This call for proposals is part of the international funding program "Global Issues - Integrating different Perspectives", which aims to generate new insights into challenges of global relevance that have so far been little explored.
The foundation supports the establishment of European research groups from the social, cultural and human sciences that deal with the demographic change in Europe. In addition, open-topic summer schools on "Challenges and Potentials for Europe" can be applied for.
The core of the initiative aims at joint, integrative research approaches in the social and technical sciences. It is primarily aimed at social and technical scientists at all career levels after completing their doctorate.
With this funding initiative, the Volkswagen Foundation aims to initiate a shift of perspective from poverty research to facets surrounding the phenomenon of wealth. In the first call '(Re-)Production of Wealth', the focus is on the genesis of wealth.
Contact
For more general information on the profile area, please contact Dr. Adelheid Wessler, who heads the funding team "Societal Transformations". For information on individual funding opportunities, please contact the responsible funding manager (see the respective initiative).
Background: The new funding strategy
In the early months of 2021, the Volkswagen Foundation began implementing a realignment of its funding strategy. Central to this strategy are the three profile areas "Exploration", "Social Transformations" and "Understanding Research – Evaluation and Science Practice". In the contexts of all three areas, new or further funding initiatives are being developed in an ongoing process. For more information on the strategy and the funding guidelines, see "The new funding strategy".