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Our Funding Portfolio | VolkswagenStiftung The Volkswagen Foundation is dedicated to the support of the humanities and social sciences as well as science and technology in higher education and research. It funds research projects in path-breaking areas and provides assistance to academic institutions for the improvement of the structural conditions for their work.
We provide support in four profile areas Expanding knowledge about processes of transformation and developing possible courses of action together with stakeholders in civil society. Breaking into previously unexplored research territory with unconventional ideas and experimental approaches.
Critically exploring and reflecting on the research system with a view to initiating positive change on areas such as career paths, governance, research and teaching. Funding programme for top-level research in Lower Saxony. We support future-oriented topics with our funding offers.
- Any - Agronomy and Forestry Classical and Ancient Studies Architecture, Regional and Urban Planning Non-European Languages and Cultures, Social Anthropology Business Studies Demography Biochemistry / Biophysics Biology Biomedicine Chemistry Educational Studies Humanities / Social Sciences Geography Earth Sciences History Health Sciences Computer Sciences Engineering Sciences Communication and Media Sciences Cultural Studies Art History Life Sciences Literature Mathematics Medicine Musicology Natural Sciences / Engineering Neuroscience Pharmacy Philosophy Physics, Astronomy Political Science Psychology Law Area Studies Religious Studies Sociology Sports Science Languages Calls Open to All Disciplines Theology Environmental Sciences Administrative Science Veterinary Medicine Economic Science Research on Research, Higher Education Studies - Any - Own position (i.e. postdoc, prof.) Funding of a teaching substitute Research project International cooperation with partner in Germany Organizing an event (research/science) Science communication Seed funding, teaching, graduate education, infrastructure, institutional funding Applications can be submitted at any time Transatlantic Bridge Professorships Funding programme for professors in the humanities and social sciences currently working in the USA who wish to work both in the USA and in Germany.
area of research: Humanities and Social Sciences type of funding: Proportional financing of a professorship in Germany 10 September 2026 Deadline 11 September 2026: Meeting for Funded Projects Impetus for the German Science System: Strategic Experimental Spaces – University Development Requires Flexibility The Foundation invites universities, in conjunction with the relevant ministries, to open and design experimental spaces to test new forms of cross-border or cross-institutional cooperation.
type of funding: strategic projects aimed at: universities, ministries 14 September 2026 Deadline (final) Perspectives on Wealth – Ideas Competition for Knowledge Transfer Researchers funded under the “ Perspectives on Wealth ” funding initiative may apply for additional funding to present their findings in a way that is tailored to specific target audiences, with a view to disseminating knowledge beyond the confines of academic discourse.
area of research: humanities, cultural and social sciences, economics; collaboration with education science, communication and media studies possible type of funding: teaching, science communication NEXT – 'Dual Use' of Ideas and Concepts from the Humanities and Social Sciences When academic ideas are taken out of their original context, they can have unexpected effects.
This funding offer is aimed at project teams from the humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences who are investigating how this transfer of ideas from academia into political and ideological contexts takes place.
area of research: humanities and cultural studies, social sciences, science studies type of funding: cooperation projects; funding of a teaching substitute / own positions for postdoctoral researchers Online Q&A (in German) on 26 Oct (Registration required) 18 November 2026 Deadline The funding offer is aimed at outstanding professors from the humanities and social sciences.
area of research: humanities, cultural studies and social sciences type of funding: funding of a substitute professorship 01 December 2026 Deadline zukunft. niedersachsen: Lower Saxony Impulse Professorship The "Lower Saxony Impulse Professorship" addresses academics approaching the end of their early career phase up to a maximum of ten years after completing their doctorate. Website zukunft.
niedersachsen. de Next deadline presumably at the beginning of 2027 Night Science – Space for the Creative Mind The funding programme is aimed at interdisciplinary tandems of two scientists who are open to unconventional approaches and have the desire to develop and implement innovative ideas for their research.
area of research: Natural, Life and Engineering Sciences (excluding medical sciences) type of funding: Promotion of scientists’ creativity in tandems + obligatory support programme with three workshops Deadline: 28 January 2027 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. Website zukunft. niedersachsen area of research: computer science, artificial intelligence, application disciplines type of funding: research groups Here you can find our previous funding offers.
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The current listing shows up to €1.3 million (for groundbreaking research ideas). The annual budget for research support is approximately €200 million. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Volkswagen Foundation - Collaborative Research Projects (focus on natural and engineering sciences) are due January 1, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Volkswagen Foundation - Collaborative Research Projects (focus on natural and engineering sciences) is funded by Volkswagen Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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MGPV Travel Grant is sponsored by Geological Society of America (GSA), Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, Volcanology Division. MGPV Travel grants support student travel to the annual GSA meeting. Applications are restricted to active graduate or undergraduate students who are the presenting authors of an accepted abstract at the annual GSA meeting.
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