Welcome Centre Funding Opportunities for Researchers at Risk

Support / Funding

There are several organisations offering funding for researchers at risk, as for example, the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, the Baden-Württemberg Scholarship Fund for Persecuted Scholars, among others. Hereinafter you might find a selection of different funding programs for Postdoctoral Researchers. 

Philipp Schwartz-Initiative

Philipp Schwartz Initiative

The Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers at risk on a postdoc level for two years. Generally, there are two calls for applications yearly. Applicants interested in a scholarship at Heidelberg University may contact the Welcome Centre (Ms Tsuda) for more information.