Helmholtz Calls for Applications
Current calls for proposals for funding programs and scientific prizes coordinated by the Helmholtz Association's Head Office.
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Deadline for submissions is 1 August 2023.
Funding opportunities for innovative metadata projects
The Helmholtz Association furthers information & data science in all research fields of the Association. The Helmholtz Incubator serves as a key hub to foster these initiatives. To this end, several…
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The deadline for applications is July 30, 2023.
Funding for innovative imaging projects
The Helmholtz Association furthers information & data science in all research fields of the Association. The Helmholtz Incubator serves as a key hub to foster these initiatives. To this end, several…
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Funding for Research Projects „Helmholtz Sustainability Challenge”: 2nd Call – Satellite Projects
Great social challenges pose a multitude of scientific questions. The preservation of our livelihoods and the transformation towards a sustainable society are in manifold ways at the center of the…
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Call for applications in the 2022 Helmholtz – OCPC Postdoc Program
The Helmholtz Association has agreed on a joint funding program for Chinese postdocs with the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS). The program aims to strengthen the…
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Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship – Call 2023
Full professorship positions are a defining element of any research institution. As joint appointments with universities, they are also an important link between the non-university research…
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Funding of first-time professorial appointments of highly talented female scientists (W2/W3) – Call 2023
Within the framework of the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation, the Helmholtz Association is intensifying its efforts to attract and fund excellent women scientists – especially from abroad…
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Funding initiative “Recruitment Processes That are Sensitive to Diversity”
We acknowledge that the grand challenges of our time can only be addressed if different perspectives and skills are combined, in particular in the context of research and innovation. Diversity is the…
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Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant
Are you a doctoral researcher or Postdoc and your research has a strong link to the (applied) data and information sciences? The Helmholtz Visiting Researcher Grant offers doctoral students and…
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HIDA Trainee Network
Are you a doctoral researcher or Postdoc at one of the 18 Helmholtz Centers and your research has a strong link to the (applied) data and information sciences? Eager to expand your research portfolio…
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Call 2022
Helmholtz Young Investigator Groups
The Helmholtz Young Investigator Groups offer top international talents early scientific independence.
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Helmholtz Enterprise - 1. Batch 2023
Helmholtz Enterprise (HE) is the internal program for spin-offs from the Helmholtz Association. The overall purpose of the program is to support scientists to work entrepreneurial and start a…
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Applications shall be submitted by December 1, 2022.
Funding for innovative AI projects - Helmholtz AI Projects 2022 Call
The Helmholtz Association strengthens the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. To this end, it has created Helmholtz AI with the mission of fostering creativity in different fields…
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Funding for validation projects in the transfer campaign
The funding concept of "pathfinder projects", also known as "campaigns", adopted in 2020, promotes forward-looking cross-cutting research topics with funding from the Initiative and Networking Fund.…
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Deadline for submissions is 6 July 2022.
Funding opportunities for innovative metadata projects
The Helmholtz Association furthers information & data science in all research fields of the Association. The Helmholtz Incubator serves as a key hub to foster these initiatives. To this end, several…
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Funding initiative “Recruitment Processes That are Sensitive to Diversity”
We acknowledge that the grand challenges of our time can only be addressed if different perspectives and skills work in tandem, in particular in the context of research and innovation. Diversity is…
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Call 2021
Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for mission-oriented research
The Helmholtz Association aims to support talented young researchers at an early stage in focusing excellent research on application. In this context, mission-oriented (basic) research combines the…
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Helmholtz Enterprise - 2. Batch 2021
Helmholtz Enterprise (HE) is the internal program for spin-offs from the Helmholtz Association. The overall purpose of the program is to support scientists to work entrepreneurial and start a…
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Funding for Joint Research Projects „Helmholtz Sustainability Challenge”:1st Call – Core Projects
Great social challenges pose a multitude of scientific questions. The preservation of our livelihoods and the transformation towards a sustainable society are in manifold ways at the center of the…
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Funding for innovative imaging projects
The Helmholtz Association furthers information & data science in all research fields of the Association. The Helmholtz Incubator serves as a key hub to foster these initiatives. To this end, several…
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Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship – Call 2021
Full professorship positions are a defining element of any research institution. As joint appointments with universities, they are also an important link between the non-university research…
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Call for applications in the 2021 Helmholtz – OCPC Postdoc Program
The Helmholtz Association has agreed on a joint funding program for Chinese postdocs with the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS). The program aims to strengthen the…
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The deadlines for submitting applications are March 31, 2021 and October 4, 2021.
Helmholtz Enterprise
Helmholtz Enterprise (HE) is the internal program for spin-offs from the Helmholtz Association. The overall purpose of the program is to support scientists to work entrepreneurial and start a…
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Applications shall be submitted by December 1, 2021.
Funding for innovative AI projects - Helmholtz AI Projects 2021 Call
The Helmholtz Association strengthens the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. To this end, it has created Helmholtz AI, which now spans six locations. With this third round of…
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Call for Nominations
Helmholtz Doctoral Prize 2020
One of the priorities of the Helmholtz Association is to support talented young researchers early on in their careers, to foster their enthusiasm for research and to promote scientific excellence. To…
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Funding for Joint Research Projects “The Coronavirus Pandemic: Insight, Coping, and Prevention”
Great social challenges pose a multitude of scientific questions. The Coronavirus pandemic has confronted our society with major challenges and questions that go far beyond the healthcare sector and…