1. Alberto F. Pasquevich Departamento de Física Fac. Ciencias Exactas Universidad Nacional de La Plata. La Plata - Argentina alberto.pasquevich@fisica.unlp.edu.ar http://www.fisica.unlp.edu.ar/profesores/afp

2. Programas de la Fundación Alexander von Humboldt

3. “The aim of the Foundation is to grant research fellowships and research awards to academically trained and highly qualified persons of foreign nationality, without regard to their sex, ethnicity, religion or ideology, to enable them to carry out research projects in the Federal Republic of Germany and to maintain the resultant academic contacts...” (Article 2 of the statutes of the Humboldt Foundation)

4. Humboldt Ambassador Scientists in Argentine Dra. Griselda Capaldo Dr. Faustino Siñeriz Dr. Marcos Sade Dr. Alberto F. Pasquevich 2007 - 2009

5. FUNDACIÓN ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT ESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALEMANIA - FINANCIA ESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN - APOYA A PERSONAS, NO A PROYECTOS - EL INVESTIGADOR ELIGE EL INSTITUTO Y FORMULA SU PLAN DE TRABAJO - LA FUNDACIÓN AvH AYUDA AL INVESTIGADOR AL REGRESO CON DONACIONES DE LIBROS, EQUIPOS, APOYO ECONÓMICO PARA ASISTIR A CONGRESOS,ETC. - PROGRAMAS PARA DIFERENTES ETAPAS DE LA CARRERA PROFESIONAL ESTADÍAS POSTDOCTALES (6-24 MESES) PARA QUIEN SE DOCTORÓ HACE MENOS DE 4 AÑOS OTROS PROGRAMAS PARA INVESTIGADORES DE MAYOR EXPERIENCIA.

6. Slide 1 At this point the presenter should declare and explain his/her relationship to the Foundation. If the presenter is not a member of staff, he or she should make clear why the Foundation’s work is so important to him/her that he/she is presenting the work of the Foundation. At the same time, it should be made clear at this point that, not being a member of staff, the presenter cannot answer every question in detail. He/she cannot definitively confirm whether someone is really suitable for a specific sponsorship programme. Nor can he/she agree to award funding. The listeners can find all the details on the homepage and are welcome to get in touch with the Foundation at any time.

7. Exzellenz verbindet – be part of a worldwide network Speaker Function Date Name of the event

8. Research Country Germany

9. Research Establishments  approximately 80 universities: research in all disciplines  80 Max Planck Institutes: basic research, especially in science but also in the humanities and social sciences  57 Fraunhofer Institutes: contract research of a technical- scientific nature

10. Research Establishments  15 Helmholtz Institutes: the state’s long-term research goals in science and engineering as well as in bio-medical research  84 institutes in the Leibniz Association: research tasks ranging from knowledge-oriented basic research to applied research

11. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Connecting academic excellence worldwide Knowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level Melanie Schmitz: 4c Melanie Schmitz: 4c

12. Historical and Intellectual Roots  Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859): discoverer, universal genius, cosmopolitan and patron of excellent scientific talent  1953: establishment of today’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation  international network of academic cooperation and trust

13. Academic Excellence  sole selection criterion: academic excellence  sponsorship for people, not projects  flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers  no quotas for countries or disciplines  free choice of academic host/collaboration partner in Germany  worldwide excellence network of Humboldtians

14. Sponsorship – individual and personal  sponsorship for foreign and German top-flight academics to collaborate with specialist colleagues  the prestige associated with Humboldt Foundation fellowships and awards  individual and personal mentoring for those sponsored and their families  Humboldtians and their families as ambassadors for Germany  “Once an Humboldtian, always an Humboldtian”

15. Five out of twenty-three thousand  Robert Grubbs – 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry  László Sólyom – President of Hungary  Tricia Striano – Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Winner  Hamadi Boga – Georg Forster Research Fellow  Erin Taylor – German Chancellor Scholar

16. Humboldt Foundation Financing The budget in 2007 was approx. 64.4 mill. EUR, more than 97% of which was publicly financed by the Federation. Financing was distributed as follows:  AA:Federal Foreign Office  BMZ:Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development  BMBF:Federal Ministry of Education and Research

17. Sponsorship Programmes at a Glance

18. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for postdoctoral researchers (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago)  Research Fellowships: 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month for junior research group leaders (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 6 years ago)  Sofja Kovalevskaja Award; 1.65 mill. EUR Flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers

19. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for experienced researchers (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago) with an own, clearly defined academic profile  Research Fellowships: 6 to 18 months; 2,450 EUR per month  Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award; 45,000 €, nomination

20. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for internationally recognised cutting-edge researchers  Humbold Research Award; 60,000 EUR; research stays in Germany over a period of 6 to 12 months (may be divided into segments); nomination  Alexander von Humboldt Professorship; 3.5 - 5 mill. EUR for a period of five years, for the long-term recruitment of established cutting-edge researchers from abroad ; nominations by German universities (non-university research institutions with a German university)

21. Research Fellowships Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers  worldwide, all disciplines, no quotas Georg Forster Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers  researchers from developing countries  research stays with relevance to development policy for research stays in Germany

22. Research Fellowships Humboldt- / Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers  6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month  for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago Humboldt- / Georg Forster Fellowships for experienced researchers  6 to 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks; 2,450 EUR per month  for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago

23. Research Fellowships for research stays abroad Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers  worldwide, all subjects, no quotas  Humboldtians as hosts  host contribution

24. Research Fellowships Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers  6 - 24 months  endowment: dependent on age, marital status and country Example: an unmarried 33-year old fellow in the United States receives between 2,500 EUR and 2,800 EUR per month, in France approx. 2,300 EUR, in Poland approx. 2,500 EUR  for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for experienced researchers  6 - 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks  for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago

25. Application requirements Postdoctoral researchers  doctorate  academic publications  agreement by academic host  autonomous research project  knowledge of German and/or English Experienced researchers  own, clearly defined academic profile  comprehensive list of academic publications  agreement by academic host  autonomous research project  knowledge of German and/or English

26. Application procedure  applications at any time to the Humboldt Foundation directly  assessment by independent expert reviewers  decision by Humboldt Foundation Selection Committees  duration of procedure: approx. 3 to 6 months

27. Sponsorship provisions  travel expenses  language courses or allowance towards language course *  fellowship  family allowance  additional funding for project costs and scientific equipment (*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)

28. Sponsorship provisions  Intensive and individual mentoring in Germany and abroad by personal contacts at the Humboldt Foundation  Study Tour*, Network meeting, Annual meeting  Alumni Sponsorship  Return Fellowships for specific regions (*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)

29. Research Awards – Overview  Humboldt Research Award: 60,000 €  Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award: 45,000 €  Sofja Kovalevskaja Award: 1.65 mill. € *  Max Planck Research Award: 750,000 €  Alexander von Humboldt Professorship: 3.5 to 5 mill. €  Reimar Lüst Award: 50,000 €  Konrad Adenauer Research Award: 60,000 €  Phillip Franz von Siebold Award: 50,000 € * Applications are not possible (with the exception of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award). Scientists in Germany need to nominate candidates for an award.

30. Origin of Guest Researchers 2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad

31. Disciplines of Guest Researchers 2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad

32.  maintaining continuous, life-long contact to all Humboldtians worldwide  actively sponsoring academic contacts amongst Humboldtians worldwide through events at home and abroad; Humboldt Associations  systematic network sponsorship An association for a lifetime

33. Other Fields of Activity

34. German Mobility Centre Information and personal counselling for internationally mobile researchers:  fellowships and funding resources  job offers  immigration and residence, taxation Internet portal and contacts: www.eracareers-germany.de Germany’s role in the EU-wide network of mobility centres (ERAMORE) to facilitate cross-border, research-related mobility

35. National Contact Point (NCP) Mobility Task information and counselling for German institutions and researchers on the facets and actions in this field, especially the Marie Curie Actions Marie Curie Actions support for research training and transnational mobility for researchers, knowledge transfer and excellence in research

36. Frontiers of Research Symposia bi-national, interdisciplinary conferences involving outstanding junior researchers (USA, Japan, Great Britain, China) Form  3-day conferences for scientists (with the USA: for engineers and humanities scholars, too)  in cooperation with foreign partner organisations  annually-alternating in Germany and the partner country  matching funds from both sides

37. Contact Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Tel: +49 228 833-0 Fax: +49 228 833-199 www.humboldt-foundation.de info@avh.de

38. Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien: Verteilung der Bewerbungen und Verleihungen auf die Kontinente in den Jahren 2000 - 2004

39. Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien: Anzahl der jährlichen Bewerbungen und Verleihungen

40. Verliehene Humboldt- Forschungsstipendien: Argentinien

41. Forschungsstipendiaten nach Fachgebieten 1953 - 2004 Absolute Zahl: 18.994

42. 1960 1965 1970 1975 19801954 1985 1990 1995 2000 Number of Fellowships and follow-up grants Average length of stay in months

43. Beantragte/Bewilligte Forschungsstipendien 2000-2004 Lateinamerika Argentinien 72/30 Bolivien 1/1 Brasilien 67/33 Chile 17/6 Ecuador 5/2 Kolumbien 10/2 Kuba 22/13 Mexiko 42/15 Panama 1/0 Venezuela 13/6 Uruguay 2/1 Peru 11/4 Costa Rica 1/0 Zahlen: Anträge/Stipendien Paraguay