[ Volkswagen Stiftung – Original – isn’t it? | Research Funding ]

The Volkswagen Stiftung funding initiative Original – isn't it? New Options for the Humanities and Cultural Studies aims at the scientific exploration of original ideas in the humanities and cultural studies. It supports project teams who wish to work together on a new research idea and test its feasibility in an initial exploratory phase, and subsequently co-author a publication on the results.
 
The PI must come from the humanities and cultural studies. Co-applicants can be issued from the social sciences as well as from the life, natural and engineering sciences.
 
Projects involving empirical studies, data analysis, or interviews cannot be funded.
 
A total of approximately 20 projects will be funded per call.
 
Who can apply:

• Max. 4 partners with a PhD.
• The PI must be employed (or have an offer of employment) by a university or research institution in Germany.
• Co-applicants can be based at a university or research institution in Switzerland.

• max. EUR 200'000 for up to 18 months for projects with 4 partners.
• max. EUR 150’000 for up to 18 months for projects with up to 3 partners.
• Eligible costs: personnel and project-related costs (incl. funding for international partners).
• Does NOT cover overheads, doctoral studies, childcare.