Humboldt Foundation 2021 Georg Forster Research Award for Developing Countries (Germany)

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany through the Humboldt Foundation is offering six Georg Forster Research Awards for students from developing countries. Women researchers are encouraged to apply.

The Georg Forster Research Award is granted in recognition of a researcher’s entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing transition and developing countries.

• Table of Content
• About Humboldt Foundation
• Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award
• Aim and Benefits of Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award
• Requirements for Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Humboldt Foundation

As an intermediary organisation of German foreign cultural and education policy the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation aims to promote international cultural dialogue and academic exchange. The Humboldt Foundation offers flexible sponsorship programmes for researchers at all stages of their careers.

Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award

Aim and Benefits of Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award

The award amount totals €60,000. In Germany, research awards are generally exempt from income tax under German tax

Requirements for Humboldt Foundation Georg Forster Research Award Qualification

• Nominees must be nationals of a developing or transition country (excluding People’s Republic of China and India; cf. detailed list of countries).
• Furthermore, at the time of nomination, they must have had their main residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years.
• The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female researchers

Selection Criteria: 

• The Selection Committee makes its decision solely on the basis of the nominees’ academic qualifications and the relevance of their research to the development of their own countries.
• The applicants must have had their main residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years at the time of their nomination.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Humboldt Foundation website.