Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award

Eligibility Criteria

Nominator

• Nominations for a Georg Forster Research Award may be initiated by established researchers at research institutions in Germany.
• Humboldt Foundation award winners working abroad are also eligible to submit nominations jointly with a researcher working in Germany.

Nominees

Eligible for nomination are researchers whose fundamental discoveries, new theories or findings have had a lasting effect on their discipline beyond their immediate research area and who will continue to contribute to developing research-based approaches to the specific challenges of developing and emerging countries. The individual nominated must additionally meet the following criteria:

• The nominee’s academic achievements must be internationally recognised and proven by corresponding successes in research.
• The nominee may not previously have received an award from the Humboldt Foundation for her/his academic work.
• The nominee must be a citizen of a developing or transition country

Offered Benefits

• The award amount is €60,000.
• Award winners are also invited to conduct a research project of their choice at a research institution in Germany in cooperation with specialist colleagues there. The award enables a total stay of between six months and a full year, which can be split into multiple stays.
• If required, they will provide further funding of up to €25,000 to finance academic collaboration – in particular to cover the costs of attending academic conferences, of material resources such as specialist literature or scientific equipment at the home institution, or of including junior researchers.

Application Process

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