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Germany offers international PhD students and researchers excellent research opportunities. Universities and other higher education institutions as well as public- and private-sector non-university research institutions and large research funding organisations support international researchers with postdoctoral jobs and fellowships. Interesting development opportunities for international researchers also exist in research-intensive industry and with small and medium-sized enterprises. Many companies also work closely with universities and research institutions in application-oriented research and development.

HImsel/Ausserhofer/DAAD

First Steps

Getting Started

Join the more than 32,000 international researchers and scholars being funded to conduct research in Germany! Please use the links below to get you on your way to adding research in Germany to your resume.

Lannert/DAAD

Funding Opportunities

Financing Your Research

A wide selection of funding programs to conduct research in Germany is available for international academics and researchers, whether you are an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student, postdoc or a senior scientist. All it takes is this first click to get started.

Université de Leipzig. DAAD/Ausserhofer-Himsel

Research Cooperation

Germany's Research and University Landscape

The German higher education system is characterized by a close link between learning, teaching and research. Research in Germany takes place in a number of settings. These include universities, non-university institutes, companies and institutions run by federal or state 7 authorities. Overall, there are approximately 1000 publicly funded research institutions in Germany.

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