Max Planck Grants for Advanced Postdoctoral Training Max Planck Society in Germany

The DFG Walter Benjamin Programme supports early-career researchers in the very early stage of their postdoctoral career to carry out an independent research project at a research institution of their choice worldwide. The scheme is designed for researchers who want to build their own project in a flexible international setting, with the option to be hosted at a German institution or at an institution abroad. The German Research Foundation funds the project either as a research position in Germa...

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...

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...

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...

The Max Planck Society offers an international visiting researchers scheme that supports independent research stays at Max Planck Institutes in Germany. It is designed for international scientists with outstanding qualifications who want to conduct research in a high-level, institute-based environment across the Max Planck network. The scheme is open across career stages, including PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and senior faculty. PhD students may visit for up to six months, while post...