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Eligibility to the Humboldt Foundation’s residency programme is not limited by geography or discipline
Top tips
- This year, the programme has a social science theme but welcomes applications from scientists in all fields
- Enthusiasm to engage with researchers far beyond your own intellectual comfort zone is essential
- Applicants must be motivated to communicate their knowledge beyond academia
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) is well known around the world for its prestigious professorships and fellowships that attract leading international scientists and scholars to Germany.