Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Walter Benjamin Programme

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) supports researchers who have fled their home countries by making it easier for them to join research projects and apply for funding under the Walter Benjamin Programme.

Website

https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/funding_initiative/refugee_researchers/index.html

Host Country

Germany

Duration

1-2 years

Applicants

Eligibility Requirements:

• The person has not been outside their home country for more than three years at the time of application and
• they have residential status in connection with an asylum procedure within the EU and are recognised as being at risk, or
• in lieu of proof of residency status, they are able to present credible third-party evidence of being at risk no more than 12 months prior to application.

Only postdoctoral researchers at an early career phase are eligible to apply to this programme. The project may not be based at an entity that is for-profit or that does not permit the publication of findings in a generally accessible form.

Contact

Email: info-nachwuchs@dfg.de

How To Apply:

Refugee researchers can submit a proposal for their own project to be carried out in Germany under the Walter Benjamin Programme (Walter Benjamin post).

Further information: https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/funding_initiative/refugee_researchers/index.html

Guidelines for proposals: https://www.dfg.de/formulare/55_06/index.jsp

Application portal: https://elan.dfg.de/my.policy