Submit an application if you are a researcher from Germany with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. A Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6 to 24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution abroad. The host must be an academic working abroad who has already been sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation. The Humboldt Foundation expects the host to contribute to financing the research fellowship.
Scientists and scholars from all disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. The Humboldt Foundation grants up to 150 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually.
Short-term study visits, participation in congresses and training courses cannot be financed.
Requirements
1. Doctorate, completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.
2. Academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses.
3. Confirmation that research facilities are available and mentoring agreement and a detailed expert's report from an academic host (Humboldt Guest Researcher) at a research institution abroad. On request, the Foundation will confirm whether the prospective host is a researcher previously sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation and/or whether there is a former Humboldt Guest Researcher cooperating with the designated institute (How to find a host). Details of the research project and the proposed timetable must be discussed with the prospective host prior to application.
4. Expert references from the doctoral supervisor and two other academics qualified to give well-founded comments on the applicant's eligibility, preferably including reviewers not working at the applicant's own institute.
5. Language skills: good knowledge of the language spoken in the host country or at least a very good knowledge of English are required.
6. The applicant may not have spent an extended period in the host country prior to application. Applications to continue a research stay already underway can only be considered in exceptional cases. If in doubt, candidates who have been abroad for more than six months at the time of application should consult the FAQs and please check with the Humboldt Foundation (info(at)avh.de) whether formal requirements have been met before submitting an application.
7. The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good Scientific Practice during the application and sponsorship periods
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