German Research Foundation (DFG) Heisenberg Fellowship 2023

Program Description:

The Heisenberg Programme sponsors outstanding researchers who are qualified for tenured professorship: they have the opportunity to prepare for a scientific leadership position and simultaneously continue performing top-class research. The Heisenberg Programme is directed primarily at those researchers who have qualified for professorship via the Emmy Noether Programme, the leadership of a junior research group, DFG project staff positions, private-sector research or mid-level faculty positions. The target group also includes junior professors who have received positive evaluations, those who have achieved their habilitation or an equivalent qualification, and German researchers returning from abroad, as well as appropriately qualified foreign researchers looking to pursue careers in Germany.

Target Group:

Researchers in all disciplines who have qualified for a professorship by completing the habilitation or an equivalent qualification and who have a track record of outstanding research work.

Benefits:

• 4,450 EUR per month to conduct research at an academic institution
• Direct project costs totaling 250 EUR are provided to finance items such as books, consumables, and conference attendance in other countries
• A childcare allowance, subsidized health insurance, and travel and foreign country allowances.