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Funding at a glance

The Einstein Foundation Berlin promotes international cutting-edge research in and for Berlin. Founder and major funder is the State of Berlin.

The Einstein Foundation Berlin is currently supporting ten programme lines with more than 20 million euros annually:

  • Cross-institutional research priorities and projects
  • Appointments of outstanding scientists and academics
  • Targeted support for young researchers
  • Research-oriented teaching programmes
  • International networking

Who can apply for funding?

Funding is awarded on the basis of applications from the following Berlin universities and the Charité: 

  • Freie Universität Berlin, 
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 
  • Technische Universität Berlin, 
  • Universität der Künste Berlin and 
  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. 

Publicly funded institutions such as the Berlin institutes of the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz Association and the Fraunhofer Society can also be funded as cooperation partners. In addition, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has the status of a cooperation partner. 

If you are interested in funding, please get in touch with the contact person at one of the above institutions.

Selection process

Applicants and projects are selected by a high-calibre Research Board. It ensures that the most promising applications are identified, regardless of subject area or institution. The final decision is made by the Executive Board. To date, some 240 scientists and 8 Einstein Centres, in which researchers work together across institutions, have received funding.