Humboldt Residency Programme 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: December 14, 2026

Applications are open for the Humboldt Residency Programme 2027. The Humboldt Residency Programme affords members the OPPORTUNITY to intensively cooperate on the annual subject “Oceanic Horizons: The Future of our Blue Planet” and collaboratively generate and talk tangible new impulses with a broad viewers. The Humboldt Residency Programme brings collectively a transdisciplinary, worldwide group of twelve members consisting of Humboldtians and early profession researchers in addition to writers, artists, civil society actors, and social entrepreneurs.

During the six-week residency in Brandenburg and Berlin, with excursions to establishments in Northern Germany and alongside the North and Baltic Sea coasts, members will meet each day in shared working areas, having fun with the distinctive alternative to dedicate intensive time and freedom to gaining an in depth understanding of one another’s work throughout a various vary of disciplinary backgrounds. They will construct transdisciplinary bridges, discover synergies, pose daring questions, suppose visionary, and join with related stakeholders in Germany and internationally.

While the members themselves might be enriched by studying from each other, they can even choose and implement revolutionary codecs to speak their key messages to focus on audiences past academia. These could embody debates with stakeholders, media appearances, bar talks, interactive workshops, weblog and social media posts, or publications.

Funding

Funding for participation within the Humboldt Residency Programme consists of

• a month-to-month allowance through the six-week residency interval in Berlin/Brandenburg
• journey allowance for the journey to and from Germany
• lodging at Schloss Wiepersdorf (2 weeks) and at an aparthotel in Berlin (4 weeks)
• a funds for arranging public occasion codecs or finish-of-12 months output
• For members travelling with dependent relations, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will present appropriate household lodging and assist members in arranging childcare

Eligibility

The members might be made up of:

• Five Alumni/ae of the Humboldt Foundation who:
  • exhibit related educational or skilled experience associated to the annual theme that may also be successfully communicated to exterior audiences.
  • exhibit convincingly of their application that they’re keen and capable of talk their work past academia. Previous expertise on this space shouldn’t be required.
  • have acquired any type of fellowship or award previously however aren’t receiving funding in one other one of many basis’s programmes firstly of the residency (August 2027).
  • maintain an educational place and are presently not based mostly in Germany.
• Three Early Career Researchers who:
  • have prior expertise in science communication, or in connecting their analysis to wider social and political contexts.
  • are both presently pursuing their PhD or have accomplished their PhD lower than 4 years in the past firstly of the residency (August 2027).
  • maintain an educational place and are presently not based mostly in Germany.
  • have a transparent educational profile associated to the annual theme and exhibit potential for an educational profession.
• Four Civil Society Practitioners who:
  • can exhibit a transparent connection to the annual theme by way of their earlier work.have the potential to behave as multipliers for the concepts and impulses generated through the residency.
  • match one of many following two profiles:
    • Creatives, e.g. journalists, authors, filmmakers, curators, artists or designers.
    • Practitioners with knowledgeable connection to the annual theme, e.g. individuals working in politics, (social) entrepreneurs, representatives of social or political campaigns or NGOs, or consultants.
  • don’t presently maintain an educational place.

Application

Note that you could be solely submit your application after you have uploaded the next paperwork to the application type:

• Curriculum Vita (max. 3 pages, PDF Format)
• Introduction Video

Deadline for functions is December 14, 2026.

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For extra info, go to Humboldt Residency Programme.