Alberto F. Pasquevich
Departamento de Física
Fac. Ciencias Exactas
Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
La Plata - Argentina
alberto.pasquevich@fisica.unlp.edu.ar
http://www.fisica.unlp.edu.ar/profesores/afp
Programas de la Fundación Alexander
von Humboldt
“The aim of the Foundation is to grant research
fellowships and research awards to academically
trained and highly qualified persons of foreign
nationality, without regard to their sex, ethnicity,
religion or ideology, to enable them to carry out
research projects in the Federal Republic of Germany
and to maintain the resultant academic contacts ...”
(Article 2 of the statutes of the Humboldt Foundation)
Humboldt Ambassador
Scientists in Argentine
2007 - 2009
Dra. Griselda Capaldo
<gdcapaldo@yahoo.com>
Dr. Faustino Siñeriz
<fsineriz@arnet.com.ar>
Dr. Marcos Sade
<sade@cab.cnea.gov.ar>
Dr. Alberto F. Pasquevich
<pasquevi@gmail.com>
FUNDACIÓN ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
ESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALEMANIA
- FINANCIA ESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
- APOYA A PERSONAS, NO A PROYECTOS
- EL INVESTIGADOR ELIGE EL INSTITUTO Y FORMULA SU PLAN DE TRABAJO
- LA FUNDACIÓN AvH AYUDA AL INVESTIGADOR AL REGRESO CON
DONACIONES DE LIBROS, EQUIPOS, APOYO ECONÓMICO PARA ASISTIR A
CONGRESOS,ETC.
- PROGRAMAS PARA DIFERENTES ETAPAS DE LA CARRERA PROFESIONAL
ESTADÍAS POSTDOCTALES (6-24 MESES) PARA QUIEN SE DOCTORÓ HACE
MENOS DE 4 AÑOS
OTROS PROGRAMAS PARA INVESTIGADORES DE MAYOR EXPERIENCIA.
Slide 1
At this point the presenter should declare and explain his/her
relationship to the Foundation. If the presenter is not a member of
staff, he or she should make clear why the Foundation’s work is
so important to him/her that he/she is presenting the work of the
Foundation.
At the same time, it should be made clear at this point that, not
being a member of staff, the presenter cannot answer every
question in detail.
He/she cannot definitively confirm whether someone is really
suitable for a specific sponsorship programme. Nor can he/she
agree to award funding.
The listeners can find all the details on the homepage and are
welcome to get in touch with the Foundation at any time.
Exzellenz verbindet –
be part of a worldwide network
Speaker
Function
Date
Name of the event
Research Country Germany
Research Establishments

approximately 80 universities: research in all disciplines

80 Max Planck Institutes: basic research, especially in science
but also in the humanities and social sciences

57 Fraunhofer Institutes: contract research of a technicalscientific nature
Research Establishments

15 Helmholtz Institutes: the state’s long-term research goals in
science and engineering as well as in bio-medical research

84 institutes in the Leibniz Association: research tasks ranging from
knowledge-oriented basic research to applied research
The
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Connecting academic excellence worldwide
Knowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level
Melanie
Schmitz:
4c
Historical and Intellectual Roots

Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859): discoverer, universal
genius, cosmopolitan and patron of excellent scientific talent

1953: establishment of today’s Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation

international network of academic cooperation and trust
Academic Excellence

sole selection criterion: academic excellence

sponsorship for people, not projects

flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers
at all stages of their careers

no quotas for countries or disciplines

free choice of academic host/collaboration partner in Germany

worldwide excellence network of Humboldtians
Sponsorship – individual and personal

sponsorship for foreign and German top-flight academics to
collaborate with specialist colleagues

the prestige associated with Humboldt Foundation fellowships
and awards

individual and personal mentoring for those sponsored and their
families

Humboldtians and their families as ambassadors for Germany

“Once an Humboldtian, always an Humboldtian”
Five out of twenty-three thousand

Robert Grubbs – 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

László Sólyom – President of Hungary

Tricia Striano – Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Winner

Hamadi Boga – Georg Forster Research Fellow

Erin Taylor – German Chancellor Scholar
Humboldt Foundation Financing
The budget in 2007 was approx. 64.4 mill. EUR, more than 97% of
which was publicly financed by the Federation. Financing was
distributed as follows:
 AA:
 BMZ:
Federal Foreign Office
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
 BMBF: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Sponsorship Programmes at a Glance
Humboldt Foundation Programmes
Flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all
stages of their careers
for postdoctoral researchers
(scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago)
 Research Fellowships: 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month
for junior research group leaders
(scientists who completed their doctorate less than 6 years ago)

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award; 1.65 mill. EUR
Humboldt Foundation Programmes
for experienced researchers (scientists who completed their
doctorate less than 12 years ago) with an own, clearly defined
academic profile

Research Fellowships: 6 to 18 months; 2,450 EUR per month

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award; 45,000 €,
nomination
Humboldt Foundation Programmes
for internationally recognised cutting-edge researchers

Humbold Research Award; 60,000 EUR; research stays in
Germany over a period of 6 to 12 months (may be divided into
segments); nomination

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship; 3.5 - 5 mill. EUR for a
period of five years, for the long-term recruitment of
established cutting-edge researchers from abroad ;
nominations by German universities (non-university research
institutions with a German university)
Research Fellowships
for research stays in Germany
Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers /
for experienced researchers
 worldwide, all disciplines, no quotas
Georg Forster Research Fellowships for postdoctoral
researchers / for experienced researchers

researchers from developing countries

research stays with relevance to development policy
Research Fellowships
Humboldt- / Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral
Researchers
 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month
 for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago
Humboldt- / Georg Forster Fellowships for experienced researchers

6 to 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks; 2,450 EUR per
month

for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago
Research Fellowships
for research stays abroad
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers

worldwide, all subjects, no quotas

Humboldtians as hosts

host contribution
Research Fellowships
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers
 6 - 24 months
 endowment: dependent on age, marital status and country
Example: an unmarried 33-year old fellow in the United States
receives between 2,500 EUR and 2,800 EUR per month, in France
approx. 2,300 EUR, in Poland approx. 2,500 EUR
 for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for experienced researchers
 6 - 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks
 for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago
Application requirements
Postdoctoral researchers

doctorate

agreement by academic host

academic publications

autonomous research project

knowledge of German and/or English
own, clearly defined
academic profile

agreement by academic host

autonomous research project
comprehensive list of
academic publications

knowledge of German and/or English
Experienced researchers


Application procedure

applications at any time to the Humboldt Foundation directly

assessment by independent expert reviewers

decision by Humboldt Foundation Selection Committees

duration of procedure: approx. 3 to 6 months
Sponsorship provisions

travel expenses

language courses or allowance towards language course *

fellowship

family allowance

additional funding for project costs and scientific equipment
(*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)
Sponsorship provisions

Intensive and individual mentoring in Germany and abroad by
personal contacts at the Humboldt Foundation

Study Tour*, Network meeting, Annual meeting

Alumni Sponsorship

Return Fellowships for specific regions
(*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)
Research Awards – Overview

Humboldt Research Award: 60,000 €

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award: 45,000 €

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award: 1.65 mill. € *

Max Planck Research Award: 750,000 €

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship: 3.5 to 5 mill. €

Reimar Lüst Award: 50,000 €

Konrad Adenauer Research Award: 60,000 €

Phillip Franz von Siebold Award: 50,000 €
* Applications are not possible (with the exception of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award).
Scientists in Germany need to nominate candidates for an award.
Origin of Guest Researchers
2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad
Disciplines of Guest Researchers
2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad
An association for a lifetime

maintaining continuous, life-long contact to all Humboldtians
worldwide

actively sponsoring academic contacts amongst Humboldtians
worldwide through events at home and abroad; Humboldt
Associations

systematic network sponsorship
Other Fields of Activity
German Mobility Centre
Germany’s role in the EU-wide network of mobility centres
(ERAMORE) to facilitate cross-border, research-related mobility
Information and personal counselling for internationally mobile
researchers:

fellowships and funding resources

job offers

immigration and residence, taxation
Internet portal and contacts: www.eracareers-germany.de
National Contact Point (NCP)
Mobility
Task
information and counselling for German institutions and
researchers on the facets and actions in this field, especially the
Marie Curie Actions
Marie Curie Actions
support for research training and transnational mobility for
researchers, knowledge transfer and excellence in research
Frontiers of Research Symposia
bi-national, interdisciplinary conferences involving outstanding
junior researchers (USA, Japan, Great Britain, China)
Form

3-day conferences for scientists (with the USA: for engineers and
humanities scholars, too)

in cooperation with foreign partner organisations

annually-alternating in Germany and the partner country

matching funds from both sides
Contact
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Jean-Paul-Straße 12
53173 Bonn
Germany
Tel: +49 228 833-0
Fax: +49 228 833-199
www.humboldt-foundation.de
info@avh.de
Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien:
Verteilung der Bewerbungen und Verleihungen
auf die Kontinente in den Jahren 2000 - 2004
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
Bewerbungen
500
Verleihungen
0
Europa
Asien
Nordamerika
Mittel- und
Südamerika
Afrika
Australien
Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien:
Anzahl der jährlichen Bewerbungen und Verleihungen
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Verleihungen
Bewerbungen
Verliehene HumboldtForschungsstipendien: Argentinien
Verliehene Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien: Argentinien
45
7,0%
Anzahl
40
%-Anteil
6,0%
35
Anzahl in 5 Jahren
4,0%
25
20
3,0%
15
2,0%
10
1,0%
5
0
0,0%
1955-1959 1960-1964 1965-1969 1970-1974 1975-1979 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000-2004
%-Anteil (bez. auf alle Länder)
5,0%
30
Forschungsstipendiaten nach
Fachgebieten
1953 - 2004
Absolute Zahl: 18.994
Ingenieurwissenschaften
10%
Naturwissenschaften
63%
Geisteswissenschaften
27%
Humboldt Fellowships and Follow-up Grants, 1953-2004
Australia, New Zealand
Other Americas
Argentina
USA and Canada
Other Africa
Egypt
Middle East
Turkey
Other Europe
Great Britain
France
Spain
Italy
Greece
Bulgaria
Romania
Former Yugoslavia
Hungary
Former Czechoslovakia
Poland
Former Soviet Union
Other Asia
India
China
Japan
1400
1200
1000
800
Humboldt Fellowships and Follow-up Grants, 1953-2004
Number of Fellowships and follow-up grants
1600
Australia, New Zealand
Other Americas
Argentina
USA and Canada
Other Africa
Egypt
Middle East
Turkey
Other Europe
Great Britain
France
Spain
Italy
Greece
Bulgaria
Romania
Former Yugoslavia
Hungary
Former Czechoslovakia
Poland
Former Soviet Union
Other Asia
India
China
Japan
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
1990
2000
1960
1970
1954
1985
1980
Year of decision
1995
1965
1975
0
N = 42.822 positive decisions
Data source: Humboldt Foundation
Design: H. Jöns, 2005
600
Average length o
Number of Fellowships and follow-up grants
400
200
2000
1995
1990
1985
1980
1975
1970
1965
1960
0
1954
Number of Fellowships and follow-up grants
1600
1954196019651970
197519801985199019952000
Year of decision
N = 42.822 positive decisions
Data source: Humboldt Foundation
Design: H. Jöns, 2005
Mexiko 42/15
Zahlen: Anträge/Stipendien
Kuba 22/13
Costa Rica 1/0
Venezuela 13/6
Panama 1/0
Kolumbien 10/2
Ecuador 5/2
Brasilien 67/33
Peru 11/4
Beantragte/Bewilligte
Forschungsstipendien
2000-2004
Lateinamerika
Bolivien 1/1
Paraguay
Chile 17/6
Uruguay 2/1
Argentinien 72/30
Argentina
100%
90%
80%
Physics
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Bio Sciences
Medicine
Mathematics &
Computer Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Social Sciences &
Humanities
19541963
19641973
19741983
19841993
Year of first Humboldt stay
19942003
N = 280 Humboldt Fellows
Design: H. Jöns, 2005
Data source: Humboldt Foundation