DAAD 2022 Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) for Research in Germany

With co-funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Union, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) gives young postdocs the chance to spend a period of time researching abroad, in combination with a research phase in Germany. What is special about this programme is that is provides jobs, not scholarships. Applications are invited from postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities and subjects.

• Table of Content
• About DAAD
• Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)
• Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)
• Requirements for Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)

Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)

• Basic salary and international allowance, plus travel allowance for the researcher, spouse/partner and children
• Invitation to attend an orientation seminar before programme begins

Requirements for Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) Qualification

Requirements for applicants include the following:

• PhD completed before the start of funding
• free choice of country for the research phase abroad, providing that the candidate did not spend a total of more than twelve months there in the previous three years
• agreement of host institutions in Germany and abroad
• confirmation from the German host that it is willing to employ the postdoctoral researcher for the entire funding period if funding is approved

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• The application form is available in the application portal. To get to the portal please click on Stipendiendatenbank für Deutsche, fill in Fachrichtung (subject of your research), Zielland (country of the period abroad) and Status “Promovierte” (position), and select the programme.
• Please mind the instructions on registering on the portal, choose English as portal language, activate, if necessary, the compatibility view of your browser and choose English as browser langua
• ge. After registration in the portal, please click on the tab “personal funding“.

Call for applications 2022/23 (German) [pdf-file]
Call for applications 2022/23 (English) [pdf-file]

For more details, visit DAAD website.