Outgoing Programs of External Sponsors for Doctoral Researchers

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Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship

Target group:
Doctoral researchers

Terms of application:
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited institution outside Israel and have completed at least one year of their PhD studies. They must not have any previous academic experience in Israel. Additionally, they need to secure an academic host who is a faculty member at an eligible Israeli institution, with each host allowed to support only one candidate per cycle.

Period/amount of funding:
ILS 12,000 per month and is offered for three to four months

Deadline:
October 27, 2025. Deadline for 2026 not published yet.

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Barbara-Wengeler-Stiftung (Barbara Wengeler Foundation) – Support of stays abroad

Target group:
Young scientists up to 30 years of age

Subject area:
Areas of networking and exchanges between philosophy on the one hand and neuroscience and/or cognitive science and/or artificial intelligence on the other.

Terms of application:
Far above average degree

Deadline:
Applications are possible at any time.

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Bayer Foundation – Scientific Fellowships

Target group:
Outstanding doctoral researchers 

Subject area:
Drug discovery, agriculture, medical science, climate & health

Terms of application:
Bayer Foundation offers scientific fellowships for outstanding PhD students to pursue international research projects, internships, and more, providing additional funding for international placements to enhance their study programs.
Applications and document uploads must be submitted in English through the application portal.

Period/amount of funding:
Applicants are eligible for up to EUR 10,000 funding and can undertake fellowships for up to six months. The fellowship can be used for research projects, internships and more. People studying in Germany must undertake placements in a second country and those studying outside Germany must undertake their fellowships at a German research institution.

Deadline:
April 15, 2026

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Canon Foundation in Europe – Research Fellowships

Target group:
European and Japanese researchers

Subject area:
All

Application:
Candidates are required to have obtained at least a Master's degree within the previous ten years. Exceptional candidates who obtained their qualification more than ten years prior to application will also be considered. Such candidates are required to provide further supporting information in their application. The European Fellowship holders pursue a period of research in Japanwhereas the Japanese Fellows do their research at host institutions in Europe.

Funding period/ funding amount:
3-12 months; The financial support for Research Fellows ranges from 22,500 Euro to 30,000 Euro per year and pro-rata for different periods.

Deadline:
September 15 every year

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Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) und Marie Sklodowska-Curie – INTEREPiD (Outgoing)

Target group:
Candidates must have a doctoral degree from a recognized university, plan to obtain a doctoral degree by the time of employment, or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience

Subject area:
Life Sciences

Terms of application:
The program aims at enabling outstanding junior scientists of all nationalities to develop a competitive research project in life sciences at CRG, thus promoting the transnational mobility and career perspectives of young scientists in Europe. Fellows will benefit from an exciting international scientific environment and an integrated training program, including access to state of the art infrastructure, lectures and seminars, specialised scientific and technological courses, complementary skills training and career development activities, postdoctoral symposia and retreats, as well as social activities.

Period/amount of funding:
Fellows may be employed up to 36 months

Deadline:
For information on the nomination deadline, please contact the Foundation!

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Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris (German Historical Institute Paris) – Scholarships (outgoing)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, candidates for habilitation

Subject area:
French, Franco-German and Western European history

Terms of application:
The DHIP supports ongoing research projects in their implementation (mobility grants, resident fellowships) and the development of new research projects (research start scholarships).

Period/amount of funding:
The limit of the duration of the scholarships depends on the extent of the necessary research abroad for a maximum of six months. Funding: EUR 2,500 a month for candidates with completed habilitation, EUR 2,000 a month for postdoctoral researchers and EUR 1,500 a month for doctoral researchers

Deadline:
Applications should be submitted no later than two months before the intended stay

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Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and Ministry of Science, Technology and Space (MOST) – Young Scientists Exchange Program (YSEP)

Target group:
Israeli and German diploma/M.Sc.-students, postgraduates, doctoral researchers, and postdoctoral researchers who wish to spend a training period in Israel or Germany for up to 6 months, but not less than 1 month.

Subject area:
Exchange program within the framework of the bilateral Water Technology Research Programs

Period/amount of funding:
Accommodation and living expenses (as lump sums). (EUR 1,830 for each month, EUR 61 for additional days as lump sums, travel, extraordinary expenses: only on account)

Deadline:
Applications can be submitte at any time.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – International research stays for computer scientists (IFI)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers in informatics doing their doctorate at a German university

Subject area:
Computer sciences

Terms of application:
The scholarships are open to applicants from all disciplines of computer science, who are pursuing their doctorate at a German university or non-university research institution. The research project abroad can be carried out at a university, a non-university research institute or an industrial research laboratory. The scholarships are offered for all countries.

Period/amount of funding:
The funding period is 1-12 months. These short grants are not renewable. Amount of funding: basic amount (depending on the destination country), coverage for health, accident and personal liability insurance, and a monthly lump sum for research and conference expenses (EUR 102). 

Deadline:
Applications are possible at any time.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – GRAFÖG – Supplement to the Graduate Funding from the German States (outgoing)

Target group:
Graduates and doctoral researchers

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Applications are open to German graduates of scientific and artistic disciplines who, within the framework of their scholarships, require a stay abroad of at least 30 days in order to carry out their work project in accordance with the graduate, doctoral and young academics promotion laws of the federal states.

Period/amount of funding:
At least 30 days, up to 12 months.

Deadline:
Applications may be submitted at any time with an eight-week processing period.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Research Grants (Outgoing)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers doing their doctorate at a German university

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
The grant funds research projects abroad for doctoral researchers at German universities. It is possible to apply twice for the funding during the entire doctoral research phase. Between the first and the second stay there needs to be a period of at least six months. The overall funding period during the doctorate is a maximum of 18 months.

Period/amount of funding:
One to twelve months. Monthly rates and the travel allowance vary by ▶ destination country (website available in German only). Health, accident and personal liability insurance are provided as is a flat-rate allowance for research and congress expenses (EUR 102/month). In addition, tuition fees and additional travel expenses can be partially covered as well as child-care costs.

Deadline:
June 16, 2025: selection decision in September/October, start of grant beginning in December 2025.
November 17, 2025: selection decision in February, grant start in May 2026. 
March 16, 2026: selection decision in May/June, grant start in September 2026. 

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – MEXT – Research stays in Japan (outgoing)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers, postdocs

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Support is provided for study visits as part of a research or supplementary or postgraduate course in Japan.

Period/amount of funding:
One and a half or two year research or study stay from April 2027 to March 2029 or October 2027 to March 2029; scholarship includes a monthly scholarship rate of between 143,000 and 145,000 yen, flight tickets for outward and return flights, tuition fees, etc., depending on academic degree.

Deadline:
October 13, 2025 for visual arts/design/film, performing arts; September 29, 2025 for architecture; Oktober 15, 2025 for music; February 20, 2026 for all other subjects. 

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) – JSPS Summer Program in Japan (outgoing)

Target group:
Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at German universities

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Support is granted for a short research stay held between mid-June and mid-August at a Japanese university or a selected research institution (a list of the host institutes can be found on the DAAD website).
Stays to improve language skills or to conduct country studies are not eligible. Contact at KIT is ▶ Oliver Kaas.

Period/amount of funding:
Support is provided for a two months stay between June and August. The scholarship cannot be extended.
The scholarship includes the following: International round-trip ticket, scholarship rate of JPY 534,000 yen as well as health and accident insurance.

Deadline:
Oktober 25, 2025. Deadline for 2026 is not published yet.

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) – JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (short-term & standard)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers and postdocs

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Research projects at universities and selected research institutions in Japan are supported. For postdocs the doctoral degree may not be older than six years. Doctoral researchers must formally prove their status and finish doing their degree within two years of receiving the grant. Applicants must be able to present a plan for research and a letter of admittance for a research position which were agreed upon with the Japanese hosts. Contact at KIT is ▶ Oliver Kaas.

Period/amount of funding:
Short-term scholarship: 1-12 months (doctoral researchers), 1-6 months (postdocs)
Doctoral researchers: monthly scholarship of ca. 200,000 Yen
Postdocs: monthly scholarship of  362,000 Yen
Additional travel expenses, travel health insurance, starting lump sum (from four months on)

Deadline:
Start of scholarship between 01.07.2026 and 30.09.2026
Application received by the DAAD by 31.10.2025 at the latest 

Start of scholarship between 01.10.2026 and 31.12.2026
Application received by the DAAD by 31.01.2026 at the latest

Start of scholarship between 01.01.2027 and 31.03.2027
Application received by the DAAD by 30.04.2026 at the latest 


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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Program of project-based personnel exchange (PPP) 

Target group:
Graduates, doctoral researchers, postdocs, scientists

Subject area:
Varies, depending on the program agreements with the partner country

Terms of application:
The aim of the program is to strengthen cooperation between international and German research groups. It is a bilateral program with 29 foreign partner countries. Contact at KIT is ▶ Oliver Kaas.

Period/amount of funding:
Normally up to two years, with a possible extension for a further year (varies by destination country). Basic funding of the project must be secured by other means. The stay is then generally one month (with exceptions).

Deadline:
Depends on destination country

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Language and practice in the People's Republic of China (outgoing)

Target group:
Graduates and young scientists

Subject area:
Natural sciences, law, social sciences, political sciences and engineering sciences as well as architecture

Terms of application:
Studies must be completed when the scholarship starts. Target group are explicitly candidates with little or no experience of China.

Period/amount of funding:
The funding period is 16 months (cannot be extended) and includes a stay (intensive Chinese language course and internship) in China, as well as a two-week preparatory course in Germany (Bochum).
Monthly payment + travel expense subsidy + insurances + fees for language course

Deadline:
January 9 of each year

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German-American Fulbright Commission – Doctoral Program 

Target group:
German young scientists

Subject area:
All except medicine

Terms of application:
Applicants must at the time of application be enrolled in a doctoral program at a German university and have German citizenship. They arrange the guest stay at an American university themselves. There, they conduct research that is part of the already begun dissertation project. Contact of the foundation is ▶ frontoffice∂fulbright de. The contact person at KIT is ▶ Oliver Kaas.

Period/amount of funding:
The funding is for a 4-6 month research stay. The scholarship covers a monthly flat-rate allowance of EUR 2,400, health/accident insurance, as well as the application for the Fulbright J-1 visa free of charge.

Deadline:
Two deadlines per year: Please refer to the website from March 2026 onwards for information on the next call for applications.

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German-American Fulbright Commission – Fulbright American Studies Award 

Target group:
Doctoral researchers and postdocs with German citizenship

Subject area:
American studies

Terms of application:
The American Studies Award is aimed at doctoral candidates and postdocs. Applicants carry out their academic work at a German university/university of applied sciences and return there after completing their research work. Interested researchers can apply during the program's call for applications from November to (mid) February for a scholarship stay that begins the following August/September (departure not before August). Contact of the foundation is ▶ frontoffice∂fulbright de. The contact person at KIT is ▶ Oliver Kaas.

Period/amount of funding:
EUR 10,000

Deadline:
March 1, 2026

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German Academic Scholarship Foundation and Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs – ERP Scholarship Program (Outgoing)

Target group:
Master and doctoral students 

Subject area:
All 

Terms of application:
The program is aimed at outstanding graduates who want to complete a doctoral degree at a top US university or are planning a research stay in the US as part of a doctorate pursued in Germany. At the end of the deadline at least a bachelor's degree must have been achieved.

Period/amount of funding:
Funding is provided for one to two-year projects, the funding includes a monthly living stipend of USD 2,500 a tuition subsidy of USD 25,000 per year of study and a travel allowance of USD 1,000 and a one-time starting subsidy of USD 500.

Deadline:
September 15 every year

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Gemeinschaft für studentischen Austausch in Mittel- und Osteuropa e.V. (Society for Student Exchange in Central and Eastern Europe) – GFPS scholarship program (outgoing)

Target group:
German doctoral researchers up to 31 years of age who plan a research stay abroard in Poland or the Czech Republic

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
A research project in the respective national language is funded. Applications must be submitted exclusively online.

Period/amount of funding:
Ca. PLN 1,300 (Poland), ca. 10,800 CZK (Czech Republic)

Deadline:
Deadline for 2026 is not published yet.

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Helmholtz Internal Mobility Program

Target group:
Doctoral researchers and postdocs of KIT

Subject area:
(Applied) Information & Data Science

Terms of application:
With the Helmholtz-wide exchange program, HIDA financially supports talented young scientists with up to three-month long research stays at another Helmholtz Center. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitate the exchange of expertise, and support the exploration of new research directions. The contact person at KIT is ▶ Andreas Hahmann of KHYS.

Period/amount of funding:
Funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses of up to EUR 2,000 per month for 1-3 months

Deadline:
Applications for the HIDA Internal Mobility Program can be submitted on a rolling basis. The selection process takes place every two months. Applications are pooled and evaluated at the beginning of each odd-numbered month (e.g. January, March, May, etc.).

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HIDA Mobility Program – Norway

Target group:
Researchers of KIT

Subject area:
(Applied) Information & Data Science

Terms of application:
Supports research stays (with a duration from 1-3 months) to Norway. The program aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitate the exchange of expertise, and support the exploration of new research directions. The program is a cooperation of HIDA/Helmholtz and NORA, the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium. The contact person at KIT is ▶ Andreas Hahmann of KHYS.

Period/amount of funding:
Funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses of up to EUR 2,000 per month for 1-3 months

Deadline:
Applications for the HIDA Mobility Program can be submitted on a rolling basis. The selection process takes place every two months. Applications are pooled and evaluated at the beginning of each odd-numbered month (e.g. January, March, May, etc.).

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HIDA Mobility Program – South Korea

Target group:
Researchers of KIT

Subject area:
(Applied) Information & Data Science

Terms of application:
Supports research stays (with a duration from 1-3 months) to South Korea. The program aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitate the exchange of expertise, and support the exploration of new research directions. The program is a cooperation of HIDA/Helmholtz and NST, the National Research Council of Science and Technology. The contact person at KIT is ▶ Andreas Hahmann of KHYS.

Period/amount of funding:
Funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses of up to EUR 2,000 per month for 1-3 months

Deadline:
Applications for the HIDA Mobility Program can be submitted on a rolling basis. The selection process takes place every two months. Applications are pooled and evaluated at the beginning of each odd-numbered month (e.g. January, March, May, etc.).

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Human Frontier Science Program – Program Grants

Target group:
Teams of independent scientists

Subject area:
Life sciences

Terms of application:
All team members must be independently able to advance their research.

Period/amount of funding:
Up to USD 450,000 per team and year (depends on the number of members of the teams) for three years

Deadline:
March 17, 2025

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InnovationCampus "Future Mobility" (ICM) – Short-term Grants for Talents

Target group:
Doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT or University of Stuttgart

Subject area:
The research topic must have a clear connection to the Innovation Campus “Future Mobility”.

Terms of application:
Within the framework of the “Future Mobility Grants”, funding is provided for stays abroad lasting several weeks. The research project at a university abroad should be an extension of the applicant’s doctoral thesis or scientific work. Details of the research project must be discussed with the host partner institute before the application is submitted. Short-term study trips or participation in meetings and conferences are not funded by the “Short-term Grants for Talents”.

Period/amount of funding:
The funding amount for the grant is based on the rates for doctoral researchers of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and depends on the duration of the stay as well as the destination country.

Deadline:
In principle, nominations/applications can be submitted at any time, but the reviews take place at three meetings per year.

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Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) – Mexican Government Scholarship Program for International Students

Target group:
Doctoral researchers and postdocs

Subject area:
All technical disciplines are eligible. Any exceptions or excluded fields are specified in the respective current call for applications.

Terms of application:
These are scholarships for advanced professional degree programmes, master’s programmes, research stays as part of doctoral studies, research stays for postdoctoral researchers or research programmes for postgraduate students, as well as mobility programmes for a first university degree (licenciatura) and postgraduate degree programmes.

Period/amount of funding:
3–24 months (depending on the academic level); 
approximately MXN 13,700–17,200 per month plus additional benefits.

Deadline:
September 12, 2025. Deadline for 2026 is not published yet.

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Minerva Stiftung (Minerva Foundation) – Minerva Fellowship Program (Incoming & Outgoing)

Target group:
German and Israeli doctoral researchers and postdocs

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Applications are made in English. Graduates must have a university degree. Postdocs should have completed their doctorates less than seven years ago.

Period/amount of funding:
Six to 24 months for doctoral researchers, six to 24 months for postdocs (not extendable); Israeli scholarship holders receive EUR 1,644 to EUR 2,700. German scholarship holders received plus EUR 2,048 to EUR 3,208 plus married persons and children's allowance.

Deadline:
January: Start of grant between June 1 and October 31       

June: start of grant between December 1 and April 30 (of the next year)

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Minerva Stiftung (Minerva Foundation) – Minerva Short-Term Research Grants (Incoming & Outgoing)

Target group:
German and Israeli academics younger than 38 years

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Applications are made electronically. Prerequisites are innovative research fields.

Period/amount of funding:
One to eight weeks; graduates receive EUR 350 a week, postdoctoral researchers receive EUR 450 a week, plus travel allowance of maximum EUR 700.

Deadline:
May 2 and November 2 of every year.

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Minerva Stiftung (Minerva Foundation) – Minerva-Weizmann Program (Outgoing)

Target group:
German young scientists (doctoral researchers and postdocs)

Subject area:
Chemistry, life sciences, mathematics, computer science, physics

Terms of application:
Funding is provided for short stays at the Weizmann Institute. Applications are made directly to the institute.

Deadline:
On an ongoing basis

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Research Grants Council (RGC) – Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) (Outgoing)

Target group:
Excellent students who would like to pursue their doctoral research in Hong Kong

Subject area:
All

Terms of application:
Candidates who are seeking admission as new full time doctoral researchers in the following eight institutions, irrespective of their country of origin, prior work experience and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lingnan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The University of Hong Kong.
Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

Period/amount of funding:
The fellowship provides an annual stipend of HKD 340,800 (approximately USD 43,690) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HKD 14,200 (approximately USD 1,820) per year to each awardee for a period of up to three years.

Deadline:
Note the deadlines of the respective university

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Walter Blohm Stiftung (Walter Blohm Foundation) – Funding for Research Stays Abroad (Outgoing)

Target group:
Doctoral researchers

Subject area:
Aerospace

Terms of application:
Direct applications via application form is possible. Expected are good academic performance and a realistic timetable for doctorate.

Deadline:
On an ongoing basis

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