Summer Get-Together hosted by the FU Doctoral Council
Description: The Doctoral Council is organizing an informal summer get-together with snacks and drinks at the FU Dahlem Campus (the green area between Fabeckstr. 36 and Arnimallee 22). To help them plan, they would like to gauge how many of you might be interested in attending. Take a moment to complete the poll by July 10th using the Link below.
Target group: Doctoral Researchers
Date(s): July 30th at 6:00 PM
URL:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoNkccG2USBzjZ710yCbgBaodwPztHZCnt9vh8cg0J8nip_A/viewform?usp=publish-editor&pli=1&authuser=0
New event series „Elsa Goes to the Museum – Tours by Elsa Neumann Doctoral Fellows”
Description: Elsa Neumann Scholarship recipients give guided tours of Berlin museums and provide insights into their research
Target group: Doctoral researchers and anyone else who is interested
Date(s): August 20th (Thu), 2026, 2:30-4:30pm: Past Made Present: Archaeology, Education and Medieval History at Museumsdorf Düppel; September 24th (Thu), 2026, 4:00-5:30pm: A Political History of Berlin’s Museum Island
Registration: nafoeg-stipendium@drs.fu-berlin.de
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/offers/elsa-goes-to-the-museum/index.html
Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung, Rostock: Post-doctoral researchers
EduTrack: Tracking Education Pathways and Social Policies is a 6-year interdisciplinary project between the MPIDR, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, and coordinated by Population Europe.
Target group: postdoctoral researchers, any topic at the intersection of demography and education
Application deadline: 15 August 2026
URL: https://www.mpg.de/26450716/post-doctoral-researchers-edutrack
Meta-Science Summer School 2026: Designing and Conducting Studies To Improve Research (in person)
Participants will learn more about meta-research by designing and starting to collect data for a meta-research study in a small team. Participants may choose to keep working after the summer school to complete and publish their project.
Target group: students and researchers
Dates: 23 – 28 August 2026
URL:https://www.bihealth.org/en/notices/meta-science-summer-school-designing-and-conducting-studies-to-improve-research-1
Funded doctoral researcher positions in One Health and related fields
The University of Helsinki has opened a call for 30 funded doctoral researcher positions in One Health, Sustainability, and Inequality studies.
Target group: prospective researchers currently based outside Finland
Application deadline: 31. August 2026
URL: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/university/project-resdoc-brings-30-international-doctoral-researchers-university-helsinki-address-sustainability-challenges
Nominierungsphase Academics Early Career Award
Der mit 5.000 Euro dotierte academics Early Career Award – früher academics Nachwuchspreis – ehrt jährlich Wissenschaftler:innen in frühen Karrierephasen, die durch herausragendes Engagement Wissenschaft und Forschung nachhaltig positiv beeinflussen.
Zielgruppe: Wissenschaftler:innen in frühen Karrierephasen
Nominierungsphase: 1. Juli 2026 bis zum 31. August 2026,
URL: https://www.academics.de/services/early-career-award
High-value scholarships for US universities
Description: Designed to complement the McCloy scholarship program of the Studienstiftung (German Academic Scholarship Foundation), the ERP Scholarship Program funds one- to two-year research and study stays as part of Master’s or PhD programs at top US universities. The aim of the program is to strengthen transatlantic relations and to promote as well as connect highly qualified graduates aspiring to work in public service (e.g. in ministries, foundations, think tanks, international organizations, NGOs, or in science and research).
Application deadline: 20 September 2026
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/international/news-events/news/2026-erp.html
Sustainability in Higher Education – Between Transformation and Vibe Shifts
International conference on current discourse surrounding sustainability with the aim to critically self-reflect on the role of higher education institutions.
Target group: Students, researchers, and administrative staff from national and international universities.
Date(s): 21.09.2026-23.09.2026
Application deadline: deadline call for proposals: 31.05.2026 / deadline for conference registration: 31.08.2026
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/higher-ed-sustainability-conf/
DEUTSCHES TECHNISCHES DOKTORANDENPROGRAMM AM CERN (WOLFGANG-GENTNER-STIPENDIEN)
Gefördert werden Doktorarbeiten in technischen Bereichen am CERN. Ziel des Programms ist die Ausbildung von Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden deutscher Hochschulen in einem internationalen, erstklassigen Hochtechnologie-Umfeld mit engen Kontakten zur Industrie. Die Betreuung erfolgt gemeinsam durch das CERN vor Ort und durch die Hochschullehrerin bzw. den Hochschullehrer der Heimathochschule, die oder der die Dissertation betreut.
Target group: Das Programm wendet sich an (zukünftige) Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden aus den technisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Bereichen, die an einer deutschen Hochschule promovieren (wollen).
Deadline(s): Es gibt drei Bewerbungsrunden pro Jahr (November, März und Juli).
URL: https://www2.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium/de/70-stipendien-finden-und-bewerben/?detail=10000605
Calls for Proposals from the Franco-German University
The Franco-German University (DFH) has published its calls for proposals for bi- and trinational Franco-German undergraduate and PhD track programs for funding starting in the 2027–2028 academic year, as well as for Franco-German Doctoral Colleges (DFDK) for funding starting January 1, 2028.
URL: https://www.dfh-ufa.org/informationen-fuer/hochschulen/ausschreibungen?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Ausschreibungen+der+Deutsch-Franz%C3%B6sischen+Hochschule
Call for Posters: „Research Data Day @ BUA“
Description: Do you work with data? Then present your project as part of the poster session at the Research Data Day @ BUA.
Target group: Researchers, faculty, doctoral candidates, and research support staff at BUA institutions
Date: 21.10.2026
Application deadline: 15.09.2026
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/shared-resources-center/CARDS-FDM/cards_events_en/2026-aktionstag-call-for-posters-en.html
Research Data Week @ BUA 2026
Description: The “Research Data Week @ BUA” warmly invites researchers from the Berlin University Alliance to engage in conversation, exchange ideas, and network at the events taking place during the week.
Target group: Researchers, faculty, doctoral candidates, and research support staff at BUA institutions
Date: 21.10.2026
Application deadline: different deadlines for the events
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/shared-resources-center/CARDS-FDM/cards_events_en/2026-10-aktionswoche-en.html
Research Data Day @ BUA
Description: The Research Data Day @ BUA cordially invites researchers from the Berlin University Alliance to come together for the first time to discuss, exchange ideas, and network regarding the handling of research data.
Target group: Researchers, faculty, doctoral candidates, and research support staff at BUA institutions
Date: 21.10.2026
Application deadline: 09.10.2026
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/shared-resources-center/CARDS-FDM/cards_events_en/2026-10-21-aktionstag-programm-en.html
Gertrud-und-Alexander-Böhlig-Stiftung: Stipendien für Graduierte und Postdoktorand*innen
Die Stipendien werden für eine Laufzeit von 12 Monaten gewährt. Gefördert werden folgende Fachgebiete: Ägyptische und Vorderasiatische Altertumswissenschaften, Geschichtswissenschaften, Religionswissenschaft und Judaistik
Zielgruppe: Wissenschaftler*innen aus den genannten Disziplinen
Bewerbungsfrist: 15.10.2026
URL: https://www.deutsches-stiftungszentrum.de/stiftungen/gertrud-und-alexander-boehlig-stiftung
XII International Academic Studies Congress (ASC 2026 / FALL)
Description: Under the main theme of „Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies,“ the congress aims to provide an international academic platform open to researchers from all scientific disciplines, particularly social sciences, humanities, engineering, health sciences, and applied sciences. The congress will be organized in a hybrid format, offering both in-person and online participation options.
Date(s): November 24-26, 2026
URL: https://asc.academicianstudies.com/en/
SCIENTIFIC WORKFLOWS: TOOLS AND TIPS
Lecture series by Dr. Selina Baldauf for early-career researchers of all disciplines.
When? 3rd Thursday of a month (lecture period), 4pm – 5pm
URL: https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/graduiertenzentrum/promovierende/veranstaltungen/lecture-SB
In the meantime, check out the vast collection of materials including videos and slides from past events: https://selinazitrone.github.io/tools_and_tips/
Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship
Description: Benefit from research sponsorship in Germany at the beginning of your academic career. The Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship for Brazilian postdoctoral researchers enables you to conduct research in Germany. The monthly fellowship amount is €3,000. Fellowships may last from 6 to 24 months.
Application deadline: Nov. 30, 2026
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/international/news-events/news/2026-avh-capes.html
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: Early Career Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Description: Each academic year the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin offers several 10-month fellowships for outstanding early career scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Successful applicants will become members of a lively intellectual community of approximately forty Fellows from all over the world, representing disciplines in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, as well as the arts.
Target group: Early Career Researchers
Application deadline: September 1st 2026
Date(s): academic year 2027/2028
URL: https://call.wiko-berlin.de/procedure/1038bda5-d151-4171-9d4a-d1f8ff5ad41b
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: Early Career Fellowships in the Life and Natural Sciences
Description: The College for Life Sciences is a junior program. It offers excellent early career researchers in the life/natural sciences, medicine, and psychology an opportunity to take a break from the lab and clinic. Fellows will gain time to think and develop their own projects and immerse themselves in the intellectually and culturally diverse environment of the Wissenschaftskolleg.
Target group: Early Career Researchers
Application Deadline: November 1st 2026
Date(s): 3 to 5 months during the academic year 2027/28, from September 2027 to July 2028
URL: https://call.wiko-berlin.de/procedure/65df2a28-f5fb-453e-b2da-e724923a2d21
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
(Annual) Calls for doctoral places, doctoral positions and/or fellowships
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/doctorate/structured-or-individual/drs_programs
DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
A selection of the most important institutions that award doctoral scholarships
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/funding/grants/index.html
FORSCHUNGSPREISE (in German)
www.fu-berlin.de/forschung/service/foerderung/informationen/preise
