Funding of Doctoral Candidates
Below you will find information on funding opportunities for your doctoral project. We are also happy to offer you comprehensive personal consultation on how to fund your project.
An overview of funding opportunities can also be found in the brochure on financing the doctorate offered on Humboldt Graduate School's website.
Full-time PhD scholarships
- Elsa-Neumann-Scholarship
- Yousef Jameel Scholarship
- Other full-time scholarships (organizations for the promotion of young talent, "Begabtenförderwerke")
- DAAD Research Grants (maximum of 4 years)
Short-term or partial PhD scholarships
- Humboldt Research Track Scholarship (promoting transition from Master’s to doctorate)
- Fellowship for Completion of Degree (international doctoral candidates)
- DAAD One-Year Grants
- DAAD STIBET scholarship (maximum of 6 months)
- DAAD grants for Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle
- HU International (mobility funding, e.g. ERASMUS)
Short-term or partial scholarships for female doctoral students
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation (funds for additional childcare and domestic help)
- Caroline von Humboldt Grant Programme (Completion Scholarship)
Search for scholarships
- Research in Germany – Funding Databases
- ELFI (information brokerage system for funding opportunities, german only)
Funding through structured programmes
- DAAD Research Grants – Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP)
- Structured Doctoral Programs at Humboldt-Universität
- Berlin Doctoral Programs
- DFG Research Training Groups
Funding through a research staff position
- Vacancies for early career researches at Humboldt-Universität
- Academic Jobs in Berlin and Brandenburg
- Euraxess