Call for General Research Grant Project

Deadline: 22 November 2024

The Gerda Henkel Stiftung is inviting applicants to submit proposals for the General Research Grant Project.

Research Project Areas

Funding Information

PhD scholarships
- Monthly scholarship award: 1,920 euros
  - for one child: EUR 480
  - each further child: EUR 120
- The family grant is awarded for children who have not yet turned 18.
- Monthly endowment for scholarships abroad: 480 euros
Research scholarships for postdocs
- Monthly scholarship award: 2,760 euros
  - for one child: EUR 480
  - each further child: EUR 120
- The family grant is awarded for children who have not yet turned 18.
- Monthly endowment for scholarships abroad: 690 euros
Research scholarships after post doctoral lecture qualification
- Monthly scholarship award: 3,720 euros
- The higher grant rate is approved after successful conclusion of the professorial examinations (habilitation) process and/or alternatively at the earliest after positive interim evaluation for a junior professorship. For applicants from academic systems that do not envisage habilitations, the Foundation recognizes holding a tenured position as an associate professor or as a full professor or distinguished professor (in the US system) or as a senior lecturer or as a reader/professor (in the Commonwealth system) as an equivalent of passing junior professorial examinations. The administration of the Foundation can in individual cases assess other national qualification levels.
  - for one child: EUR 480
  - each further child: EUR 120
- The family grant is awarded for children who have not yet turned 18.
- Monthly endowment for scholarships abroad: 930 euros

What Proposals can be Submitted?

Scope of the Funding

Applicants must be actively involved in the research work underpinning the project. Project staff on research projects may only be financed by PhD or research grants. A fundamental prerequisite for a grant is that project staff conduct their own research, which is published under their name. The simultaneous receipt of salary or retirement pension and a research scholarship is not possible.

Scholarship Rules

Only full-time scholarships are available (max. 5 hrs a week in other employment).’
A scholarship cannot be granted if the person is also receiving a salary or drawing a pension.
Project participants must perform research work themselves that is then published under their own name.
Support can be provided for a period of min. one month and max. 24 months.

What is not eligible for support?