Opportunities
On this page we collect current job offers, tenders and research grants that are sent to us by our network.
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The "Forum Junge Wissenschaft" is a series of events organized by the Katholische Akademie in Berlin e.V., the Guardini Stiftung e.V. and the Görres-Gesellschaft
"Call for Thesis" (Deadline: July 15, 2025)
The "Forum Junge Wissenschaft" format is intended to give students the opportunity twice a year to present their theses to an audience in an academic but non-university setting at the Catholic Academy in Berlin. We are looking for theses with a religious focus that have already been completed. The selected theses will be presented in spring.
The Jewish Museum Hohenems is looking for a Director (m/f/d), full-time, starting April 1, 2026 (deadline: July 31, 2025)
You have a relevant degree, in-depth knowledge of Jewish history and the present, experience in the exhibition sector and in a management position in a museum or comparable cultural or scientific institution. We offer a position with social relevance and international attention.
You can find the detailed job advertisement here:
Job advertisement Head of JMH 2026
Please send your application by e-mail with the usual documents, preferably naming references and stating your salary expectations and possible starting date to bewerbung(at)hohenems.at.
Thyssen reading time
Six months of support based on the no gain, no loss funding model for researchers in the humanities and social sciences, especially those with particularly strong administrative responsibilities at German universities (such as rectors or presidents, professors, deans, heads of clusters of excellence). (Deadline: July 31, 2025)
IEG scholarships for doctoral candidates (deadline: August 15, 2025 for a research stay in Mainz from March 2026)
Applications are open to doctoral candidates from Germany and abroad (prerequisite: degree in history, history of religion, historical theology or another historical discipline; minimum degree: M.A., state examination, diploma, ecclesiastical examination).
Every year,the ZURÜCKGEBEN Foundation awards funding for projects by Jewish artists and academics living and working in Germany. (Deadline: August 31)
It provides funding in a wide variety of areas such as film, literature (e.g. novels, poetry collections, non-fiction books, biographies), dance and theater, visual arts (e.g. exhibitions), science (e.g. research projects, university theses). Funding is possible regardless of age.
Fulbright Scholarship for the academic year 2026-2027 (Deadline: September 2, 2025)
The scholarship is aimed at committed bachelor's and master's students from German universities (HAWs and universities) who would like to study full-time as a graduate student at a US university for one or two semesters starting in late summer 2026.
(Fulbright Germany has also released a new image video that offers a vivid insight into the opportunities and experiences that a scholarship in the USA entails. The video is now available on the website and can be accessed via the following link: https://fulbright.de/stipendien/stipendien-fuer-deutsche-im-ueberblick/studieren-in-den-usa.
Scholarship program of the Daimler and Benz Foundation 2026 to support postdoctoral researchers and junior professors (deadline: October 1, 2025)
Each year, the foundation awards a total of twelve scholarships (two of them in cooperation with the Reinhard Frank Foundation) to selected postdocs and junior professors in a leadership role. The aim is to strengthen the autonomy and creativity of the next generation of scientists and to pave the way for committed researchers during the productive phase after their doctorate.
To apply, applicants must have their own research project as well as an institutional connection to a scientific institution in Germany or a German scientific institution abroad. This can be an extension of an existing project or a new research project.