funding program Aufbruch – New Research Spaces for the Humanities and Cultural Studies

The funding program launched by Volkswagen Foundation is intended to support projects with a high degree of exploration and a risky character.

  • The program is aimed at project teams of two or three researchers
  • Applications can be submitted for 250,000–350,000 euros for a period of 1.5 years
  • Deadline for short proposals: April 9, 2024
  • Applications should be submitted in English

In this funding line, the VW Foundation will run an experiment in Distributed Peer Review (DPR). This means that by submitting an application, applicants agree to have up to 5 short proposals in the same funding line reviewed on the basis of a questionnaire.

Further information on the program can be found here: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/de/foerderung/foerderangebot/aufbruch-neue-forschungsraeume-fuer-geistes-Kulturwissenschaften?wt_zmc=nl.int.zonaudev.112331552451_450266290921.nl_ref.

The foundation offers an online consultation on March 1, 2024 at 10 a.m. (English language). If you are interested in applying, feel free to contact Eva Johach.

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