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Max Weber Foundation
Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants 2026
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Annual short-term research grants for early-career humanities and social sciences scholars to undertake a self-chosen transnational or transregional research project across two or three MWS host countries.
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Everyone needs
- nationality all nationalities Exact current official rule
- profession humanities researcher, social sciences researcher Exact current official rule
- degree at least a Master's, Magister, Diplom, or Staatsexamen degree Exact current official rule
- Not open to: institution MWS staff member, MWS scholarship holder Exact current official rule
- research project addressing transnational, transregional, or comparative issues Exact current official rule
- institution 2 to 3 host countries at MWS foreign institutes or branch offices, or the Richard Koebner Minerva Centre for … Exact current official rule
- each individual stay is no longer than one month Exact current official rule
- total funding duration is no longer than three months Exact current official rule
+2 more requirements
- Not open to: residence research placement in the country of the applicant's main place of residence Exact current official rule
- Not open to: reapplicants whose previous rejection letter did not expressly permit reapplication Exact current official rule
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- career stage doctoral candidate Exact current official rule
- career stage postdoctoral researcher Exact current official rule
- career stage postdoctoral researchers have publications
- institution for a Germany placement, at least two additional stays at MWS overseas institutes, their branches, or the Ric… Exact current official rule
- institution confirmation of supervision from the host institution in Germany available at application Exact current official rule
Preferences and flexible criteria (3)
- career stage PhD candidates with publications
- age no age limit
- projects related to institutes' main research areas
Not open to: Staff members; scholarship holders of the MWS; within the country of a scientist’s main place of residence; Reapplication is only possible if this was expressly stated in the previous rejection letter.
- Who is eligible
- All nationalities explicitly accepted
- Level of study
- PhD, Postdoctoral
- Fields of study
- Arts and humanities, Social sciences
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- The funding covers: • daily allowances depending on the destination country, • documented travel costs for the return journey to and from the host institute; daily allowances depending on the destination country; documented travel costs for the return journey to and from the host institute; where applicable, affordable accommodation in a guest room at the institute (subject to availability).; affordable accommodation in a guest room at the institute (subject to availability).
- Duration
- < 6 months
- Host country
- Czechia, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Singapore, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States
- Host institution
- Max Weber Foundation international institutes and branches; the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History in Jerusalem; and, under certain conditions, a university or non-university institution in Germany.
What I need Not listed here
- In-person requirements
- Required in-person study/placement/event
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- Submit the completed application form and required application papers through the application portal. Include an academic CV, a project description of no more than 2,000 words, copies of certificates, and a publication list (optional for PhD students). If planning a research stay in Germany, include confirmation of supervision from the German host institution. Required
- Arrange for an expert reviewer to email the reference opinion directly to the Max Weber Foundation’s central office. Required
- Deadline
- 4 October 2026
- Deadline timezone
- CET
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- All application documents must be submitted in German or English. Funded stays must be completed within 24 months of approval. Recipients must arrange adequate health insurance themselves; the Foundation does not provide illness or accident benefits.
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