Gerda Henkel General Research Grants

The Gerda Henkel Foundation funds historical humanities research, with a focus on archaeology, history, historical Islamic studies, art history, history of law, prehistory and early history, and history of science. Neighboring disciplines are eligible if the core research question is historically oriented.

Benefits include:

• Research Projects: Funding for teams, including staff and doctoral candidates, plus travel and material costs
• Research Scholarships: Personal scholarships for postdoctoral researchers (with optional travel/material support)
• PhD Scholarships: Dedicated support for doctoral candidates (cannot apply for project or research scholarships)
• Publishing aid for printing costs of scholarly works

Eligible Fields:

• Archaeology
• History of Art
• Historical Islamic Studies
• History
• History of Science
• History of Law
• Prehistory and Early History Rules:
• Only full‑time scholarships available (max. 5 hrs/week in other employment)
• Cannot be combined with salary or pension
• Research must be published under applicant’s own name
• Duration: 1–24 months Not Eligible:
• Positions subject to mandatory social insurance
• Overhead costs
• College or tuition fees

• PhD students and researchers in eligible fields
• Must commit full‑time to research (no concurrent salary/pension)
• Project must result in publication under applicant’s name
• Duration: 1–24 months
• Applications submitted digitally in English or German
• Graduate student
• In a postgraduate program
• Running a project or organization
• Working (full-time or part-time)