Gerda Henkel Foundation Special Program Grants

The below requirements are for the Security, Society, and the State program; please see the website for additional information specific to other programs.

Grants

Proposals are invited for existing research projects. The Foundation generally only accepts applications for research project grants from postdoctoral scholars at universities, other research institutes or comparable institutions. The applicants must be actively involved in the research work of the project.

The grants for research projects involve, depending on the type of project, research and PhD fellowships for project participants, travel and material expenses as well as academic conferences and workshops. The costs incurred by visiting (foreign) scholars can also be financed as part of a research project.

The payment of fellowships is based on Gerda Henkel Foundation’s usual rates. The maximum amount of funding is € 100.000 per project application. Applications for limited travel and material grants only will not be accepted.

Application deadline
The next application deadline is July 16, 2012.

Proposals will only be accepted in English language.

Application documents
The following documents must be included in an application for a research project:

• application overview (Form for research project application )
• description of the project, including an explanation of how the proposed project fits within one or more of the five research fields (max. 25.000 signs incl. spaces)
• work plan and time schedule, travel itinerary (if needed)
• detailed cost calculation (the specific funds being applied for must be precisely defined)
• curriculum vitae and list of publications of the applicant(s)
• if appropriate, curriculum vitae, publications and certificate(s) of university degree of the proposed project participant(s)/fellow(s)