Every year, the Humboldt Foundation provides scholarships to about 600 outstanding foreign scientists with doctoral degrees under the age of 40 to conduct scientific research in the Federal Republic of Germany for a long time (1 to 2 years). The Central Selection Committee is composed of 65,438+000 German scientists from various disciplines, and is responsible for selecting applicants under the leadership of the President of the German Research Federation. The only criterion for selection is academic level, regardless of country or major.
From 1953 to 1990,1760 young scholars from 98 countries won this research scholarship.
1. Application method
Applicants can submit application materials to Humboldt Foundation at any time. The selection committee meets three times a year, mostly in March, June and165438+1October. All application materials should be submitted to the foundation secretariat at least five months before the above time. If the materials sent are incomplete, the processing time will be longer. Therefore, it is suggested that applicants must ask the Humboldt Foundation for the latest explanation.
Applicants and doctors engaged in natural science and engineering science must at least master English; Applicants in the humanities need a good knowledge of German. Humboldt Foundation provides funds for successful applicants and provides funds for their spouses to learn German in German training courses according to their applications.
Step 2 provide funds
According to the age and academic level of scholars, the amount of Humboldt Fund research scholarships is between 3,000 and 3,800 marks per month (tax-free). In addition, the foundation also pays travel expenses, spouse and children subsidies and subsidies for attending academic conferences.
Research scholarships are initially awarded for one year. If the ongoing scientific work can be effectively concluded, it can be postponed according to the application, but the maximum time is not more than 24 months. You can spend six months a year working in research institutes in other European countries except Germany if necessary for research projects.
3. Distribution of professional fields of research scholarship scholars
The professional distribution of research scholarship scholars changes year by year. 1 1760 among foreign scholars, 6 1% are engaged in natural science research, 30% in humanities research and 9% in engineering science research. In recent years, the professional distribution and the above ratio have not changed much. This statistical result is not due to the policies of the Humboldt Foundation, because the selection is not based on national or professional restrictions, but only on academic level.
4. Research scholars visit research institutions.
Foreign scholars can freely choose to visit research institutions and cooperative professors. Only when both parties agree to work out a research plan together can they apply for a research scholarship. Starting from 1953, 82% of research scholarship scholars are in institutions of higher learning, 9% in Max Planck Institute, 2% in large research institutions, 1% in federal research institutions, and the remaining 6% in other research institutions.
Research grants for foreign scientists
The Humboldt Foundation awards 200 internationally recognized well-known foreign scientists Humboldt research prizes for different projects every year, and invites them to carry out their own research projects in German research institutes for a long time (4 to 12 months). The prerequisite for winning the prize is that it must be nominated by famous German scientists. The bonus amount ranges from 20000 to 12000 DM. Every year, 80 science prizes are awarded to American scientists, which is set up by the federal government to thank the Marshall aid program of the United States. Since 1972, more than 1400 Humboldt research prize winners have come to Germany.
German research scholarship for scientists
The Humboldt Foundation has an effective Olluneng Scholarship, which is awarded to German scholars under the age of 38 who have obtained doctoral degrees, with no more than 200 people each year. The purpose is to enable them to carry out long-term (1 to 4 years) research work in foreign research institutes. These foreign research institutions are places where Humboldt scholars once worked. The scholarship is paid by the Humboldt Foundation * * * Visiting Institute, and it is 2200 marks per month (tax-free). In addition, there are allowances for going abroad, housing travel expenses, family allowances, miscellaneous expenses (DM 200 per month), medical insurance subsidies and subsidies for returning to work. China has tutors who keep in touch with scholars in order to help him when he goes back to work.
Activities of Humboldt Foundation in Germany Humboldt Foundation sponsors Humboldt Scholarships and some of their families to participate in German training courses, invites new Humboldt scholars to participate in briefing sessions, holds academic seminars for Humboldt research prize winners in Rotach-Agos every year, and holds a three-week academic study tour for Humboldt research scholarship winners and their families every year, and invites all visiting scholars and their families to attend the Bonn annual meeting. Since 1954, the Federal President has received all the scholars attending the annual meeting in his official residence, Villa Hammerschmidt.
In order to improve the living conditions of visiting professors in Germany, with the strong support of the Volkswagen Foundation, the Humboldt Foundation has built nearly 50 guest houses and international academic gathering centers (IBZ) in western Germany. At present, with the support of federal and state governments, associations, institutions of higher learning and foundations, * * * provides 65,438+0,000 housing units in 38 universities.