For internationally recognised researchers from developing and transition countries in accordance with OECD, submit a nomination to win €60,000 award prize.
Award winners will also get a research stay of up to 12 months in Germany. Many more benefits like individualized support, funding, invitations to numerous events and the opportunity to attend language courses will be offered.
Application Deadline: 31 October, 2020.
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Benefits
The associated benefits of participating in the program include:
An award prize of €60,000.
Invitation to conduct a research project of the awardee’s choice at a research institution in Germany in cooperation with specialist colleagues there.
The award enables a total stay of between six months and a full year, which can be split into multiple stays.
In addition, if required, the organizers will provide further funding of up to €25,000 to finance academic collaboration – in particular to cover the costs of attending academic conferences, of material resources such as specialist literature or scientific equipment at the home institution, or of including junior researchers.
Support during research stay
Sponsorship for alumni abroad
Eligibility
Eligible for nomination are Researchers
Whose fundamental discoveries, new theories or findings have had a lasting effect on their discipline beyond their immediate research area and who will continue to contribute to developing research-based approaches to the specific challenges of developing and emerging countries.
Whose academic achievement are internationally recognized with evidenced success in research.
That have never received an award from the Humboldt Foundation for their academic work.
That are citizens of a developing or transition country (excluding PR China and India).
The nominee must have lived and worked in one of these countries for at least five years at the time of nomination.
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The Georg Forster Research Award is a prize for internationally recognised researchers from developing and transition countries.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation presents up to six Georg Forster Research Awards annually to internationally outstanding researchers from developing and transition countries in recognition of their academic record to date.
Named after renowned German ethnologist Georg Forster (1754–1794), the initiative is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
It is intended to support the long-term promotion of outstanding scientific multipliers in transition and developing countries whose research will contribute to improving living conditions in their countries of origin.
The award winner will be selected by the independent Selection Committee comprised of researchers of all disciplines who will meet in the summer of 2021 to make the selection.
The Committee’s decision is based on
The independent peer reviews
The nominees’ academic qualifications, and
The significance of their research for the development of their home country.
Nominators will be notified of the selection decision immediately after the meeting.
See Members of the Committee for the Allocation of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Awards here.
