Finanzielle Förderung

Um einen Antrag auf ein Stipendium oder ein Forschungsstipendium zu stellen, sollten Sie sich so früh wie möglich mit den entsprechenden Expert*innen am Göttingen Campus in Verbindung setzen (siehe Tabelle am Ende der Seite).

Wissenschaftler*innen des Göttingen Campus, empfehlen wir den Newsletter des GC Postdoc Network zu abbonieren, um aktuelle Informationen über Förderungen, Preise oder ähnliches zu erhalten.

Innerhalb des Göttingen Campus gibt es diverse finanzielle Förderprogramme für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen

Wenn Sie bei der Universität tätig sind, besuchen Sie die Abteilung Forschung, hier und (für EU-Projekte) hier und Göttingen International für Bildungs- und Mobilitätsprogramme. Wenn Sie bei einem Göttingen Campus Mitglied tätig sind, besuchen Sie die GAUSS-Seite.

Göttingen Campus Ressourcen

GAUSS neues Webpage-Tool: Findet Möglichkeiten der Forschungsförderung in MINT (STEM): Die Einwerbung von Forschungsgeldern ist einer der ersten Schritte auf dem Weg zur akademischen Unabhängigkeit. Es gibt viele Möglichkeiten für Postdocs, je nach Karrierestufe, Dauer des Projekts oder Forschungsplan. Um bei der Navigation durch die verschiedenen Förderprogramme zu unterstützen, gibt es nun ein neues Tool.
GAUSS Sammlung von Trainee-Programmen für MINT (STEM)
Auf dieser Webseite sind 50 Trainee-Programme nach Branchen geordnet und mit einem Kurzprofil aufgelistet. Bei all diesen Unternehmen sind Alumni der GAUSS/GGNB beschäftigt.

Externe Unterstützung

Eine sehr nützliche externe Beratungsquelle ist die Fördermittelberatung des Bundes für Forschung und Innovation. Sie hilft Ihnen diverse Fördermöglichkeiten aus verschiedenen Initiativen der Bundesregierung zu identifizieren, sowie lokale, nationale und EU-Forschungsprogramme zu finden und vieles mehr.
Zusätzlich können Sie sich bei FIT (Forschung Internationales Transfer) anmelden, das aktuelle Ausschreibungen auflistet.
Für Postdocs ist auch diese Förderwebsite auch nützlich: Forschung in Deutschland.
Einzelförderung: Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) hat einen Leitfaden zur Einzelförderung veröffentlicht - ob für einzelne Projekte oder Personen. Er enthält auch Tipps für Anträge

Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten

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Dezember

Lower Saxony Impulse Professorship for high-performing academics in all disciplines who have received a call to a W2-professorship or could be appointed to this level with no requirement to advertise. Prior consultation with the Volkswagen Foundation recommended. Academics should be approaching the end of their early career phase (maximum 10 years after completion of PhD) and demonstrate an extraordinary high level of expertise and leadership through grants, prizes, and other ways. The funding is designed to attract international researchers and high-performing early career researchers to Lower Saxony as well as to retain profile-defining researchers. The funding is intended to increase their career potential and boost their potential for future leadership roles. Funding amounts up to 2 million EUR for up to 5 years. Deadlines: 1 December (and 1 June).
John F Kennedy Memorial Fellowships/German Kennedy Memorial Fellowship for Visiting Post-doctoral Fellowship to be held at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University: fellowships to German postdocs who are in the process of writing their habilitation or equivalent research in the Social Sciences. The second fellowship is for all scholars from social science disciplines who are citizens of the EU and whose work is related to modern Europe. Deadlines: 9 December (changed deadline) and 14 December
LIFT-OFF Start-up support: Get support for the development of your start-up idea. Register your idea via a simple form here. Aimed at people interested in starting a business as well as active founders (teams and individuals) from all subject areas. Students, staff, and alumni of the University of Göttingen, HAWK Göttingen/Holzminden/Hildesheim, PFH Göttingen, TU Clausthal and the Göttingen Campus are all eligible to participate. Deadline: 14 December
Visiting Scholars Program and German Kennedy Fellowship to bring highly accomplished European researchers who are citizens of an EU member state other than Germany from social science disciplines (including history) whose work is related to modern Europe. The funding is for one academic year at Harvard University and provides a stipend of $70,000 for ten months of continuous residential research. Deadline: 14 December
Deutsche Lungenstiftung Deutschen Dissertationspreis Pneumologie to reward early career researchers for the best clinical and best experimental dissertation in the overall field of pneumology. The prize is €3,000 and is for researchers who have not exceeded 35 years of age when they completed. Deadline: 15 December.
(in German) BPMFTR Juniorverbünden in Future e-Health: funding for interdisciplinary collaborative projects with sub-projects carried out with at least two different unis which are led by outstanding postdocs. Usually lasting three years, these junior networks should consist of three to four research groups from different disciplines from STEM, medicine or other fields relevant to eHealth. The independent leadership of the groups is by a postdoc at an early stage of their careers. Junior Networks are funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BPMFTR) to support research about computer analyses and data-driven approaches in healthcare (e-Health). Costs can include salary, PhD researcher, materials, travel funds and other project-related costs. Deadline for outline applications: 15 December
(in German) Sampe innovation prize 2026 is for an outstanding theses, which could be at various levels, that dealt with innovative material applications, new processing processes or material combinations from the field of composite materials with promise for the future. The prize money is €1,000 and other benefits include membership of Sampe. Deadline: 31 December
(in German) Roman Herzog Research Prize for Social Market Economy honours outstanding current research projects – whether dissertations or habilitations in German or in English – which contribute to shaping our economic and social order. There is an age limit of 40 (parental leave is taken into account) and the prize is €35,000. Deadline: 31 December
Walter Schulz Stiftung: Cancer research prize €15,000 for early career scientists under 40 years of age who have made outstanding achievements in tumour research. Deadline: 31 December

Januar und später

Interdisciplinary research symposia Göttingen: the Uni's Research & Transfer Department invites applications for scientific symposia under the strategic research goals „Understanding Energy, Information, and Life,“ „Creating Knowledge in a Changing World“ and „Building a Sustainable Future,“ (see overall strategy) to promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research and to address socially relevant issues. The symposia should be interdisciplinary meeting spaces in which dialogues are facilitated across all academic career stages and new research questions are developed with the opportunity to inspire new grant applications. Deadline: 4 January 2026
(In German) Karg Stiftung’s William Stern Programme is aimed in particular at researchers in psychology, educational science and teaching - with possible overlap in other disciplines. PhD researchers (alone or in tandem with a postdoc) who have not yet conducted research on this topic are invited to apply. The aim is to stimulate research in the field of “giftedness” and attract researchers to the topic to generate impetus for the practical support of gifted individuals and an education system geared to their talents. The package can fund PhD scholarships, projects and other instruments. It also offers guidance and access to a network. Deadline: 11 January 2026
Humboldt Foundation CONNECT programme for 16th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium on "AI for Good: Global Responsible Innovation and Business Transformation" (24-27 September 2026 in Brazil): Germany-based early- and mid-career researchers with a PhD (within 15 years) from various research fields working in academia or industry can apply. Attending the full event is mandatory to meet the requirements to apply. Applications can be submitted here. Deadline: 11 January 2026
ERC Consolidator Grant for researchers of any nationality in any field with 7-12 years of experience since PhD completion, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply. These grants are to consolidate a researcher’s independence and are worth up to €2 million over 5 years with an extra €1 million for further particular costs (such as start-up, major equipment, field work, etc). If you want to make an application, please contact your local EU research grants office as soon as possible to get their support, advice and potentially access to local funds to support your application. In addition, they may be able to put you in contact with a successful applicant to help guide you. Their contact details are below. Check out the details and helpful videos here. Deadline: 13 January 2026
Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science is five years’ funding for exceptional researchers in any discipline to pursue their own independent personal scientific project anywhere in the world. Researchers should have a vision for reshaping the future of their fields and, above all, are willing to engage in a dialogue with society on relevant social, cultural, political or economic issues across the frontiers of their particular discipline. The selection committee would love to hear from research projects that have not yet been represented by fellowship-holders. Deadline: 15 January 2026
Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators recognises outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. The prize money is €20,000 and is presented in partnership with the journal Nature. It’s aimed at PhD holders under 35 but exceptions apply. Deadline: 15 January 2026
(in German) AMA Innovationspreis – the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement invites applications for their prize which recognises new research and development projects or innovative products from sensor and measurement technology with clear market relevance. Prize money is €10,000. In addition, there will be a special prize "Junges Unternehmen" for startups that have been on the market for a maximum of five years, employ fewer than 50 people and achieve an annual turnover of no more than 10 million euros. Winners will receive a free booth at SENSOR+TEST 2026. Deadline: 22 January 2026
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships: for excellent postdocs in labs around the world who want support for two years. International exchange is a key requirement. The fellowship includes salary/stipend, a relocation allowance and support for fellows with children. The career development is further supported by the EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and networking through the global network of EMBO Fellows. For further information see below. Deadline for first round: 23 January 2026
(In German) Deutsche Krebshilfe Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program – for early career medical doctors and natural scientists (PhD within 10 years and applicants normally under 35 years) to carry out projects in clinically oriented oncological basic research or clinical cancer research scholarships abroad and research projects within Germany. Funding is a stipend, monthly allowance for conferences and consumables plus one-off start-up fund, family travel allowance. Funding lasts 3 months to 2 years. Deadlines:27 January 2026 (23 June 2026, 22 September 2026)
(Regular call, In German) Max-Eder Junior Research Group by the Deutsche Krebshilfe to support highly qualified early career researchers (normally under 35 years) specializing in oncology to establish an independent research group and further develop their scientific career by changing location. The funds last 4 years (+3 years extension possible) and cover salaries, consumables, facilities, travel. Deadline: 27 January 2026 (23 June 2026)
DAAD JSPS Short-term Research Fellowships for Postdocs (PhD within 6 years of 1 April in the Japanese fiscal year when the scholarship is due to start) and PhD researchers. This is for researchers with German nationality or permanent residence permit for Germany who can submit a research plan agreed with a Japanese host who can confirm a research visit which lasts 1-6 months. Deadlines: 31 January 2026 (and 30 April 2026)
must be led by staff/students associated with the University and UMG ** ENLIGHT+ funding to facilitate the organization of joint small-scale projects, collaborative events, or workshops, involving at least three universities from the ENLIGHT network. The project should also encourage initiatives that actively contribute to the advancement of sustainability practices and the promotion of inclusivity within our academic ecosystem. Outputs (courses, events) should be open for participation of staff and students of all ENLIGHT universities. Deadline: 31 January 2026
(In German) Klee Prize: annually awarded by the German Society for Biomedical Engineering (DGBMT im VDE) with the Klee Family Foundation, to early career researchers who publish work (book, journal or thesis between 1 Jan ’25 and 31 Jan ’26) in a German institution with the following focuses: Biomedical Engineering as an Interdisciplinary Subject; Engineering solutions to current clinical problems; scientific contributions for diagnostics or therapy. Prizes are awarded for €5,000, €2,000 and €1,000. Deadline: 31 January 2026
Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) Bilateral Workshops: IGSTC invites proposals for organising Indo-German workshops on areas of mutual interest with an aim towards creating platforms for substantive interactions between scientists / researchers from academia and industry. The workshops have to take place in India or in Germany and to be designed around a specific research topic out of thematic areas relevant to both DST and BMBF, which includes the thematic areas of 2+2 project calls. Any other relevant topics of very high importance may also be considered. Deadlines: 31 January 2026 (and 31 July 2026)
DECHEMA Industrial Bioprocess Award: for an early career researcher who made an industrially significant contribution to bioprocess engineering during their PhD thesis (thesis presentation between Dec 2024 and Dec 2025). The prize is €5,000 and it is awarded during Himmelfahrtstagung 2026. Deadline: 15 February 2026.
Mülheim Water Award – for individual researchers, teams or institutions applying from Europe or Israel. The focus is on the applicability of innovations for a sustainable water management and safe and secure drinking water supply. The award is €10,000. Deadline: 28 February 2026
Humboldt Foundation Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for researchers at all career levels and in all disciplines from Germany to carry out research abroad with members of the Humboldt Network around the world for 6-24 month research stays. Female scientists and members from underrepresented groups are expressly invited to apply. You will need to identify a suitable host using their search tool and note that most of these – depending on country – are expected to contribute approximately one third of the costs (there are exceptions – see details). Deadline: completed application documents including references to be available for their February, June or October meetings
(Reminder) Humboldt Foundation Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellowships for Postdocs with German citizenship or permanent residence in Germany (but not citizenship/permanent residence in Japan) in any discipline. The fellowship will provide up to 24 months funding with a stipend and other allowances including for travel and insurance. You should have completed your PhD no more than six years ago, have already published and have a very good command of English. Japanese is only necessary if it is crucial for your research topic. Applications in English only and you must have a host in Japan. Deadline: completed application documents including references to be available for their February, June or October meetings
(In German) Deutscher Studienpreis for the best PhD thesis in any discipline for those who completed in 2025 and received an excellent degree at a German unior who are German citizens and completed abroad. Application documents include: an essay and abstract as well as the dissertation itself, two expert reviews, a tabular CV, etc. The Dissertation and expert opinion may be written in German or English, but the competition entry and abstract must be written in German. Prizes are in three subject groups and consist of €25,000 for first prize in each category and two second prizes of €10,000 each per category. All finalists have the option to participate in services for alumni. Deadline: 1 March 2026
DFG Humanities and Social Sciences Research Groups: a funding programme specially tailored to the working methods of these disciplines which enables distinguished researchers to collaborate of a research topic at a single location. The funding period is 8 years and the topic should be broad enough to draw on existing interests and strengths at the location while also providing a framework for the integration of individual research ideas. The application process involves several stages. You should get advice from your local Forschung and Transfer team as well as from the DFG. Deadline for draft proposals: 3 March 2026
VolkswagenStiftung scoping workshops open to all disciplines, to encourage reflection and further development of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research areas and communities. This funding enables researchers to jointly assess the current status of their field of research and, on this basis, to work out perspectives for its further development. The funding is for workshops to take place at Hannover some time between March and October 2027 for researchers in Germany, potentially with international co-applicants. Q&A session: 12 February 2026 at 10:00 (in German) link to be shown here nearer the time. Deadline: 17 March 2026
(In German) BMFTR Society-Related Sustainability “Nachwuchsgruppen“ – Funding is provided for interdisciplinary social-ecological junior research groups that use a transdisciplinary research approach to develop innovative ideas and solutions to make cities fit for the future. The funder is Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and it lasts five years. An overarching goal of the funding measure is to provide excellently trained researchers in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research with attractive career prospects in science and practice. Deadline for outline application: 29 April 2026
Emmy Noether Groups “Methods in artificial intelligence” for highly qualified early career researchers in any discipline specialising in the field of AI method development – interpreted broadly - including theoretical foundations, analysis and evaluation. This could include but is not limited to: machine learning, optimisation, logic and reasoning, algorithmics, data analytics and data mining, knowledge representation, knowledge-based systems, mathematical and formal foundations, statistical learning methods. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to establish and lead an Emmy Noether Group for a period of six years, enabling them to refine their research profile, enhance their international visibility and become eligible for a professorship. Deadline for draft applications: 11 June 2026
AI Research Groups Lower Groups: for scientists with at least 2 years postdoc research experience to fund research groups in computer science, artificial intelligence, application disciplines. Funding up to 2 million euros for up to five years. Deadline: TBC Summer 2026

Fortlaufend

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT JSPS Research Fellowship up to 24 months in Japan for postdocs with permanent residence in Germany in all disciplines. Applications are generally processed four to seven months. Deadline: open
MSC4Ukraine (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for Ukraine)has been launched to support postdocs and PhD candidates from Ukraine (in residence on 24 February 2022 and displaced after that date or ready to relocate). The programme will match researchers with institutes and fellowships will be offered on a rolling basis from January 2023. Deadline: open
DFG Emmy Noether programme applications: for highly qualified early career researchers and junior professors (normally up to 4 years after PhD completion and at least 2 years of postdoc experience) on temporary contracts who want the chance to qualify for the post of professor at a university by leading an independent junior research group for six years. (The eligibility period has been extended by 3 months due to the coronavirus pandemic for those who would otherwise have to apply by 31 December 2022). Deadline: proposals can be submitted at any time.
DFG Walter Benjamin Programmeenables researchers in the postdoctoral training phase to independently conduct their own research project at a location of their choice for 2 years. The project can be carried out at a research institution in Germany or abroad, with the host institution providing support for the project. Applications can be submitted at any time. Frequently asked questions are here. Contacts are subject-specific and can be found here. Deadline: at any time
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Postdoctoral Fellowshipssupport researchers for two years and international mobility is a key requirement. Fellowship includes a salary or stipend, laboratory leadership training, access to an EMBO global network, relocation allowance and support for those with kids. Applications accepted throughout the year.
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Scientific Exchange Grantssupport researchers for up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries – facilitating collaborations with research groups with expertise, techniques or infrastructure that is unavailable in the applicant’s laboratory. They cover travel and subsistence costs. Applications accepted throughout the year.
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Core Facility Fellowshipssupport training for core facility staff (including scientists and technicians) in specific techniques in core facilities that provide services to research institutions or universities. The fellowships contribute towards travel and subsistence costs. Applications accepted throughout the year.
Exist Business Funding for University-based Business Start-ups by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate funding. The application comes from the University/research institute but is driven by researchers (potential entrepreneurs) who hand their business idea to the University. More info about the scheme is here. Applications must be in German. Deadline: on-going
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship - the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation provides sponsorship for research stays worldwide (length of 6 to 24 months for postdocs), for researchers from Germany in all disciplines and all career stages. Applicants choose an academic host from some 15,000 academics in the Humboldt Network abroad. Deadline: Apply throughout the year but well in advance of committee meetings in February, June and October
Fritz Thyssen Foundation Research Stipendsto support highly qualified individual junior scholars who generally received their doctoral degree one or two years ago. It provides postdocs with an opportunity to focus on a research project for a limited period of time and the stipends can be used to enable scholars to familiarise themselves with a new field of research or to write an article for publication. Funding in the following areas: history, language and culture; interdisciplinary field “image-sound-language”; state, economy and society; medicine and the natural sciences. Deadline: applications can be submitted at any time and an answer is generally provided within 8 weeks.
Fulbright Germany: Reisestipendien für deutsche Wissenschaftler*innenfor scientists with German citizenship for teaching or research stays in the US for 3 to 12 months. Fulbright Germany encourages applications from diverse groups who are traditionally underrepresented in academia. No deadline but apply at least nine months before you intend to travel
Liebig Postdoc Fellowships are to help start the careers of prospective university teachers in the field of chemistry. Postdocs from chemistry and related fields can get funding to continue their scientific experience at another working group and university (different from their PhD which should have been completed within three years). Deadline: at any time
Leopoldina Postdoc ScholarshipPostdoctoral scientists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland who already show independence in natural science or medicine to conduct research abroad. Contact: PD Dr Andreas Clausing. Deadline: applications can be submitted at any time and are considered four times a year.
VolkswagenStiftung: support in Germany for Scientists/Scholars from Afghanistan (or who have fled Afghanistan): scientists in Germany are eligible to apply if they have received research funding from the VolkswagenStiftung in the last 10 years. Scientists can apply to bring researchers from Afghanistan (or scholars/scientists who have fled Afghanistan) to work on their research project. Potential PhD students could be funded although the initial funding period would only cover 2 years. In all cases, please discuss potential applications directly with the VolkswagenStiftung before applying. Open deadline.
UniBund conference funding: for postdocs to cover travel and fees can be applied for at any time for a Göttingen researcher as long as it is at least four weeks before the trip. The funding covers costs to present your own results in the form of a lecture or poster. Unibund also provides funds for central lecture series about research, cultural activities, student excursions and institutional conferences at the Uni. Deadline: open ended

Expert*innen für Forschungsstipendien unterstützen auf dem gesamten Campus bei Bewerbungen

Um einen Antrag auf ein Stipendium oder ein Forschungsstipendium zu stellen, sollten Sie sich so früh wie möglich mit den entsprechenden Expert*innen am Göttingen Campus in Verbindung setzen:

UNI	Lisa Grow	lisa.grow@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 28252	National and international funding (Humanities), Research & Transfer Services
UNI	Felix Spöler	felix.spoeler@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 28245	National and international funding (Natural and Life Sciences), Research & Transfer Services
UNI	Ricarda Blumentritt	ricarda.blumentritt@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 21320	EU programmes (Horizon Europe MSCA and Erasmus+), Göttingen International
UNI	Jakob Hedderich	jakob.hedderich@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 21326	DAAD, Göttingen International
UNI	Claudia Sueltmann	Claudia.sueltmann@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 28254	EU Office, Research & Transfer Services
UNI	Małgorzata Siennicka-Rahmstorf	malgorzata.siennicka-rahmstorf@zvw.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 28253	EU Office, Research & Transfer Services
UNI	Florian Pahlke	transfer@uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 24283	Knowledge & tech. transfer, Research & Transfer Services
UNI	Martin Stammann	gruendung@uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 25164	Start-up support, Research & Transfer Services
UMG	Team Research Management	forschung@med.uni-goettingen.de	(0551) 39 61270	Research Management
MPI	Kerstin Mosch	kmosch@gwdg.de	(0551) 3899 453	Forschung EU
DPZ	Björg Pauling	bpauling@dpz.eu	(0551) 3851 454
DPZ	Robert Teepe	rteepe@dpz.eu	(0551) 3851 122