10-15 Freigeist Postdoctoral Fellowships, Volkswagen Foundation, Garmany (2015-2016)

Within its funding initiative 'Freigeist' Fellowships the Volkswagen Foundation is seeking for 10 - 15 outstanding Junior Researchers (Post-Docs) of all disciplines and topics with unique ideas and convincing personalities.

The 'Freigeist' Fellowship:
- pro­vides you with a reliable five-year timeline during which you are free to carry out highly innovative risk-taking research in projects located at the boundaries of established fields of research.
- includes, in addition to your own position (usually "TV-L 14", German salary scale), family-related benefits for parents, positions for scientific personnel (e. g. doctoral students, postdocs) as well as non-personnel costs (e. g. consumables, travel expenses, equipment); Research stays abroad for up to two years can also be integrated into the fellowship;
- incorporates the possibility to apply for additional components during the funding period to ensure a high degree of flexibility;
- provides funding of up to one million Euro for the first five years.

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