Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Scholarships for refugees. The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung offers scholarships for refugee students. Bachelor’s and Master’s students as well as graduates (doctoral candidates) may apply. The application deadlines are 15 January and 15 July. |
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Solidarity fund: Financial support for political refugees, international students, and international doctoral candidates. Funding is also available for refugees without residency permits. Applicants must live in Germany. Applications may be submitted informally at any time. |
Philipp-Schwartz-Initiative (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
With the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, universities and research institutions in Germany have the opportunity to accept endangered academics with full scholarships for 24 months.
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Baden-Württemberg Fund for persecuted scientists The Baden-Württemberg Foundation has started a funding program for endangered scientists. The goal of the program is to give persecuted scientists the chance to continue their academic work in a safe environment at an institution in Baden-Württemberg with this funding. |
The German Research Foundation (DFG)
The DFG offers scientists who have fled their home countries and come to Germany the chance to work in ongoing DFG projects at all stages of their scientific careers. Research projects that are already funded by the DFG can submit applications for additional personnel and thus enable refugee researchers to be included in the projects. In addition, refugee scientists can also be directly funded in research training groups, collaborative research centers, and other DFG-funded consortium projects. If you are interested, you can contact the heads of ongoing DFG projects or research training groups directly and refer to the program. |
Volkswagenstiftung Similar to the DFG offer, the Volkswagen Foundation offers refugee scientists who have received a residency permit in an asylum procedure the chance to work in research projects already being funded by the foundation. Here, as well, the project directors submit a request. If you are interested, you can contact the heads of ongoing Volkswagen Foundation projects directly and refer to the program. |
Science4Refugees The Science4Refugees program helps refugee scientists and researchers find suitable positions that both improve their own situation and make use of their skills and experiences for the European scientific system. |
Scholar Rescue Fund
The Scholar Rescue Fund offers scholarships for professors, researchers, and well-known intellectuals whose lives and careers are in danger in their home country. SRF matches scientists with universities and provides financial support. |
Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk is an international network of universities and people who are dedicated to the protection of threatened scientists and academic freedom. |
Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA)
The British NGO that is active around the world matches scientists to universities and offers them financial support. |
PAUSE - Collège de France PAUSE is a funding program for French universities and research institutes that is comparable to the Philipp-Schwartz Program in Germany. It enables institutions to take in endangered scientists. It is open to doctoral candidates, postdocs, and experienced scientists. |
Chance for Science
Chance for Science is a platform for scientists who have fled to Germany. On the platform, they can get in contact with other researchers from their own scientific disciplines. In addition, they can get access to libraries, conferences, and events at the universities. |
