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About this opportunity

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

Who can apply

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)

Gerda Henkel Stiftung (Germany)Grant

Gerda Henkel General Research Grants

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Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

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

Who can apply

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)

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