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Programmname Study and Research at a German University
Karrierestatus
  • Doktorand/in
Fristen
10.10.2025 (jährlich)
Geltungsbereich International
Fördergeber
  • Fulbright Kommission
Zusammenfassung
Benefits for the full maintenance grant:
  • Stipend of currently Euro 1.200/month  
  • Health insurance
  • One-time international travel allowance  
  • Other benefits include a semester incidental allowance, a monthly family allowance for grantees accompanied by their spouse and/or family, participation in Fulbright orientation meeting, the administrative support through Fulbright Germany, and access to the international network of Fulbright grantees and alumnae:i
Benefits for the travel-only grant:
Institute of International Education) or through scholarships provided within the framework of German-American university partnerships. In such cases, Fulbright Germany´s grant benefits are limited to international travel, participation in orientation/mid-year meetings, and administrative support.
Fördervolumen 1.200 € monatlich + Zuschläge
Förderarten
  • Mobilitätsmittel – Incomings
  • Promotionsförderung
  • Stipendien
Förderdauer 6 - 10 Monate
Fachbereiche
  • Geisteswissenschaften
  • Informatik
  • Lebenswissenschaften
  • Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften
  • Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften
  • Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften
Kontakt
Graduate Centre (GraCe) , für Promovierende
Minkus Teske, minkus.teske@zv.uni-freiburg.de, Tel.: +49 (0)761 203-6813
Graduate Centre (GraCe)
Beschreibung
If you are a US PhD student the Open Study/Research Grant facilitates your access to science and research at German universities or pertinent non-university institutions, or scientific archives. The grant will help you to further develop your doctoral project, to gain important skills for successful intercultural team work, to acquire additional scientific working methods, and to expand your international research networks. The six to ten-month scholarship usually starts in mid-September and requires formal matriculation at a German university.
Bedingungen
Who can apply?
US students who are enrolled in a PhD program at a US university. They have a consistent and focused plan for the intended study or research project, which must be directly related to the doctoral thesis, and they possess the German language skills to be able to fully perform the project.rn

Fulbright Germany strives to embed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) in all aspects of its work. Applications are open to all individuals regardless of their race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, socio-economic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.

Requirements

  • US citizenship; applicants with US-German dual citizenship are not eligible
  • A high level of academic achievement
  • A meaningful letter of invitation from the intended German host institution
  • Demonstrated willingness to actively engage in academic and cultural exchange between Germany and the US through shared interests and joint activities

Application Procedure & Deadlines
Förderprogramm URL https://fulbright.de/en/grants/program/research-and-teaching-in-germany-open-study-research-award#c1133
Kurzlink https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/ffp/1024
Frist: 10.10.2025 (jährlich)