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AI Research Groups Lower Saxony is sponsored by Volkswagen-Stiftung. Part of the zukunft.niedersachsen initiative, this call supports the establishment of independent AI research groups to further develop AI methods and apply them to research data.
Geographic focus: Lower Saxony, Germany
Focus areas: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
AI Research Groups Lower Saxony - zukunft.niedersachsen info for applicants and grantees guidelines and principles info for applicants and grantees guidelines and principles izusek – www.istockphoto.com area of research: computer science, artificial intelligence, application disciplines type of funding: research groups eligible: scientists with at least two years of postdoctoral research experience one deadline each in 2025 and 2026; call includes internationalisation module founding amount: up to EUR 2 million funding period: up to 5 years As a key technology, artificial intelligence is of central importance to Lower Saxony's research system. This call for proposals combines the objectives of promoting individual scientists with the further development of AI methods and their application to existing data sets. terms and conditions Please read the document "Information for Applicants" carefully and familiarize yourself with the application conditions. If you plan to work with international partners within the project, there is the option to apply for addiontal funding therefor. Find more information in the document "Information for Applicants - Internationalisation Module". Information for Applicants 2025 Information for Applicants "Internationalisation Module" prepare your application Soon you can find further documents for preparing your application below. submit application Please submit your application via the funding portal. Also upload the template there. The link will soon be provided here. Information for Applicants 2025 Information for Applicants "Internationalisation Module" Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur martin.berger@mwk.niedersachsen.de For questions about the expenditure plan Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur elisabeth.heyer@mwk.niedersachsen.de For questions about the funding platform schumacher@volkswagenstiftung.de news of tomorrow projects and areas of research in focus High-tech Search for Virus Resilience Why do viruses make some people sick and others not? Max Kellner seeks answers where infections cause little harm: by examining natural hosts such as bats. A portrait of curiosity, crises, and risk-prone research. By Björn Lohmann. Lower Saxon-Scottish Projects get Started International cooperation opens up valuable opportunities for scientists in Lower Saxony. That is why the Ministry of Science and the Volkswagen Foundation are funding ten Lower Saxony-Scottish research collaborations. From energy supply and medicine to space travel: a selection of the approved projects demonstrates their wide range of subjects. Lower Saxony – Scotland Research and Innovation Scheme: Stream II – Excellence Track The programme provides Lower Saxonian and Scottish higher education institutions and their researchers with a unique opportunity to conduct joint research to lay the foundation for successful third-party funding bids, in particular Horizon Europe. Deadline: 30 April 2026 Lower Saxony celebrates partnership with Israel Sixty years ago, a unique scientific collaboration began between Germany
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AI Research Groups Lower Saxony - zukunft. niedersachsen info for applicants and grantees guidelines and principles info for applicants and grantees guidelines and principles izusek – www. istockphoto.
com area of research: computer science, artificial intelligence, application disciplines type of funding: research groups eligible: scientists with at least two years of postdoctoral research experience one deadline each in 2025 and 2026; call includes internationalisation module founding amount: up to EUR 2 million funding period: up to 5 years As a key technology, artificial intelligence is of central importance to Lower Saxony's research system.
This call for proposals combines the objectives of promoting individual scientists with the further development of AI methods and their application to existing data sets. terms and conditions Please read the document "Information for Applicants" carefully and familiarize yourself with the application conditions.
If you plan to work with international partners within the project, there is the option to apply for addiontal funding therefor. Find more information in the document "Information for Applicants - Internationalisation Module". Information for Applicants 2025 Information for Applicants "Internationalisation Module" prepare your application Soon you can find further documents for preparing your application below.
submit application Please submit your application via the funding portal. Also upload the template there. The link will soon be provided here.
Information for Applicants 2025 Information for Applicants "Internationalisation Module" Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur martin. berger@mwk. niedersachsen.
de For questions about the expenditure plan Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur elisabeth. heyer@mwk. niedersachsen.
de For questions about the funding platform schumacher@volkswagenstiftung. de news of tomorrow projects and areas of research in focus High-tech Search for Virus Resilience Why do viruses make some people sick and others not? Max Kellner seeks answers where infections cause little harm: by examining natural hosts such as bats.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Researchers with at least two years of postdoctoral experience seeking to establish a group in Lower Saxony. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to €2,000,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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View Foundation ProfileApplication snapshot: target deadline September 30, 2026; published funding information Up to €2,000,000; eligibility guidance Researchers with at least two years of postdoctoral experience seeking to establish a group in Lower Saxony.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
A portrait of curiosity, crises, and risk-prone research. By Björn Lohmann. Lower Saxon-Scottish Projects get Started International cooperation opens up valuable opportunities for scientists in Lower Saxony.
That is why the Ministry of Science and the Volkswagen Foundation are funding ten Lower Saxony-Scottish research collaborations. From energy supply and medicine to space travel: a selection of the approved projects demonstrates their wide range of subjects.
Lower Saxony – Scotland Research and Innovation Scheme: Stream II – Excellence Track The programme provides Lower Saxonian and Scottish higher education institutions and their researchers with a unique opportunity to conduct joint research to lay the foundation for successful third-party funding bids, in particular Horizon Europe.
Deadline: 30 April 2026 Lower Saxony celebrates partnership with Israel Sixty years ago, a unique scientific collaboration began between Germany and Israel. A ceremony at Herrenhausen Palace on 15 September celebrated this engine of innovation and mutual understanding – as well as the 100th anniversary of two leading Israeli universities.
Innovation Council Lower Saxony begins work The new committee was established by the state government with the brief to apply a holistic approach to strategic development of the state's innovation system. The council members began their work with their first meeting at the beginning of July.
The Hannah Arendt Fellowships enable outstanding international academics from the humanities, cultural and social sciences to spend six months conducting research in Lower Saxony. In the first round of funding in 2026, applications are only possible by invitation from a university or research institution in Lower Saxony.
New call: Climate Future Lab "climate-resilient ecosystems in rural regions" This call for proposals supports the establishment and implementation of a research consortium to address climate-resilient ecosystems in rural regions as part of the Climate Future Labs of the Lower Saxony Centre for Climate Research (ZKfN).
Deadline for application: November 3, 2025 AI Research Groups Lower Saxony As a key technology, artificial intelligence is of central importance to Lower Saxony's research system. This call for proposals combines the objectives of promoting individual scientists with the further development of AI methods and their application to existing data sets.
Additional funds for international cooperation International collaborations are an important factor for excellent research. In order to strengthen this, scientists at universities and non-university research institutions in Lower Saxony will be able to apply for additional funding for international partnerships in future. zukunft.
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