The funding format "Research in Groups" is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host the group on its campus, offering ideal working conditions. There are three different group formats with varying time span and funding options.
Researchers and academics in the field of economics are instrumental to our development efforts. We invite you to present your ongoing work and trade thoughts with leading experts at the ADB headquarters in Manila.
Our ongoing research topics
Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the German Historical Institute will sponsor two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2026.
The College proposes to elect up to twelve non-stipendiary Research and Junior Research Fellows in Humanities and Social Sciences, if candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, without limitation of subject, from 1 October 2026. Candidates must hold a doctorate. Candidates who have received a doctorate over five years and (other than in exceptional situations) under ten years before that date will be eligible for a Research Fellowship; most candidates, who have received a doctorate less than five years before that date, will be eligible for a Junio
Consolidator Fellowships Global South are generally aimed at postdocs. As a Consolidator Fellow, you will spend a whole year (October 1 to September 30 of the following year) at the Historisches Kolleg in Munich. The fellowship offers you an atmosphere of concentrated tranquility in which you will have the opportunity to complete a second book.
The aim of the scholarship is to promote international exchange. The Consolidator Fellowship Global South is therefore aimed at applicants from the Global South, especially from Africa.
As an Advanced Fellow, you will spend a full year (October 1 to September 30 of the following year) at the Historisches Kolleg in Munich. The fellowship offers you an atmosphere of concentrated tranquility in which you will have the opportunity to complete a book project.
The aim of the fellowship is to complete a major book project. The Advanced Fellowship allows you to take leave from your university or research institution by covering the costs of a replacement.
The Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT), offers an annual award for early career research in the field of applied arts. The award is funded by Claudia Oetker.