University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Junior and Senior Fellowship Programme 2025: (Deadline: 18 October, 2024)

Applications are invited for the University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Junior and Senior Fellowship Programme 2025. The University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” promotes excellent research at the University of Bayreuth (UBT) and advances the internationalisation of research and networking with the best universities worldwide.

The Centre supports academic exchange across existing boundaries: between disciplines, between different cultures and countries, between established and younger researchers. Furthermore, the Centre engages in activities opening the research community to society and politics. Successful applicants will become Fellows at the Centre and profit from the lively research environment of the university and its seven faculties.

Fellowship

• Senior Fellowships: Award sum €40,000
• Junior Fellowships: Award sum €20,000

All Fellows will have the awarded sum at their disposal for covering all costs of project realisation. Fellows accompanied by at least one child receive an additional monthly family allowance of €250.

Eligibility

• Open to applicants in all disciplines that can be supported at the University of Bayreuth.
• Applicants for Senior and Junior Fellowships must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submission of the application.
• Researchers of German nationality are eligible to apply if their regular residency is abroad with the prospect of at least five years. Potential applicants who have completed their school education and one university degree or one university degree and their doctorate in Germany are subject to the regulations applying to German citizens.
• Researchers currently based at German research institutions are not eligible for this Fellowship programme.
• They advise researchers who have completed their PhD and may have up to four years of postdoctoral experience to apply for Junior Fellowships.
• They expect applicants with a minimum of eight years of post-doctoral experience or a tenured professorship or an equivalent permanent position to apply for Senior Fellowships.
• Researchers between four and eight years of postdoctoral experience are free to indicate if they want to apply for Junior or Senior Fellowships.

Evaluation Criteria

The reviewers will evaluate the applications according to the following criteria:

• Academic record and academic performance of the applicant to date
• Future potential of the applicant
• Quality of key publications specified in the application
• Originality, innovation potential and clarity of the suggested research outline
• Feasibility of the research project in cooperation with the local host and interconnectivity with the University of Bayreuth beyond the local host

Application

Submit your complete application via the online form by October 18, 2024.

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For more information, visit University of Bayreuth.