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European Union Organizations and Funding
European Science Foundation
http://www.esf.org
ESF aims at promoting quality science on the European level. The organization serves as a networking agency that brings together scientists and funding organizations. The priority is given to the cooperative projects, research networking programs, etc.
European Research Council
http://erc.europa.eu
ERC is a pan-European organization that aims to support investigator-driven frontier research. If ESF is more cooperative project oriented, ERC offers different kinds of financial support for a wider range of projects, from individual to cooperative. Both national and foreign researchers are eligible as long as they are working in Europe.
The Seventh Framework Programme
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
FP7 is designed to support a wide range of participants: from universities, through public authorities to small enterprises and researchers in developing countries. This program is complementary to ERC, and also provides support for the programs based outside of EU.
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
EACEA is responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's programmes in the fields of education, culture and audiovisual such as Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Erasmus, Lifelong Learning Programme, etc.
Euroscience - A European Organization for Promotion of Science and Technology
http://www.euroscience.org
Euroscience Foundation has the promotion of European sciences and cultures as its goal. This goal is reached by granting awards, funding workshops and raising funds for international scientific cooperation.
HERA - Humanities in the European Research Area
http://www.heranet.info/
HERA is a partnership between 21 Humanities Research Councils across Europe and the European Science Foundation (ESF), with the objective of firmly establishing the humanities in the European Research Area and in the European Commission Framework Programmes.
German Research Organizations and Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - German Research Foundation
http://www.dfg.de
German Research Foundation (DFG) is the central funding institution that supports the promotion of the research in German universities and other research institutions.
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst - German Academic Exchange Service
http://www.daad.de
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is the largest funding organisation in the world supporting the international exchange of students and scholars including:
- Programs for Returning Scholars
- Programs for Exchange and Visiting Scholars
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/
The foundation supports and promotes academic cooperation between scientists and scholarship from abroad and from Germany.
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft - Fraunhofer Society
http://www.fraunhofer.de/
Fraunhofer is Europe’s largest application-oriented research organization. Our research efforts are geared entirely to people’s needs: health, security, communication, energy and the environment.
Helmholtz Gemeinschaft - Helmholtz Association
http://www.helmholtz.de/
The Helmholtz Association is a community of 17 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centres. These centres have been commissioned with pursuing long-term research goals on behalf of the state and society.
Leibniz Gemeinschaft - Leibniz Association
http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/
The Leibniz Association comprises 87 research institutions which address scientific issues of importance to society as a whole. They provide infrastructure for science and research and perform research-based services – liaison, consultation, transfer – for the public, policy makers, academia and business.
Max Planck Gesellschaft - Max Planck Society
http://www.mpg.de
The currently 80 Max Planck Institutes conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Max Planck Institutes focus on research fields that are particularly innovative, or that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements.
Alfried Krupp Stiftung
http://www.krupp-stiftung.de
The foundation offers a special program, "Rückkehr deutscher Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland", for returning German scientists.
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
http://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/
The foundation offers a number of funding opportunities for young researchers one or two years after finalizing doctoral studies.
Informational Portals and Organizations
Community Research & Development Information Service
http://cordis.europa.eu
CORDIS is a well-known resource on European Research Activities and EU funding organizations. The website provides full and comprehensive information on these matters, as well as information services and interactive services that will allow you to keep up-to-date with new funding opportunities.
Koordinierungsstelle EG der Wissenschaftsorganisationen
http://www.kowi.de/
KOWI is a comprehensive resource on Research in Europe. KOWI offers a number of services to help German researchers to implement the European Framework Programme. They provide information on European Research Council programs, PhD and PostDoc fundings in EU, and Marie Curie fellowship.
Research in Germany - Land of Ideas
http://www.research-in-germany.de
The “Research in Germany” portal is an information platform and contact point for all looking to find out more about Germany's research landscape and its latest research achievements.
Forschungsportal Sachsen-Anhalt
http://www.forschung-sachsen-anhalt.de/
Here you can find information on innovative approaches, subject descriptions, cooperation, services, innovative research and available technology
ELFI - Servicestelle fuer Elektronische ForschungsfoerderInformationen
http://www.elfi.info/index.php
This is a comprehensive database for researchers on possible funding schemes and opportunities. This services is available for all registered user and includes a fee. Please contact them before your registration for members of Jacobs University seem to receive special conditions.
Kooperation International
http://www.kooperation-international.de/
This is a portal for international cooperation in education and research and a communication platform for those seeking information and cooperation partners in Germany and abroad.
Funding Databases
EURAXESS Funding Database
The EURAXESS Germany’s funding database comprises more than 80 programmes which are offered by funding organisations in Germany. The EURAXESS funding database offers are essentially composed of funding programmes for scientists and scholars at an advanced stage of their careers.
BMBF - Federal Ministery of Education and Research
http://www.kisswin.de/
The project KISSWIN is an online communication and information platform for young researchers. KISSWIN cooperates with numerous partners from the education, consultancy and media sector.
Academics.de
http://www.academics.de/
The portal offers a larger range of job opportunities in research and higher education in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
