Applications are currently being accepted for the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About MWS Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants
The Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grant Program supports researchers conducting international academic work in the humanities and social sciences.The grant helps scholars undertake short-term research placements at foreign institutes by reducing the financial barriers associated with international academic mobility.
Benefits of MWS Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants
Funding is based on the rates of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and covers:
- documented travel costs for travel to the foreign institute and back (least expensive route);
- daily rates between € 34.00 and € 66.00 depending on the host country;
- depending on location and availability, affordable accommodation in one of the institutes' guest rooms may be available.
MWS Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants Requirements
- Applications may be filed by highly qualified humanities and social science academics of any nationality (highest degree must be at least a Master, M.A., state examination or German Diplom) who have already published and can present a research plan. In the case of applications by doctoral students, publications do not necessarily have to be available.
- Applications for projects related to research priorities pursued by the Foundation’s institutes/branches will take precedence.
- There is no age restriction for application.
Application Date and Process
All application papers must be submitted via the application portal in German or English. A complete application will comprise the following information:
- completed application form;
- an academic CV
- a detailed presentation (max. 2000 words) of the intended research project, stating the sources which justify the stay in the specific host countries or at the institutes;
- copies of certificates (examinations, PhD certificate);
- list of publications (not mandatory for the applications of PhD students);
- a reference opinion from an expert which should provide information on the applicant’s status and the progress of work and be sent from the reviewer by e-mail ([email protected]) directly to the Max Weber Foundation’s central office;
- a letter confirming supervision by the host institution in Germany is mandatory if a research stay in Germany is planned.
Application Deadline
04 October, 2026
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