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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 25 June 2026 Online Q&A for host institutions (in German) 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 Researching Research: Strengthening University Centres The funding offer is aimed at established centres, institutes or research priority areas for Science Studies at universities in Germany that have been institutionalised in recent years and are striving for further structural development.
area of research: science studies type of funding: funds for structural measures Online Q&As: 11 June and 16 July 27 August 2026 Deadline Short Proposals Pioneering Research – Exploring the Unknown Unknown The funding offer addresses outstanding post-doctoral researchers and professors universities and research institutes in Germany, international cooperation partners are possible.
area of research: all disciplines type of funding: visionary projects from the field of basic research 10 September 2026 Deadline Online Q&A on 2 July, 2 p. m.
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 Task forces: A modified call is expected to be published in autumn 2026. Collaborative projects: The funding line is currently being evaluated.
Transformational Knowledge on Democracies under Change – Transdisciplinary Perspectives The programme addresses persons from science together with actors outside of academia who are interested in transdisciplinary research and aim at jointly developing new perspectives on democratic forms of government under change.
areas of research: humanities, cultural and social sciences (lead); cooperation with natural, life, data and technical sciences possible type of funding: task forces, cooperation projects 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 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 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.
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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.
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) - 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This omnibus research funding opportunity includes various program elements, with rolling submissions for Earth Science research through August 2026. Proposers to Earth Science using the NASA Center for Climate Simulation high-end computing facility must include specific budget details.