Successful institutions will receive funds to grant the nominated scholar research stays in the form of a research fellowship of up to 24 months. We regret that, due to the prolonged difficult budget situation, it will not be possible to submit applications for the employment contract programme line for the time being. Should a later switch be possible, we would approach interested institutions. Successful institutions will also receive a lump sum intended for measures to support Philipp Schwartz fellows in integrating and in re-starting their careers. An extension of up to 12 months can be granted in the framework of a co-financing model. Please find the updated programme documents and further information on the website of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative. The deadline for nominations is 15 September 2023. Selection results are expected to be available at the end of November 2023. Fellowships can be started as of 1 January 2024.
In the 13th application round, applications will have to be submitted via an online portal, which is expected to be available on our website in mid-August. Kindly note that all application documents must be submitted exclusively via the online portal. In exceptional cases, it might be necessary to send documents separately by e-mail. In view of the vulnerability of electronic communication and the sensitivity of the data transmitted, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation urgently request that application documents be encrypted in this case. Alternatively, you can provide documents via secure download link (e.g. via Sharepoint or similar).
Due to the impact of the ongoing worldwide crises, the partner organisations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, SAR (Rose Anderson) and Cara (Stephen Wordsworth) can only conduct a limited number of threat assessments. We therefore advise you to contact them as soon as possible. Please note that requests for risk assessments can only be submitted by nominating institutions. We also kindly remind you that threat can be proven not only by SAR or Cara, but also by a corresponding residence status in connection with an asylum procedure within the EU or by the detailed, personal statement of a credible third party (e.g. German diplomatic representation abroad, non-governmental organisations or similar). In case of doubt, you are welcome to send us such statements for examination before submitting your application. In the case of Afghan and Ukrainian nominees, a self-report on their at-risk status is sufficient.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the programme director, Ms Cornelia Hörtner (cornelia.hoertner@avh.de), senior programme coordinator Ms Katja Machacsek (katja.machacsek@avh.de; phone: +49 (0) 228 833-182), or programme officers Ms Judith Dömer-Warneke (phone: +49 (0)228 833-417), Mr Christian Finke (phone: +49 (0)228-833-565), or Ms Sandra Grziwa (phone: +49 (0)228 833-574) who can also be reached via schwartz-initiative@avh.de.