Deutsches Museum 2021 Scholar-in-Residence Programme

The Deutsches Museum in Munich has several attractive scholarships to offer research scholars interested in working for six or 12 months on projects involving the museum`s vast and heterogeneous collections. The scholarship programme is international and interdisciplinary in scope.

Applicants are invited to base their projects on the collections of the Deutsches Museum and to cooperate closely with museum staff on site when formulating their research proposals. Projects involving innovative approaches to artefact-oriented research are especially welcome.

During their stay, visiting scholars will have daily contact with the museum´s curators, archivists and librarians (approx. 50 staff members) as well as members of the Münchner Zentrum für Wissenschafts- und Technikgeschichte (Munich Center for the History of Science and Technology; approx. 50 staff members).

Scholarship holders will have their own workplace with a desktop computer and telephone, and the opportunity to reside temporarily in subsidized apartments of the museum complex insofar as these are available. They will present their research projects to colleagues at the beginning of their stay and will be expected to participate regularly in the museum’s and the Munich Centre’s Monday colloquium series and workshops.

• Table of Content
• About Deutsches Museum
• Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme
• Aim and Benefits of Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme
• Requirements for Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Deutsches Museum

The Deutsches Museum with its branch museums is an outstanding place for communicating scientific and technical knowledge and for a constructive dialogue between science and society. Established in 1903, it is among the world's oldest museums of science and technology and, with total exhibition space of 66,000 square m², one of the largest. Its unique collection of original exhibits makes Deutsches Museum a leading international venue for celebrating science and technology as a cultural endeavour. As a major German research museum of national significance, it is supported by the state... continue reading

Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme

Aim and Benefits of Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme

Pre-doctoral stipends: € 7,500 (six months) / € 15,000 (full year). Post-doctoral stipends: € 15,000 (six months) / € 30,000 (full year).

Requirements for Deutsches Museum Scholar-in-Residence Programme Qualification

• Scholars at any level of seniority are eligible to apply, provided they have at least one university degree.
• There are no restrictions regarding nationality.
• All scholars are requested to make their own provisions for health insurance.
• The ability to read German is a prerequisite for the application (passive language skills).

Documents Required for Application

Please send applications, including:

• completed application form (pdf-file, 20 kB or rtf-file 60 kB)

• curriculum vitae

• project description (3 to 5 pages)

• two confidential references (can be sent directly by the referees)

to the following address:

Andrea Walther
Coordinator of the Research Institute
Deutsches Museum
80306 Munich
Tel.: 00 49 (0) 89 2179-280
Fax: 00 49 (0) 89 2179-239
E-Mail: a.waltherdeutsches-museum.de

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Detailed information available upon request:
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Vaupel

For more details, visit Deutsches Museum website.