Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants

Once a year the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) confers Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants to internationally oriented researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are in the qualification phase.

To the current Call for Applications (application deadline: 4 October 2026)

The scientists conduct a self-chosen research project in at least two and at most three host countries which are home to MWS institutes and branches or at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History in Israel. Placements (at most one month per host country, shorter stays are possible) are to be used for research, especially in libraries and archives. Academics are expected to produce transnational and transregional studies, providing research with new and original ideas.

Travel grants are advertised annually in June with an application deadline in October.

Funding

• travel costs for travel to the foreign institute and back;
• daily rates between € 32 and € 68 depending on the host country;
• lodging in one of the institute’s inexpensive guest rooms depending on the host country chosen and on availability.

Application Papers

All application papers must be submitted via the application portal in German or English. A complete application will comprise the following information:

• completed application form;
• an academic CV
• a detailed presentation (max. 2000 words) of the intended research project, stating the sources which justify the stay in the specific host countries or at the institutes;
• copies of certificates (examinations, PhD certificate);
• list of publications (not mandatory for the applications of PhD students);
• a reference opinion from an expert which should provide information on the applicant’s status and the progress of work and be sent from the reviewer by e-mail (feldman@maxweberstiftung.de) directly to the Max Weber Foundation’s central office;
• a letter confirming supervision by the host institution in Germany is mandatory if a research stay in Germany is planned.

Contact:

feldman(at)maxweberstiftung.de