Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation Medical-Humanitarian Projects

Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation Medical-Humanitarian Projects is sponsored by Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (EKFS). The Foundation funds individual projects in health care in developing countries, including the set-up of medical infrastructure and medical capacity building at all levels of the health system.

First and Second Applications | Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung First and Second Applications EKFS wants to use this funding programme to support young scientists in the field of medicine. First Applications: Entry to scientific self-reliance An overview of the projects funded from the funding line "First and Second Applications" can be found here .

EKFS wants to use this funding programme to support young scientists in the field of medicine whose scholastic work until now gives reason to expect a successful career in science, although in terms of raising funds for their research they are still just starting out. Applications can be submitted at any time.

Supporting young applicants with a passion for research on the way to becoming scientifically independent has always been a focus of the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung. First applications can be submitted by postdoctoral physicians, as well as life scientists engaged in medical research. Application can be made for the human and material resources necessary towards implementing the project.

Sums of money to fund one’s own position are ruled out. Addressees Eligible to Apply Applications can be made by physicians with a degree as a doctor of medicine (MD) or by life scientists with a doctorate and active in the field of medical research who are employed at a university hospital, a university or an extramural research facility or institution in Germany. Applicants must not have reached the age of 36.

In justified individual cases, which must be clarified in advance, this age limit may be raised to account for family-related leave (such as pregnancy, parental leave, or caring for relatives), military or civilian service, or similar circumstances. Scientific Funding: Ongoing Project Funding and Fellowships At least three original publications are required, at least two of which must be as first author.

As a rule, applicants have set forth their scientific and/or scholastic work after having received their doctorate within the course of a post-doctoral period or as accompaniment to their advanced medical training.

However, physicians and scientists who have already acquired more than one project grant in peer-reviewed procedures from the DFG (also as PI of a SFB sub-project or a research group sub-project), BMBF, Cancer Aid, EU, etc. are not eligible to apply in this procedure. The same applies to researchers who already have a first time grant application (Erstantrag) funded by the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation.

This restriction does not apply to Else Kröner scholarship holders and fellows of the Else Kröner Doctoral Programmes and the Else Kröner Research Schools. Securing intramural funding, smaller external project grants of up to EUR 100,000, or personal scholarships awarded without funding for material resources does not constitute an obstacle to submitting an application.

Please submit your applications through our online application platform. Important: Please read and follow the content and formatting guidelines for submitting applications before uploading your application to the platform. You can find all the information and necessary downloads in the Downloads section at the bottom of this page.

Submitting the Paper of the Month: We invite all project managers, fellowship recipients and members of graduate study programs to submit their publications that have emerged from funding as Paper of the Month. You can find more information here. You can find an overview of the Paper of the Month here.

First and Second Applications: Call of Funding pdf / 76. 01 KB Text (Status: new since May 11, 2026) First and Second Applications: Information pdf / 175. 53 KB for Applicants (Status: new since June 25, 2026) First and Second Applications: Publication List docx / 58.

22 KB Template (Status: new since January 13, 2026) EKFS List of third party funding docx / 245. 47 KB New since November 7, 2025 Terms and Conditions pdf / 139. 57 KB of Approval (in German) - new since February 12, 2026 Progress Report docx / 32.

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