Senckenberg Global Fellowship

✓ The fellowships are awarded for a period of three to a maximum of six months each. The goal is to support excellent research, to expand and strengthen the worldwide cooperation network and to contribute to the global exchange of knowledge.

✓ Letter of motivation with information on your research interests and experience (max. 1 page, in the online form). Description of your project idea (planned goals, implementation) for the research to be carried out within the framework of the fellowship, agreed upon with your host at Senckenberg. Please explain how the submitted project topic would enrich your personal range of methods and your research portfolio (especially for postdocs). Is this research topic breaking new ground? (max. 1 page, in the online form)
✓ Letter of support from your host(s) at Senckenberg, acknowledging you and your proposed work, adding to the expertise of the host group, and outlining how your stay will add value to Senckenberg as well. Please explain how the named project topic fits into the Senckenberg research landscape, how the Fellow’s project will enrich the research of your working group and the research field as a whole. Will new ground be broken or existing knowledge gaps closed? (max. 1 page – upload)
✓ Your current curriculum vitae, including a complete list of your publications (upload)
✓ Certificates of your Master’s degree and, if applicable, of your PhD (upload)
✓ Optional: further letters of recommendation (e.g. from mentors, supervisors; upload)

✓ A project report must be submitted within three months of completion of the project.
✓ An online form for the project report must be filled

You must upload the following documents to the form:
✓ An informal, max. two-page report with the following content:
a) the objective of the project (as per the application),
b) the practical implementation,
c) the results achieved and
d) an outlook on planned publications and future plans. The text should not exceed 2 pages (excluding illustrations and diagrams).

✓ Offer fellowships for PhD students (1,600 €/month) or postdocs (2,700 €/month) for 3 months, in selected cases for up to 6 months.
✓ One-time travel allowance (up to 1,200 €)
✓ Connect with open-minded colleagues with a broad range of scientific backgrounds in biodiversity, anthropology, geology, collection-based research, genomics, and conservation ecology