Scholarships
PhD scholarships: Most due in Nov or Jan. Plan ahead.
More info at central portals from any uni, e.g. Graduate Centre overview of PhD funding
* Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes [JF, PM, CS]
* VCI/FCI Kekule [LZ]
* Boehringer-Ingelheim Fonds [BW]
* Science funds: Telekom Stiftung; Andrea von Braun Stiftung; Evonik Stiftung
* Political / Social funds: Friedrich-Ebert (SDP), Hans-Böckler (DGB), Konrad-Adenauer (CDU), Heinrich Böll (Grüne)
* Other funds: Fazit (media), der deutschen Wirtschaft (Gesellschaft [EFR]), Dr Hilmer (rare)
** DAAD (incoming/outgoing undergrad, PhD, postdoc, projects etc) - Database; DAAD programs only [AS, DL]
Mini-project scholarships for own work (for larger funds see here and RiG):
* Joachim Herz Research Fellowship for PhD/Postdoc [JTS, PM, MM]
* Dechema Max-Buchner (10 k€)
* SFB/SPP internal rounds (15-35 k€) [MR]
* Daimler-Benz (40 k€)
* Schering/Fritz Thyssen Boost
Postdoc Scholarships:
More info at central overviews e.g. Postdoc and Junior PI funding; and DHV's Postdoc/Group Funding.
* DFG Walter Benjamin program
* Marie Curie (individual fellowship)
* Humboldt
* HFSP, EMBO, FEBS fellowships (long/short-term)
* FCI/VCI
* FritzThyssen stipend ("project" after 2-4 years postdoc)
* Leopoldina Postdoc Stipend (CH, AT)
** GAIN has a decent summary of postdoc / independent group funding
** Wissenschaftliche Zeitgesetz
Undergrad Scholarships:
* DeutschlandStipendium [DL, BB, EFR]
* Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes [PM]
Outgoing Praktika / PhD exchange:
* BIF Travel Stipend
* Bayer 10k€ international Otto Bayer (Carl Duisberg) scholarships [LZ]
* Wenner-Gren, Sweden
* DAAD outgoing PhD / undergrad [AS, DL] - Full Database, or DAAD programs only
* Erasmus+ [EFR, JB]
* GDCh travel / conference support scholarships
** general pages on other scholarships for undergrad / PhD students
Prizes, Research Stipends, Competitions
* Schering Friedmund Neumann Prize [1st Feb] - for postdocs
* Lesmüller Prize (Pharma only)
* Merck Innovation Cup [OTS, MSM]
* Christian-Wandrey MSc Prize (p1, p2)
* ACS/Sigma-Aldrich Alfred Bader student award for advanced PhD students
Industry Programs for Postdocs / late PhDs
* BASF international summer school: lectures and workshops about BASF, team workshops.
* BASF winter school is similar, but invitation only
* Roche continents lectures and workshop about science, art and music; networking opportunity; best if you like music. [OTS]
* Merck Innovation Cup - mostly postdocs. [OTS, MSM, YAW]
* Novartis BioCamp - similar to Merck Cup