Berlin Career Track Academia

Pilot project for Postdocs in Berlin by BUA and BR50 supported by Einstein Foundation

Science is personal

Einstein Foundation and two Einstein Centers contribute to Berlin Science Week Nov 1-10. An overview

Illustration mit Fragezeichen in den Farben der Einstein Stiftung

How will your subject area have evolved by 2050?

Einstein Visiting Fellow Nevan Krogan has completed the Einstein Foundation’s questionnaire

Berlin calling

New website promotes funding opportunities for Postdocs and Fellows

Outstanding, independent research is of central importance to our society and to Berlin's future. That is why the Einstein Foundation supports research in and for Berlin – at the highest international level.

Who we are and how we operate

Over 250

… researchers have been funded by the Einstein Foundation so far. They are doing exceptional work in their specialised field or are promising young talents.

Meet our professors & fellows

A little bit of being ill is sometimes quite healthy

Attributed to the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow, quoted in ALBERT No. 11

10 Funding Programmes

For Research.
For Berlin.

Information on the funding process

News

11/01/2026

Berlin Science Week transforms the city into a science festival from 1 to 10 November. The Einstein Foundation and two Einstein Centers are taking part. An overview.

09/30/2026

From 30th September to 2nd October, Beate Dignas' Einstein Visiting Fellow project "(Re-)Negotiating Social Cohesion: Religion and Community in Antiquity, 800 BCE-400 CE" organises its first workshop.

Bunte Illustration unterschiedlicher Menschen (Köpfe)

09/07/2026

Berlin is growing and becoming more diverse. What does demographic change mean for social cohesion, quality of life and intergenerational solidarity? On 7 September 2026, the Einstein Center Population Diversity will discuss findings from the 2026 Berlin Survey.

More news & dates

Five universities in the Berlin Brandenburg region offer doctoral programs with excellent funding opportunities. This website is designed to give you an insight - browse and be inspired!

doctoral-programs.de