Research Scholarship
Offered by Gerda Henkel Foundation
The Research Scholarship supports individual scholars with a PhD or equivalent to finance their own working hours for a specific project, with funding available for 1 to 24 months.
- Deadline
- 20 November 202642 days left
- Who can apply
- Support does not depend on the applicant’s nationality or location.
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Opportunity overview
Research ScholarshipSelect this funding option if– you are applying for a personal scholarship to finance your own working hours,– and if the grant is intended to support you exclusively.Travel and material expenses may be requested in addition. The applicant must hold a PhD or a formal second academic qualification ("habilitation" or comparabl) (different application criteria / different support levels). Any prior Gerda Henkel Foundation research scholarship must have been granted at least five years earlier. • Applications for a new project may be made if the last rejected application was made more than three years ago.
Who can apply
Benefits and funding
How to apply
- Submit your application electronically using the provided application form, including a detailed research proposal, budget, and CV.
- description of the research proposal (max. time schedule and working plan with information about the necessary travel to archives, libraries and museums or other destinations
- Ensure that your PhD thesis has been published and that the research project differs from the PhD topic.
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