Fellowship with stipend at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Why it fits you

Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study

Germany · Berlin

Target level

Doctorate, Postdoc and Researcher

Fields of study

All fields

Other conditions

• Applications for fellowships must be made for a particular department or research group and submitted electronically in German or English through the application portal.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Applications for fellowships must be made for a particular department or research group and submitted electronically in German or English through our application portal.
• Your project must be closely connected with one of the thematic focal points named in the advertisement, or, if there is no advertisement, with the thematic focal points of the department or research group you want to join.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: A further prerequisite for a successful application is that your project must be closely connected with one of the thematic focal points named in the advertisement (or, in the case of applications without a specific advertisement, with the thematic focal points of the department or research group to which you wish to apply).
• You cannot receive the stipend if you have any other non-negligible income of your own during the stipend period.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The stipend cannot be paid if the fellow receives any other non-negligible income of their own during the period of the stipend.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Partly paid

Insurance

Dates

Applications close

15 September 2026 at 23:59 CEST (Europe/Berlin)For the next application round (Dept AAK, ASTRA and the Lise Meitner research group)

Other deadlines

• 15 January 2027 (Europe/Berlin)First deadline in 2027

Studies start

The fellowship can begin four months after the deadline at the earliest: February 1 for applications in 2026 and June 1 for applications by January 15, 2027.

Application steps

In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.

1. 1
   Step 1: Prepare your application documents as PDF files.

   With whom

   Applicant

   Documents to provide

   • Formal letter of application stating the dates of your desired stay, sources of external funding and the concrete project or working group
   • Curriculum vitae including publication list
   • Brief research proposal (maximum 750 words)
   • Doctoral certificate if possible (postdoctoral/research fellowship)
   • Master's certificate if possible and a letter of reference from your dissertation advisor (predoctoral fellowship)

   Official link

   Open the official page (opens in a new tab)

2. 2
   Step 2: Select the department or research group and submit the application electronically in German or English through the application portal.

   With whom

   Applicant

   By when

   15 September 2026 at 23:59 CEST (Europe/Berlin) — the next application deadline

   Official link

   Open the official page (opens in a new tab)

3. 3
   Step 3: The application is considered by a stipend committee and evaluated only after the deadline.

   With whom

   Stipend committee of the MPIWG

Where to apply