The Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants · Bonn, Germany
Applications are open for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants 2026, offered by the Max Weber Foundation to support internationally oriented researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are in the qualification phase. The grant is designed to help researchers carry out independent research projects involving international institutions, libraries and archives while strengthening their academic development.
The programme supports researchers who wish to conduct a self chosen research project in at least two and at most three host countries where Max Weber Foundation institutes and branches are located, or at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History in Israel. Research stays are intended particularly for work in libraries and archives and should contribute to transnational or transregional research with new and original academic perspectives.
The total funded research period may not exceed three months, with a maximum of one month at each host country. Shorter stays are possible. The research placements should ideally be completed within 12 months and no later than 24 months, allowing successful applicants to integrate international research into their broader academic projects.
The Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants are awarded annually by the Max Weber Foundation, also known as the German Humanities Institutes Abroad. The programme is intended to improve the career opportunities of researchers working on internationally oriented projects in the humanities and social sciences.
Successful applicants conduct research at qualifying institutions in different countries. The programme particularly encourages projects involving transnational or comparative research questions and research that can contribute to further academic qualification.
Eligible host locations include countries such as Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Japan, the United States, India, Turkey, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Lebanon, Egypt, Georgia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Singapore, subject to the current participating institutes and available arrangements.
Applicants are responsible for planning their research stays and must observe relevant travel information and official requirements for their destinations.
• Documented travel costs to the foreign institute and return travel
• Daily allowance ranging from approximately €32 to €68 depending on the host country
• Possible access to affordable accommodation in an institute guest room, depending on availability
• Research access and academic engagement through participating Max Weber Foundation institutes and branches
• Opportunity to conduct research in libraries and archives abroad
• Support for transnational and comparative research
• Opportunity to strengthen academic qualification and international research experience
The grants are intended for projects in the humanities and social sciences, including fields such as:
• History
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political and social sciences
• Cultural studies
• Linguistics
• Art history
• Other humanities and social science disciplines
Projects connected to research priorities pursued by the Foundation’s institutes and branches receive particular consideration.
• Applicants must be highly qualified academics in the humanities or social sciences.
• Applicants may be of any nationality.
• Applicants must hold at least a Master’s degree, M.A., state examination or equivalent German Diploma.
• Applicants should have an independent research project and be able to present a clear research plan.
• Applicants should have published academic work. Publications are not mandatory for doctoral students.
• Applicants must be in the qualification phase of their academic careers.
• There is no age restriction.
• The proposed project should involve research in at least two and at most three eligible host countries.
• The research should have a transnational, transregional or comparative dimension.
• Employees and current scholarship holders of the Max Weber Foundation are not eligible.
• Reapplication is only possible where this has been explicitly permitted in a previous rejection letter.
All application materials must be submitted in German or English.
• Completed application form
• Academic curriculum vitae
• Detailed research project presentation of no more than 2,000 words
• Explanation of the sources and research materials that justify visits to the proposed host countries or institutes
• Copies of academic certificates and examination documents
• PhD certificate where applicable
• Publication list, except that this is not mandatory for doctoral students
• Reference opinion from an academic expert
• Information from the referee concerning the applicant’s academic status and progress of the research
• Confirmation of supervision from the host institution in Germany if a research stay in Germany is planned
The reference opinion must be sent directly by the referee to the Max Weber Foundation’s central office at feldman@maxweberstiftung.de.
Bonn, Germany
The Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants
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