The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) supports researchers who have fled their home countries by making it easier for them to join research projects and apply for funding under the Walter Benjamin Programme. Deadline: open.
The following requirements must be met in principle:
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The person has not been outside their home country for more than three years at the time of application and
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they have residential status in connection with an asylum procedure within the EU and are recognised as being at risk, or
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in lieu of proof of residency status, they are able to present credible third-party evidence of being at risk no more than 12 months prior to application.
This way, the DFG also underlines its solidarity with researchers from Ukraine and Russia who had to flee their home country due to the current war situation triggered by the Russian attack. By integrating them swiftly in the German research system, the aim is to enable them to maintain continuity in their academic work.
In acute crisis situations, proposals can be submitted without proof of the respective status after consultation with the DFG.
Individuals are only eligible for sponsorship if they have not previously been sponsored through the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office or under any comparable programme for integration in the academic system or have been employed in the German academic system via a fellowship or a position for a total of two years or more.
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