Funding opportunities for refugee/endangered researchers

DFG: Supplemental proposals/integration in currently funded projects

For prospective, doctoral researchers, researchers with a doctorate
All project leaders and also higher education institutions can submit supplemental proposals to integrate qualified refugees – prospective or doctoral researchers – in DFG projects that already receive funding. These proposals can be justified based on the fact that individuals are now available for the further development of a project whose involvement can be expected to provide additional stimuli for the research programme in question.
Funding period: 1 to 3 years, depending on the project
Extent of funding: A supplemental proposal can be geared towards any type of funding that enables refugees to be integrated in a project, in particular guest funds, staff positions and the Mercator module.
Application procedure: online; submitted informally at any time.
Information: DFG webpage
Contacts: DFG head office, Michael Sommerhof, phone +49 228 885-2017; University of Passau, Division Research Services,Dr. Kerstin Theis

The program provides research funds for an independent research project. The restriction of the target group to the early postdoc phase that otherwise exists under this programme does not apply to refugees
Extent of funding: position as "Postdoctoral Researcher and Comparable" and grants a general allowance for direct project costs (including travel and publication costs) and, where applicable, additional funding associated with high production costs.
Funding Period: up to two years
Application procedure: submitted at any time; online
Information: DFG webpage
Contacts: DFG Head office (Fachreferat); Dr. Kerstin Theis in the Division Research Services at the University of Passau

Cooperation to be suspended as a consequence of the Russian attack on Ukraine / Funding of German project parts by DFG still guaranteed

The DFG is currently not accepting new applications or continuation applications that are based on German-Russian cooperation. Applications that have already been submitted are suspended until further notice and will not be processed further. Bridging funding is also not possible.
If the DFG directly funds Russian project parts, for example within the framework of research groups or priority programs, these cannot be funded further.
Cooperation with Russian partner organizations is to be suspended (no exchange of data, samples and equipment as well as other scientific material). Whether projects are continued or changed under these circumstances is at the discretion of the project responsible in Germany, but overall the projects are to be continued as far as possible even without cooperation; funding for the German part of the project is still guaranteed by the DFG.
All events with scientists from Russian research institutions should not be carried out. Ongoing guest visits do not have to be terminated, but new guest visits should not be planned and carried out.
Scientists who have currently applied for a fellowship abroad for Russia can change their applications and state other target countries. Fellowships that have already been approved should not be started. Current fellowships can be converted into domestic fellowships or positions after approval by the DFG Head Office; here, too, there is the option of changing to another country.

Further information can be found on the DFG Webpage.