Freigeist Fellowships

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Grant Name

Funder

VolkswagenStiftung

Country or Region

Germany

Research Field

Agriculture and Food Sciences

Area Studies

Arts and Humanities

Business, Management and Commerce

Education

Energy Sciences

Engineering

Health and Medicine

Law

Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology

Social Sciences

Sustainability

Deadline

October 11, 2021 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper €2,200,000EUR The funding offer encompasses two funding phases with a maximum funding period of eight years and funding of up to 2.2 million euro. Every year, 10 to 15 Freigeist Fellowships are awarded.

Contact Info

Humanities and Social Sciences

Natural and Engineering Sciences / Medicine

Eligibility

Anyone can apply who identifies with the goals of a Freigeist Fellowship and whose proposed re-search project fits in with the aims pursued by the Freigeist initiative. Candidates must, however, conform to the following conditions:
- Their doctorate must have been obtained not longer than four years but at least one year previously (with regard to the date of the defense relative to the deadline of the initiative).Please note: The deadlines 2020 and 2021 will be merged. The next date and only deadline in 2021 is April 1st 2021, which has no effect on the eligibility of those who are eligible to apply by October 15th 2020. The months added due to the deadline shift will not be added when calculating the 4-year period. Persons who obtained their doctorate (date of defense) less than one year ago as of April 1st 2021 are not eligible to apply.
- The Fellowship must be integrated within a university or an extra-mural research institution in Germany.
- Candidates must already have changed their academic environment and moved to a new location - at the latest when starting the Fellowship. A return to the working context of the doctorate will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
- A previously completed research sojourn abroad, at the latest integrated in the proposed re-search project.

Description

A 'Freigeist' fellow: for the Volkswagen Foundation this means a young researcher with a strong personality, a creative mind, an ability to identify and use freedom, dedicated to overcoming resistance. If necessary, he or she will be a free spirit, enjoying the unexpected, even unexpected difficulties. A 'Freigeist' fellow opens up new horizons and combines critical analysis with imagination and innovative solutions. By thinking ahead the 'Freigeist' fellow will act as a catalyst in overcoming existing disciplinary, institutional and even national boundaries.The main focus is on junior researchers (up to 4 years of postdoctoral experience) working at the borders of neighbouring fields or disciplines. The 'Freigeist' initiative offers freedom for creative thinking, whilst at the same time providing security for at least 5 years and in the long run the opportunity to establish a career within a scientific research organization or university in Germany.The initiative focuses on early-career researchers from all disciplines. The aim of the Foundation is to facilitate the implementation of extraordinary research projects and to make a substantial contribution to the establishment of dependable career paths for the upcoming generation of researchers. Eligibility Anyone can apply who identifies with the goals of a Freigeist Fellowship and whose proposed re-search project fits in with the aims pursued by the Freigeist initiative. Candidates must, however, conform to the following conditions:
- Their doctorate must have been obtained not longer than four years but at least one year previously (with regard to the date of the defense relative to the deadline of the initiative).Please note: The deadlines 2020 and 2021 will be merged. The next date and only deadline in 2021 is April 1st 2021, which has no effect on the eligibility of those who are eligible to apply by October 15th 2020. The months added due to the deadline shift will not be added when calculating the 4-year period. Persons who obtained their doctorate (date of defense) less than one year ago as of April 1st 2021 are not eligible to apply.
- The Fellowship must be integrated within a university or an extra-mural research institution in Germany.
- Candidates must already have changed their academic environment and moved to a new location - at the latest when starting the Fellowship. A return to the working context of the doctorate will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
- A previously completed research sojourn abroad, at the latest integrated in the proposed re-search project.

Website

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/freigeist-fellowships

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link