Research Projects
In addition to research in the faculties and departments, third-party funded projects in particular set the accents: research priorities at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin are also reflected in Clusters of Excellence, Collaborative Research Centres and DFG Research Training Groups as well as large European funding projects.
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Coordinated Programmes of the DFG
With its coordinated programmes, the DFG promotes cooperation and structural development through supra-regional and in some cases international cooperation in particularly cutting edge research areas. Coordinated programmes also bundle the scientific potential at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Collaborative Research Centres (SFBs)
Centres for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
The BMBF supports the implementation of research projects in subject-specific and open-topic funding programmes. Collaborative projects and research programmes at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin play a special role in this context.
Käte-Hamburger Kolleg heritage in transformation - inherit
BMBF-collaboration project Cubes Circle – Future Food Production
BMBF-collaboration project de:link_re:link
Deutsches Zentrum Psychische Gesundheit
European Research Council (ERC)
The European Commission promotes excellent top-level research within the framework of the European Research Council (ERC), which awards grants to researchers at various career stages and to European research consortia.
Foundations and other funders
In addition to support from the DFG, federal ministries and the European Commission, foundations and other, often international donors play an important role in funding research at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. A selection of donors and special projects: Link
Alexander von Humboldt Professorships
International cooperations and sponsors
Endowed Professorships
Through endowed professorships and endowed visiting professorships, research and teaching receive additional emphasis. Unlike regular professorships, endowed professorships and endowed visiting professorships are funded by foundations and other third-party donors and are initially time-limited. Link
Early Career - R3 Groups
Postdocs and researchers at early career stages are an important pillar of research at HU Berlin. Particularly important in this context are R3 or junior research groups, which are funded by the DFG as part of the Emmy Noether Program, by the BMBF as junior research groups and by the Volkswagen Foundation as Freigeist Fellowships: Link
Junior Research Groups within the framework of Clusters of Excellence (DFG)
BMBF and BMAS junior research groups
Freigeist Fellowships (VolkswagenStiftung)
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