Global Fellowships

• The Global Fellowship Program addresses PhD students and postdocs from countries of the Global South (Ext. Link: List of all countries of the Global South).
• Regular application deadlines are March 1st (12 pm CET) and October 1st (12 pm CEST) of each year. Opening of online application submission 4 weeks before deadline.
• We offer fellowships for PhD students (1,600 €/month) or postdocs (2,700 €/month) for 3 months, in selected cases for up to 6 months.
• In addition to the stipend, we offer a one-time travel allowance (up to 1,200 €).

• Applicants from countries of the Global South will be considered.
• Applicants must hold a Master’s or PhD degree in one of Senckenberg’s research areas.
• You will contact a suitable scientist at Senckenberg, who can be your host, and together you will develop a concept for a suitable research topic, which you will spend the funded time working on at Senckenberg.
• This link to all Senckenberg institutes can help you find suitable hosts for your project ideas: all Senckenberg institutes.
• Please note that you are only eligible to receive a Senckenberg Global Fellowship if you do not receive a parallel project funding during the period of the fellowship. We would like to exclude double funding in any case.

1. Letter of motivation with information on your research interests and experience (max. 1 page, in the online form)
2. Description of your project idea (planned goals, implementation) for the research to be carried out within the framework of the fellowship, agreed upon with your host at Senckenberg. Please explain how the submitted project topic would enrich your personal range of methods and your research portfolio (especially for postdocs). Is this research topic breaking new ground? (max. 1 page, in the online form)
3. Letter of support from your host(s) at Senckenberg, acknowledging you and your proposed work, adding to the expertise of the host group, and outlining how your stay will add value to Senckenberg as well. Please explain how the named project topic fits into the Senckenberg research landscape, how the Fellow’s project will enrich the research of your working group and the research field as a whole. Will new ground be broken or existing knowledge gaps closed? (max. 1 page – upload)
4. Your current curriculum vitae, including a complete list of your publications (upload)
5. Certificates of your Master’s degree and, if applicable, of your PhD (upload)
6. Optional: further letters of recommendation (e.g. from mentors, supervisors; upload)

Please note that you can only apply online via our form. Please use our form/template for the texts under 1. and 2. and fill it out carefully and completely. Please make sure that the uploaded documents are complete. If any required documents are missing, we will unfortunately not be able to consider your application.

A scientific selection committee will select the successful applications within approximately eight weeks after the application deadline. The selection committee is composed of renowned scientists from the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung.

Senckenberg supports equal opportunities for all genders and places particular emphasis on promoting career opportunities for women and underrepresented groups. Qualified women and other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to equally qualified applicants* with disabilities.

Successful applicants and their hosts will be notified eight weeks after the application deadline.

Upon completion of the project, a project report must be submitted within three months. To submit the report, please follow this link to the project report form.

For organizational advice, please contact the e-mail address fellowships@senckenberg.de.

For professional advice and consultation, please contact your professionally suitable potential hosts.