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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Sponsoring excellent researchers from Romania in Germany since 1959 Connecting academic excellence worldwide Knowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level Melanie Schmitz: 4c Melanie Schmitz: 4c
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Humboldt Foundation Areas of Work exchange of academics as a part of foreign cultural policy strengthening cutting-edge research through internationalisation impetus for the research location Germany promoting development through academic cooperation mobility counselling in the European context
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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
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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
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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 EUR, nomination
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Humboldt Foundation Programmes for internationally recognised cutting-edge researchers Humboldt 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)
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Sponsorship of Romanian Researchers Research Fellowships for Romanian Postdocs Research Awards for Romanian Researchers Research Fellowships for German Postdocs going to Romania 1959 - 2008: a total of 346 Humboldt research fellows and 2 awardees
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Disciplines of sponsored researchers from Romania Natural Sciences Humanities, Social Sciences, Law Engineering Sciences
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Alumni Sponsorship of Romanian Researchers 50 fellows received equipment donations totalling € 1.9 mill. 154 fellows received book donations totalling € 154,000. 230 fellows were invited to a renewed research stay in Germany after their initial stay. 12 fellows were sponsored by a return fellowship after the successful completion of their initial research stay to facilitate reintegration in their home country.
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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
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