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WELCOME
The Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft took up operations on April 1, 2023. It focuses on supporting students, scientists, and researchers at various career stages. The Student Grant program for outstanding Bachelor and Master students in their graduate year will begin in October 2023. The Tenure Track Professorship program will be launched in 2024, followed by the Advanced Professorship program. More information will be provided soon. Register now for our newsletter to stay up to date until our new website becomes available at the end of the year.
THE FOUNDATION
Through its programs, the Foundation helps German universities to identify and attract pioneering curious minds from around the world. We are convinced that outstanding international academics with groundbreaking ideas and disruptive approaches make a profoundly positive difference, transforming their disciplines and advancing our knowledge and our society. The Foundation supports these exceptional scientists and researchers by equipping them with the time, resources, and freedom they need to expand the frontiers of knowledge.
Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft has a particular interest in funding academics who pursue innovative research, show a high degree of originality, and venture to explore unconventional and unpredictable territory.
The Foundation was established by Dr. Walter Wübben, who in 2013 already launched the Wübben Stiftung Bildung (previously known as the Wübben Stiftung). While both foundations share the goal of strengthening Germany’s education, science, and research landscape, they are two distinct and independently operating entities.
PROGRAMS
Student Grant
students
Application deadline: 20 July 2023
Start of the scholarship: 01 October 2023
>> Fact sheet (PDF, 134 KB)
Tenure Track
Contact:
Dr. Julio Decker
Dr. Marion Müller
Advanced Professorships
Professorships for innovative scientists and scholars from abroad
(starting 2024)
Contact:
Dr. Julio Decker
Dr. Marion Müller
Sandpits
Workshops addressing challenging research questions from an interdisciplinary angle
(starting 2024)
Contact: Prof. Dr. Peter‑André Alt
President Coaching
Seminars preparing newly elected presidents for their leadership roles at German universities
(starting December 2023)
Contact: Prof. Dr. Peter‑André Alt
Public Encounters
Surprising formats and unexpected topics for curious minds
(starting 2024)
Contact: Christian Martin
Tenure Track and Advanced Professorships will be at the core of our funding activities to attract outstanding minds from abroad to Germany by offering them clear-cut career opportunities. All German universities are eligible to apply, provided they offer their candidates long-term perspectives.
CONTACT
Management Board
Prof. Dr. Peter‑André Alt
Spokesperson
T +49 30 261031311
alt@w-s-w.org
Dr. Marion Müller
T +49 30 261031312
mueller@w-s-w.org
Dr. Marion Müller
T +49 30 261031312
mueller@w-s-w.org
Programs
Dr. Julio Decker
(Tenure Track, Advanced Professorship)
T +49 30 261031315
decker@w-s-w.org
Oda Henckel
(Student Grant)
T +49 30 261031316
henckel@w-s-w.org
Administration
Kerstin Albrecht
T +49 30 261031314
albrecht@w-s-w.org
Ina Lödden
T +49 30 261031313
loedden@w-s-w.org
IMPRINT
Wübben Wissenschaftsstiftung gGmbH
Hausvogteiplatz 3-4
10117 Berlin, GERMANY
Commercial Register: HRB 282330
Registration Court: Amtsgericht München
Executive Board:
Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt (Spokesperson)
Dr. Marion Müller
CONTACT
T +49 30 26103130
info@w-s-w.org
www.w-s-w.org
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Christian Martin
Hausvogteiplatz 3-4
10117 Berlin
DESIGN AND REALIZATION
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