FAQs

For the sponsorship programmes Fellowships and Short Term Grants, researchers of German nationality are eligible to apply if their regular residency abroad has been or has the prospect of at least five years. Potential applicants who have completed their school education and one university degree or one university degree and their doctorate in Germany are subject to the regulations applying to German citizens.

The Centre offers its Fellowships to applicants in all disciplines that can be supported at the University of Bayreuth. Please note, however, that members of the Cluster of Excellence (as defined by § 11 (3) of the Cluster Rules) cannot act as host if the research focus of the application is on African Studies. This is due to regulations of the German Research Foundation stipulating that the Centre cannot provide funding to enhance resources of the university’s Cluster of Excellence. In case of doubt, please contact our office before applying.

Yes, however, please state the surplus benefit of the Fellowship or Short Term Grant for the University of Bayreuth in your research proposal and the supporting letter.

No, we only accept applications that are complete prior to the deadline. In case of doubts about your eligibility, submission of documentary evidence may be requested after the deadline.

Please read our Application Guidelines and according online form carefully and have a look at our FAQs. We happily address individual inquiries via email, phone, or in person. In addition we offer info sessions once every semester. We will publish current dates on our website and circulate all details among potential hosts on campus in due course.

In addition to the relevant Application Guidelines, hosts from UBT may consult our Application Guidelines Host. All documents are available from our Download section (access to Application Guidelines via UBT ID).

For individual queries not covered by these Guidelines and Handout, please contact the office of the Bayreuth Humboldt Centre. 

In case the resources that are necessary to realize the research collaboration at the University of Bayreuth are not allocated with the host, a written consenting statement of the resource holder is required.

There is no restriction.

Hosts may cover costs that arise from the Fellows’ visit to UBT. This includes office space and an up-to-date infrastructure including access to library systems and laboratories, hard-/software, consumables, printing costs etc. Additional laboratory costs, travel costs etc. exceeding the amount of the host subsidy may be included in the budget plan submitted with the Fellowship application.

The fellowship programme aims at the direct contact between the researchers themselves, therefore the Administrative Office of the Bayreuth Humboldt Centre cannot and should not be involved in the search for a host at the University of Bayreuth. Please take a look at the Faculties and the Focus Areas at the University of Bayreuth and find out if any of the scientists (who are potential hosts) is researching on a topic matching the one you have in mind so you can contact her/him with your research proposal.

The main selection criteria are the scientific excellence of the applicant and the proposed research collaboration, respectively, as well as the networking potential on campus and the institutional interconnection with the University of Bayreuth.

In general, it is possible to re-apply; rejected applicants may receive feedback from the Centre’s Office upon request.

This Call for Applications is open once a year, generally from June-October; we also publish the Call for Applications for Fellowships and Short Term Grants on international platforms, and update Bayreuth researchers on a regular basis.

PhD students cannot apply for funding. Applicants for Senior Fellowships may also suggest part of the award to include junior researcher from their research group or institute in the execution of the cooperative research project.

Potential hosts of applicants for a Senior or Junior Fellowship of the Bayreuth Humboldt Centre are all active professors of the University of Bayreuth as well as any structurally independent scientists with a long-term perspective at the University of Bayreuth to ensure the sustainability of the international collaboration. Members of the Cluster of Excellence (as defined by § 11 (3) of the Cluster Rules) cannot act as host if the research focus of the application is on African Studies. This is due to regulations of the German Research Foundation stipulating that the Centre cannot provide funding to enhance resources of the university’s Cluster of Excellence. In case of doubt, please contact our office before applying.

This Call for Applications is open twice a year, generally late January - late April, September - November; we also publish the Call for Applications for Fellowships and Short Term Grants on international platforms, and update Bayreuth researchers on a regular basis.

PhD students cannot apply for funding.

Potential hosts for a Short Term Grant are senior faculty members of the University of Bayreuth, i.e. Professors, Junior Professors, Habilitation candidates, and independent Junior Research Group Leaders. Members of the Cluster of Excellence (as defined by § 11 (3) of the Cluster Rules) cannot act as host if the research focus of the application is on African Studies. This is due to regulations of the German Research Foundation stipulating that the Centre cannot provide funding to enhance resources of the university’s Cluster of Excellence. In case of doubt, please contact our office before applying.

Applicants for a Strategic Scientific Workshop have to be senior faculty members of the University of Bayreuth, i.e. Professors, Junior Professors, Habilitation candidates, and independent junior research group leaders. Members of the Cluster of Excellence (as defined by § 11 (3) of the Cluster Rules) cannot apply if the research focus of the application is on African Studies. This is due to regulations of the German Research Foundation stipulating that the Centre cannot provide funding to enhance resources of the university’s Cluster of Excellence. In case of doubt, please contact our office before applying.

Yes, this is possible, and we decidedly encourage interdisciplinary applications.

Funding may cover all costs related to the execution of the proposed Workshop incl. travel, accommodation, fees, staff and related costs.  All expenses are subject to the Guidelines for the reimbursement of hospitality expenses of the University of Bayreuth. For more specific items, please consult the Centre’s office.