Our Funding Portfolio
The Volkswagen Foundation is dedicated to the support of the humanities and social sciences as well as science and technology in higher education and research. It funds research projects in path-breaking areas and provides assistance to academic institutions for the improvement of the structural conditions for their work.
Funding portfolio
We focus our funding activities on selected initiatives. By means of these initiatives, we endeavor to provide effective stimuli for research and to establish forward-looking topics.
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Perspectives on Wealth: The (Re-)Production of Wealth
Learn moreThe call is aimed at (inter-)national research groups, inter- and transdisciplinary teams are possible.
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area of research: Humanities, cultural and social sciences (lead); Cooperation with natural, life, data and technical sciences possible
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type of funding: cooperation projects (international/national; summer schools and workshops
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Pioneer Projects – Impetus for the German Research System
Learn moreThe funding offer addresses active researchers who, in addition to their research activities, would like to explore a project idea for the further development (of a specific area) of the German research system, as well as academic administrators at universities and research institutions in Germany.
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area of research: all disciplines
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up to 500,000 Euro
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Pioneering projects "Societal Transformations"
Learn moreThis funding offer addresses PhD holders at universities and research institutions in Germany who develop research projects that produce transformational knowledge.
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area of research: all disciplines
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type of funding: inter- and transdisciplinary as well as (inter)national research projects
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Pioneering Research – Exploring the Unknown Unknown
Learn moreThe funding offer addresses outstanding post-doctoral researchers and professors universities and research institutes in Germany, international cooperation partners are possible.
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area of research: all disciplines
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up to 500,000 Euro
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Researching Research: Collaborative Research Projects
Learn moreThe funding scheme is aimed at scientists and scholars of all career stages from postdoc onwards who work on issues related to research on research. The Foundation promotes interdisciplinary, multi-method and internationally oriented research projects.
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area of research: disciplines conducting research on research
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type of funding: research projects
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Researching Research: Summer Schools & Workshops
Learn moreThe program addresses scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds working on questions or topics relating to research on research.
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area of research: disciplines conducting research on research
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type of funding: summer schools and workshops
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Scoping Workshops
Learn moreThe Volkswagen Foundation’s scoping workshops are for scientists who want to take a step beyond their current research activities and think about the future of their field of research.
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area of research: all disciplines
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type of funding: workshops at the conference center Xplanatorium Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover
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Thematic week: Human rights in times of multiple challenges – perspectives from science and society
Learn moreResearchers at German universities and research institutions (all career stages after the doctorate) can apply.
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area of research: Humanities and social sciences
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aimed at researchers at German universities/research institutes, possibly intl. co-applicants
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