Are you looking for funding to realise your doctoral project? Do your previous study and examination achievements demonstrate a special ability with regard to academic work? Is your work making a significant contribution to research? Then become a doctoral scholarship holder of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom! We support around 150 doctoral students from all disciplines annually who are working on a convincing and innovative research project and have been admitted to a doctoral programme at a university.

Deadline: 31.10.2026

The Mahowald-Mead Prize (MMP) recognizes outstanding research in neuromorphic engineering, worldwide. The Prize is named for the late Misha Mahowald and Carver Mead, the most influential pioneers of the field of neuromorphic engineering. The award is considered annually. The Mahowald Early Career Award (MECA) has been established for individual Master's, PhD, and early postdoctoral students. It is open for submissions year-round, and evaluated once per year. Individuals or groups are invited to submit a description of their work, or nominate the work of others, for consideration by the jury of world-leading figures in the field.

Deadline: 31.10.2026

Ziel des Programms ist es, hochqualifizierten Nachwuchsforscherinnen und -forschern die Durchführung eines selbstgewählten Forschungsvorhabens im Ausland und damit einen wichtigen Qualifizierungsschritt für die spätere Berufslaufbahn in Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft oder im Kulturbereich in Deutschland zu ermöglichen. Gefördert werden Forschungsaufenthalte (3-6 Monate) in allen Fachrichtungen an einem selbst gewählten Gastinstitut im Ausland. Innerhalb des Förderzeitraums sind Aufenthalte in mehreren Ländern oder in mehreren wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen innerhalb eines Landes möglich.

Deadline: 06.11.2026