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University of Bonn SDG Fellowships for Scholars 2025

University of Bonn SDG Fellowships for Scholars 2025

Through this fellowship program, tenured faculty (in the rank of professor) at the University of Bonn can invite international postdoctoral fellows for a joint research project on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set forth by the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The scientists should research and teach together with a professor from the University of Bonn for one or two semesters.

About University of Bonn

We are one of eleven German Universities of Excellence, the only university with six Clusters of Excellence and more Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists have emerged from our University in the past decades than from any other German university. For 200 years, our University has been shaped by outstanding personalities from a wide range of subjects. We are known for research-led study programs, the international flair of Bonn as German's city of the United Nations and as part of a dynamic science region in the heart of the liveable Rhineland. With around 35,000 students, 6,000 doctoral... continue reading

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University of Bonn SDG Fellowships

Application Deadline31 Mar 2025
School to studyUniversity of Bonn
TypeFellowship
SponsorUniversity of Bonn
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of University of Bonn SDG Fellowships

The funding can cover the following:

  • A travel allowance (depending on country of origin)
  • A scholarship of €3,000 per month (additional funds for family members: up to €300 for a spouse and €250 per child)
  • A research expense allowance of up to €500 per month.

Insurance benefits are not included in the scholarship.


Requirements for University of Bonn SDG Fellowships Qualification

Who is eligible for funding?

  • Post-doctoral researchers (with foreign citizenship) invited by a professor of the University of Bonn for a joint research project.
  • The fellow should have a long-term affiliation (research or teach) at a university or research institute in the above-mentioned regions beyond her/his fellowship and demonstrate proven expertise in an area of research from the thematic spectrum of the SDGs.

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Bonn SDG Fellowships

  • Pre-assessment: anonymous by independent experts from the University of Bonn
  • Final decision: a committee made up of representatives from all of University of Bonn’s faculties will discuss the shortlist and select the fellowships.
  • Depending on the requested amounts, up to five projects can be funded
  • Approval rate 2021: 35 proposals, 3 grants

Application Deadline

March 31, 2025

How to Apply

  • Online form
  • Project description (PDF of max. 8 pages), consisting of:
  1. Abstract of the proposed project (up to 250 words)
  2. Outline of the research project to be worked on during the fellow’s stay in Bonn; please write your proposal for a multidisciplinary audience
  3. Reasons for the fellow’s invitation and a description of his or her contribution to research and teaching at the University of Bonn, an outline of the activities through which the fellow will enrich university life at the University of Bonn during his or her stay there
  4. An overview of the collaboration between the applicant and the fellow so far
  5. An outline of the integration of the fellow into the host institute (place of work, participation in teaching and research activities)
  6. An outline of follow-on value: (a) plan for the outcome of the stay, (b) plan for growing the collaboration in the future.
  • Fellow’s CV (PDF)
  • A financing plan (please use the following Excel file,

For more details, visit University of Bonn fellowship website 

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