You're thinking about doing research in Germany?
Germany is an excellent choice to carry out a research project and to get in touch with the German and international scientific community! Germany is attractive for scientists and scholars from abroad wanting to further their research. Internationally, Germany occupies a leading position in science and research. German universities offer excellent research opportunities in an open interaction with German and international colleagues. This will help you build up your own professional network with contacts not only in Germany, but in other European countries and beyond.
Research in Germany is carried out on the highest international level. So far, German Scientists have received a total of 80 Nobel Prizes for their achievements in the field of natural sciences, including 29 in chemistry, 28 in physics, and 22 in medicine or physiology. With a total of more than 330 institutions of higher education, Germany possesses one of the best and best organized educational systems in the world. German universities offer international students and postgraduates as well as guest researchers excellent opportunities for carrying out their own research projects. In Germany, English - besides German - is the common language of research - many German scientific journals use English as a publishing language. Finally, spending time in Germany for research is regarded as a career booster all over the world!
Today in Germany money is invested into research like never before: Around 45 billion euro is put into research and development every year. Consequently, science and research are obvious components of public life all over Germany: More than 330 universities, several hundred research centres located throughout the country and dozends of research-supporting organisations make Germany an ideal place to carry out research. Germany is becoming more and more attractive to the world's best and the brightest.
To help you get access to German partners in research, we have selected some useful online ressources presented hereafter.
In its capacity as the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic cooperation, the DAAD, with considerable public funds at its disposal, is commited to support research by its scholarship program. Furthermore, the worldwide network of DAAD Representatives is available to assist you in learning more about DAAD's activities in the different regions in the world.
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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is among the most important research foundations for international scientists. The foundation awards up to 500 research fellowships annually to highly qualified foreign scholars, enabling them to undertake long-term periods of research in Germany. Researchers from all nations and from all fields of research can apply for the fellowships.
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en
The Australian Association of von Humboldt Fellows is one of the biggest and best organised national associations which is a proof for the many great and sustainable research co-operations between Australia and Germany.
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The Researcher's Mobility Portal Germany
The German Mobility Centre at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and is part of a network of mobility centres in the EU Member States. The Mobility Centre's purpose is to provide information and assistance to international scientists and scholars coming to Germany to work in research. The Mobility Centre offers general information on a variety of topics related to research and offers comprehensive information on the German research landscape.
http://www.eracareers-germany.de/en
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Leibniz Association
Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e.V.
The Leibniz Association is a research organisation made up of 79 non-university research institutes and service facilities in Germany. The research work carried out and services provided by the institutes range from regional infrastructure research and economics through research projects in the area of social sciences to natural sciences, engineering and environmental research. The Leibniz institutes are demand-oriented, interdisciplinary centres of competence, which regard themselves as cooperation partners for industry, public administration and politics; scientific cooperation with universities is particularly close and intensive.
http://www.wgl.de/extern/englisch
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Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
Max Planck Gesellschaft
A special effort is made to promote young scientists in the Independent Junior Research Groups within the Max Planck Society. Here, talented young scientists, who have excelled in their respective fields, are given a chance of qualifying for top positions in the scientific field as part of a five-year fixed-term research program. As of now, there are more than 40 Independent Junior Research Groups in the Max Planck Society. In addition, about 3000 guest scientists and visiting scholars a year work at the Max Planck Institutes.
http://www.mpg.de/english
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German Research Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
One of the most important aims of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG is to promote young scientists and scholars. As the "central institute of self-administration for Science", the DFG annually promotes 20,000 research projects and awards fellowships to foreign scholars.
http://www.dfg.de/en
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Hermann von Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
The Hermann von Helmholtz Association is the biggest science organisation in Germany, funded mainly by the federal government. The numerous Helmholtz centres conduct research in fields relevant for the future of society, e.g. health, the environment, energy, traffic, materials, space flight and key technologies.
http://www.helmholtz.de
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Fraunhofer Society
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
The Fraunhofer Society is the leading organisation for institutes of applied research in Europe, undertaking contract research on behalf of industry, the service sector and the government. At present, the organisation maintains 80 research establishments at 40 locations throughout Germany. Typical research fields in Fraunhofer's own centres include communications, energy, microelectronics, manufacturing, transport and the environment. By the way: Did you know, that Fraunhofer Society developed the MP3-format?
http://www.fraunhofer.de/english
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Internet Portal for Research in Germany
This site focuses on Germany's role as a research location. Jointly operated by German higher education and research institutions, this website aims to encourage researchers from all over the world to undertake a stay in Germany. It offers a general overview about the research environment in Germany including research institutions, sponsoring organizations and useful tips regarding a research stay in Germany.
http://www.forschungsportal.net/index-en.html
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Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology (FEAST)
The European Union, to which Germany is the biggest financial contributor, is Australia's largest scientific partner, mainly through bilateral collaboration but also through multilateral projects. The diplomatic missions representing the European Union in Australia, in association with major Australian S&T Organisations, have embarked on a common action to highlight and improve this bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
FEAST aims to highlight existing multilateral and bilateral S&T cooperation between Europe and Australia and to improve this cooperation, particularly multilateral cooperation, through identifying priorities and enhancing the quality, quantity and visibility of future action.
http://www.feast.org
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Research Explorer
Are you looking for an institution where you can carry out your research project? Or are you looking for a research contact?
To help you reach your goal, the DAAD, in cooperation with the German Research Foundation (DFG), now offers you the opportunity to search through some 17,000 German research institutions. The database includes information on institutes and departments at German universities as well as on research institutions and organisations working outside the university sector.
http://www.daad.de/deutschland/forschung/research-explorer/08308.en.html
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