Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung | |
 Building of Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung in Bonn | |
| Headquarters | Germany, Bonn |
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President | Robert Schlögl |
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (
Description
Every year, the Foundation grants more than 700 competitive research
History
The Foundation was initially established in Berlin in 1860 in order to provide German scientists support to do research in other countries.[5] It was named after the polymath Alexander von Humboldt. In 1923, when hyperinflation was crippling much of the Weimar Republic’s economy, the Foundation ceased operations due to capital constraints. It was re-established by the German Reich in 1925, although its new goal was to attract and support talented, pro-German students from other countries to study and research in Germany. The fall of Germany in 1945 led to the Foundation’s closure for a second time, until it was re-established in Bonn-Bad Godesberg on December 10, 1953, with a new President, the renowned physicist Werner Heisenberg, and a new goal “to grant fellowships to academics of foreign nationality, without regard to gender, race, religion, or ideology, to enable them to continue their academic training by a study-visit to Germany“.[6] In 2016 the Foundation helped establish the German Section of the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network, a group of research institutions, universities, and science organizations committed to supporting at-risk academics and promoting academic freedom.[7]
Prizes and Scholarships
- Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, the most valuable research award in Germany (3.5/5 million Euros)
- Humboldt grants for researchers to work in Germany
- Feodor Lynen grants for researchers from Germany to work abroad
- Humboldt Prize (Humboldt Research Award)
- Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, awarded jointly with the Max-Planck Society, to a researcher from outside Germany
- Sofia Kovalevskaya Award
- Anneliese Maier-research prize for humanities and social sciences from outside Germany
- Georg Forster-research prize for researchers from developing countries
- Gay-Lussac-Humboldt research prize to French scientists, awarded with the French Ministry for Education
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel research prize (since 2001)
References
- ^ "About us". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Partners". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Trends". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung - Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung". Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "History". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Alexander von Humboldt Foundation". Studycor. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation - 21 - German Universities unite to provide more support for threatened researchers". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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