Exzellenz verbindet be part of a worldwide network Dr. Katrin Amian Head of Division North America, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania May 2011 Humboldt Kolleg Air Vancouver, Canada
Overview News from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Sponsorship Programmes Sponsorship Opportunities for Alumni Activities in Canada
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Connecting academic excellence worldwide Knowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers sponsorship of and for people rather than projects sole selection criterion: academic excellence no quotas for countries or disciplines free choice of academic host/collaborative partner in Germany life-long sponsorship, unique specialist and personal network
Areas of Activity sponsoring international scientists and scholars strengthening cutting-edge research through internationalisation strengthening Germany as a research location building international networks of cooperation and trust as a part of foreign cultural policy advancing development through academic cooperation mobility counselling in the European context
Budget Budget for 2010: approx. 103 million EUR Financed by federal funds: approx. 96% AA: BMBF: BMZ: BMU: Federal Foreign Office Federal Ministry of Education and Research Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Sponsorship Programmes
Research Fellowships for research stays in Germany Humboldt Research Fellowships all countries, all fields, no quotas Georg Foster Research Fellowships researchers from developing countries research projects with relevance for development
Career Stage Model Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month doctorates completed fewer than 4 years ago Research Fellowships for Experienced Researchers 6 to 18 months; 2,450 EUR per month may be divided: up to three blocks with a minimum of three months, within a three-year period doctorates completed fewer than 12 years ago
Career Stage Model Humboldt Research Fellowship / Georg Forster Research Fellowship Postdoctoral researchers Experienced researchers Duration of sponsorship 6 to 24 months 6 to 18 months, may be divided up into 3 stays Application period Fellowship amount applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 4 years ago 2,250 EUR per month (plus additional benefits) applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 12 years ago 2,450 EUR per month (plus additional benefits)
Origin of Guest Researchers 2006 2010: 3,019 research fellowships granted to academics from abroad Asia 34 % Europe 37 % North America 15 % Australia & New Zealand 2 % Latin America 5 % Africa 6 %
Disciplines of Guest Researchers 2006 2010: 3,019 research fellowships granted to academics from abroad Humanities and Social Sciences 25 % Natural Sciences 65 % Engineering Sciences 10 %
Disciplines of Guest Researchers from Canada From 1953 to 2010: a total of 490 Humanities and Social Sciences 26.73% Science 64.29% Engineering 8.98%
Research Awards Overview Research Awards - Humboldt Research Award - Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award - Reimar Lüst Award - Konrad Adenauer Research Award Anneliese Maier Research Award Max Planck Research Award Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
Research Awards Konrad Adenauer Research Award for Canadian scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences call published by the Royal Society of Canada 50,000 EUR, invitation for research in Germany nomination by Canadian universities and/or research institutions, support by host in Germany selection committee meets in Canada
Research Awards Anneliese Maier Research Award for outstanding researchers from abroad in all fields of the humanities, social sciences, law and economics 250,000 EUR for a period of up to 5 years to finance research collaboration with specialist colleagues in Germany nomination by established scholars in Germany
Sponsorship Opportunities for Alumni
Alumni Sponsorship: Overview over 24,000 Humboldtians in more than 130 countries: Once an Humboldtian always an Humboldtian renewed research stays (up to 3 months) and short-term visits (up to 30 days) in Germany Feodor Lynen Fellowship Programme Humboldt Kollegs Humboldt Colloquia Humboldt Alumni Award
The German Research Landscape Universitäten Leibniz-Institute Max-Planck-Institute Kiel Rostock Greifswald Helmholtz-Zentren Hamburg Fraunhofer-Institute Bremen Hannover Berlin Münster Magdeburg Dortmund Göttingen Halle Leipzig Aachen Köln Bonn Marburg Jena Dresden Mainz Frankfurt a. M. Saarbrücken Heidelberg Karlsruhe Stuttgart Nürnberg Freiburg München
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for postdoctoral and experienced researchers from Germany worldwide, all subjects, no quotas Humboldtians as hosts host contribution (negotiated individually)
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships Postdoctoral researchers Experienced researchers Duration of sponsorship 6 to 24 months 6 to 18 months, may be divided up into 3 stays Application period applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 4 years ago applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 12 years ago Fellowship amount: dependent on age, family status and destination (A fellowship calculator is available on our website)
Humboldt Network Online Public network - search and find Humboldtians electronically - search the Bibliographia Humboldtiana Protected area (for Humboldtians) - access the details and contact addresses of all Humboldtians - administer entries in the Bibliographica Humboldtiana and your personal profile www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/researching-the-network.html
Alumniportal Deutschland target group: anyone who has studied or conducted research in Germany (Germany alumni) access to all registered Germany alumni, organisations and companies access to opportunities in education and research opportunities for alumni to present their expertise platform for regional and professional alumni networks www.alumniportal-deutschland.org
Activities in Canada
The Humboldt Community
The Humboldt Community in Canada 2010: 31 fellows selected from Canada (53 applications), 12 nominations for research awards, 8 awards conferred The Humboldt Association of Canada (HAC) The Humboldt Foundation Liaison Office Canada (HFLOC) in Edmonton Humboldt Ambassador Scientists in Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver Humboldt Colloquium planned for 2012 (November 2-4) in Toronto
Disciplines of Guest Researchers from Canada From 1953 to 2010: a total of 490 Humanities and Social Sciences 26.73% Science 64.29% Engineering 8.98%
Applications from Canada 2006-2010 Applications received: 170 Applications approved: 84 Applications declined: 86 Applications approved: 84
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