connecticut who are interested in closer cooperation and active involvement in the state program can apply for funding. Funding for doctoral candidates is not included in this program.

 What’s funded?

• Short-term academic visits (3–10 days)
• €1,200 travel grant
• €150/day for local expenses (Arrival and departure days each count as half a day)

How to apply?
Send one PDF with:

• Application form + 200-word summary of the project
• CV with publications (EN)
• Project description (max. 3 pages, EN)
• Invitation letter from host

Applications must be submitted via email (all documents combined into a single PDF attachment) to Ms. Elisabeth Trnka-Hammel, Division of International Relations, Heidelberg University: elisabeth.trnka@zuv.uni-heidelberg.de

Deadline: April 30, 2025.

For any questions, Ms. Elisabeth Trnka-Hammel (Tel. +49 6221 54 12740, Email: elisabeth.trnka@zuv.uni-heidelberg.de) will be happy to assist you.

Further information can be found in their Call for Application on this Website. You can find the application form on this Website (both in German only).

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.

• 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 Programs.
• 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

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 defense 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 the fellowship 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 on this Website.
• PostDocs: Research fellowships provide funding for a research stay abroad or a part of a research project. Further Information can be found on this Website.

• PhD students currently enrolled in a German university, university of applied sciences, or non-university research institutions) and
• PostDocs (currently conducting research in Germany) interested in Green Hydrogen topics can apply. 

• 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)

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.