Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Henriette Herz Scouting Programme

19 January 2024

Do you have good international connections and have you supervised many early-career scientists? If so, then you are an ideal candidate for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s (AvH) Henriette Herz Scouting Programme. AvH aims to selectively recruit researchers as scouts who are internationally networked and would like to expand their team with excellent Humboldt scholarship holders.

Those selected as scouts have the opportunity to nominate up to three talented young scientists from abroad. These scientists then receive a scholarship after a formal check as part of a direct awarding procedure. AvH is looking to expand and diversify its network. You should therefore particularly focus on early-career scientists for whom an application to AvH or a research stay in Germany would not previously have been possible. Your first nomination should also be a woman scientist.

This should enable up to 100 additional Humboldt Research Fellowships to be awarded each year.

Target groups:

• Internationally renowned scientists who can draw on a large network to identify outstanding candidates from abroad and who have a lot of experience in supervising young international researchers.
• First-time hosts who pursue new innovative research approaches, can draw on very good international networks, and are particularly committed to supporting young scientists; have recently accepted a professorship or become the leader of their own working group and would like to expand their team with highly qualified young researchers from abroad.

Application requirements:

• Position: Professorship or comparable management position in Germany
• Visible scientific successes: Outstanding and internationally recognized scientific qualification in line with your current career status (e.g. demonstrated by receipt of first awards, outstanding publications, etc.)
• Successful career support provided to young scientists
• International network: A broad international collaborative network with the possibility of recruiting young international researchers.

Selection procedure:

As a rule, two independent experts compile an evaluation. A selection is made by an independent AvH selection committee.
The selection committee meets twice a year (end of May and end of November). The application procedure lasts 6 to 8 months.

Applications can be submitted online to AvH at any time.

Contact

Link: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/henriette-herz-scouting-programme?fbclid=IwAR2l3LKcNtUxshWIcS2pJuDuEXwOeX1yA1UD1SuGEjUzOEYfAaH_kLUo9LQ