Transfer with Industrial Partners (Frist immer 15. April/ 15. Oktober)
German Israeli Foundation (GIF)
AI in Science and Society (Frist: 15. Oktober 2026)
COST
COST Actions – Funding for Networking Activities (Frist: 28. Oktober 2026)
DAAD/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
JSPS Summer Program for German Graduates, Doctoral Candidates, and Postdoctoral
Researchers (Frist: 31. Oktober 2026)
Wübben Foundation | Appointment Accelerator
The programme provides German universities with additional funds to successfully
conclude appointment negotiations with outstanding researchers from
abroad.
(Frist: 09. November 2026)
Die Junge Akademie
Admission 2027 of the Junge Akademie (Frist: 11. November 2026)
Azrieli Foundation
Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship (11. November 2026)
Humboldt Research Professorship
“The new Humboldt Research Professorships allow top-tier researchers from
other countries to conduct their innovative and creative research activities in
Germany (Frist: 16. November 2026)
Volkswagen Foundation
Opus Magnum (Frist: 18. November 2026)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
University Dialogue with the Islamic World Short-term Measures
(Frist: 19. November 2026)
BMWK | EXIST Transfer of Research
“EXIST Transfer of Research supports outstanding research-oriented projects
that involve high-risk and expensive resource development.
(Frist: jährlich 31.03/31.08/30.11)
DFG Deutsch-italienische Zusammenarbeit
in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften 2026 (Frist: 1. Dezember 2026)
DFG Funding Initiative
“Global Minds in DFG Consortia” under the BMFTR’s Global Minds Initiative Germany (Frist: 8. Dezember 2026)
Daimler and Benz Foundation
Ladenburg Horizons: Cooperation with Africa
(Frist: 15. Dezember 2026)
NRW Return Programme
Ministry of Culture and Science of the German state of North Rhine
Westphalia
Universität zu Köln | Seed Funding
By offering a seed funding, the University of Cologne intends to support its researchers
in the preparation and application for third-party funded projects. (Frist: 10. Januar 2027)
Horizon Europe
European Research Council (ERC) | Consolidator Grant (Frist: 12. Januar 2027)
Wübben Foundation | Tenure Track Professorship
With its Tenure Track Professorship programme, the Wübben Foundation for
Science supports German universities in appointing and integrating international
researchers in career stage R3. (Frist: 27. Januar 2027)
Advanced Professorship
With the Advanced Professorship programme, the Wübben Science Foundation
supports German universities that wish to appoint international researchers in
the R4 career phase to a W2 or W3 professorship. (Frist: 27. Januar 2027)
Union of the Academies
Academies' Programme 2029 (31. Januar 2027)
IGSTC | Open Call for Indo-German Bilateral Workshops
Aim The Indo-German Science & Technology (IGSTC) was established by the Government
of India (DST) and Government of Germany (BMFTR) to facilitate bilateral
science and technology networking/R&D efforts between academia and
industry.
(Frist: jährlich 31.01/31.07)
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
European Research Council (ERC) | Proof of Concept (Frist: 10. März 2027)
Volkswagen Foundation
Momentum – Funding for Recently Tenured Professors (Frist: 6. April 2027)
BMWK | EXIST Women
Funding is provided to support measures and offers for entrepreneurial consulting
and qualification as well as networking in the start-up ecosystem
(Frist: 30.09.2027)
MWIKE NRW | MID Vouchers
The open-industry programme supports small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) based in NRW in discovering and developing innovation potential and
implementing new digital products, services and production processes.
(Frist: continuously open (lottery procedure))
Zentrales Innovationsprogramm (ZIM)
Entwicklung von Produkten, Verfahren oder Dienstleistungen
Wissenstransfer
Frist: jederzeit
Validierung des Innovationspotenzials
Projekte der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
BMFTR | KMU-innovativ
Transfer mit Industriepartnern
EXIST Business Gründerstipendium
Erfolg von technologie- und wissensbasierten Unternehmensgründungen
CulturEU Funding Guide
EU Funding Opportunities for the Cultural and Creative Sectors 2021-2027
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Programme for Project-Based Staff Exchanges – PPP (with various countries)
(Frist: country-specific deadlines)
BMWK | EXIST Business Start-up Grant
This programme aims at improving the entrepreneurial environment at universities
and research institutes. (Frist: immer)
MWIKE NRW | NRW Business Start-up Grant (Gründungsstipendium NRW)
This programme supports founders who develop an innovative and forwardthinking
business idea.
(Frist: immer offen)
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
German Research Foundation (DFG) | Knowledge Transfer (Frist: immer offen)
BMFTR Validation
Validation of the Technological and Societal Innovation Potential of Scientific Research - VIP+ (Frist: immer offen)
