DFG Walter Benjamin Programme Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in Germany

The Leibniz Association Junior Research Groups programme supports talented early-career researchers who want to establish an independent research group within a Leibniz Institute. It is designed as a competitive funding opportunity for researchers at the postdoctoral career stage who are ready to lead their own team and develop an independent research profile. The award is substantial and can support a small research group for five years. The funding package covers the group leader salary as wel...

This is an annual international fellowship scheme for postdoctoral researchers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region who want to carry out a three-month collaborative visit at a German research institute . The programme is jointly supported by TWAS and the German Research Foundation (DFG) , and is designed to foster research exchange and collaboration between MENA-based researchers and host institutes in Germany. The opportunity is framed as a mobility-focused research visit rather...

Max Planck Grants for Advanced Postdoctoral Training support early-career researchers to develop advanced expertise at a Max Planck Institute within the Max Planck Society . The scheme is designed for postdoctoral researchers who want to strengthen their independent research profile in a highly international and research-intensive environment. It offers opportunities at individual Max Planck institutes, where positions are advertised continuously and matched to specific research areas across the...

The Macquarie University Research Fellowships (MQRF) Scheme is an early-career research opportunity designed to strengthen the research careers of researchers within three years of their PhD. It is intended to support applicants who have an outstanding record relative to opportunity and/or clear evidence of strong research potential. The scheme is framed as an incubation period to help researchers build the competitive profile needed to secure research funding from non-university sources. It als...

DAAD PRIME (Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience) is a mobility-focused postdoctoral programme run by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. It combines employment at a German university with a structured research stay abroad, giving postdocs the chance to develop an international research profile while remaining connected to a German host institution. Successful researchers are employed on a full work contract at a German university at TV-L E 13 level, then spend 12 m...