Alberto F. PasquevichDepartamento de Física

Fac. Ciencias ExactasUniversidad Nacional de La Plata.

La Plata - Argentina

alberto.pasquevich@fisica.unlp.edu.ar

http://www.fisica.unlp.edu.ar/profesores/afp

Programas de la Fundación Alexander von Humboldt

“The aim of the Foundation is to grant research

fellowships and research awards to academically

trained and highly qualified persons of foreign

nationality, without regard to their sex, ethnicity,

religion or ideology, to enable them to carry out

research projects in the Federal Republic of Germany

and to maintain the resultant academic contacts ...”(Article 2 of the statutes of the Humboldt Foundation)

Humboldt Ambassador Scientists in Argentine

Dra. Griselda Capaldo <gdcapaldo@yahoo.com>

Dr. Faustino Siñeriz <fsineriz@arnet.com.ar>

Dr. Marcos Sade <sade@cab.cnea.gov.ar>

Dr. Alberto F. Pasquevich <pasquevi@gmail.com>

2007 - 2009

FUNDACIÓN ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDTESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALEMANIA

 -        FINANCIA ESTADÍAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN-        APOYA A PERSONAS, NO A PROYECTOS-        EL INVESTIGADOR ELIGE EL INSTITUTO Y FORMULA SU PLAN DE TRABAJO-        LA FUNDACIÓN AvH AYUDA AL INVESTIGADOR AL REGRESO CON DONACIONES DE LIBROS, EQUIPOS, APOYO ECONÓMICO PARA ASISTIR A CONGRESOS,ETC.-        PROGRAMAS PARA DIFERENTES ETAPAS DE LA CARRERA PROFESIONAL  ESTADÍAS POSTDOCTALES (6-24 MESES) PARA QUIEN SE DOCTORÓ HACE MENOS DE 4 AÑOS

OTROS PROGRAMAS PARA INVESTIGADORES DE MAYOR EXPERIENCIA.

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At this point the presenter should declare and explain his/her relationship to the Foundation. If the presenter is not a member of staff, he or she should make clear why the Foundation’s work is so important to him/her that he/she is presenting the work of the Foundation.

At the same time, it should be made clear at this point that, not being a member of staff, the presenter cannot answer every question in detail.

He/she cannot definitively confirm whether someone is really suitable for a specific sponsorship programme. Nor can he/she agree to award funding.

The listeners can find all the details on the homepage and are welcome to get in touch with the Foundation at any time.

Exzellenz verbindet –be part of a worldwide network

Speaker

Function

Date

Name of the event

Research Country Germany

Research Establishments

approximately 80 universities: research in all disciplines

80 Max Planck Institutes: basic research, especially in science but also in the humanities and social sciences

57 Fraunhofer Institutes: contract research of a technical-scientific nature

Research Establishments

15 Helmholtz Institutes: the state’s long-term research goals in science and engineering as well as in bio-medical research

84 institutes in the Leibniz Association: research tasks ranging from knowledge-oriented basic research to applied research

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Connecting academic excellence worldwideKnowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level

Melanie Schmitz:

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Melanie Schmitz:

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Historical and Intellectual Roots

Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859): discoverer, universal genius, cosmopolitan and patron of excellent scientific talent

1953: establishment of today’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

international network of academic cooperation and trust

Academic Excellence

sole selection criterion: academic excellence

sponsorship for people, not projects flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers

at all stages of their careers

no quotas for countries or disciplines

free choice of academic host/collaboration partner in Germany

worldwide excellence network of Humboldtians

Sponsorship – individual and personal

sponsorship for foreign and German top-flight academics to collaborate with specialist colleagues

the prestige associated with Humboldt Foundation fellowships and awards

individual and personal mentoring for those sponsored and their families

Humboldtians and their families as ambassadors for Germany

“Once an Humboldtian, always an Humboldtian”

Five out of twenty-three thousand

Robert Grubbs – 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

László Sólyom – President of Hungary

Tricia Striano – Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Winner

Hamadi Boga – Georg Forster Research Fellow

Erin Taylor – German Chancellor Scholar

Humboldt Foundation Financing

The budget in 2007 was approx. 64.4 mill. EUR, more than 97% of which was publicly financed by the Federation. Financing was distributed as follows:

AA: Federal Foreign Office BMZ: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Development BMBF: Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Sponsorship Programmes at a Glance

Humboldt Foundation Programmes

for postdoctoral researchers

(scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago) Research Fellowships: 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month

for junior research group leaders(scientists who completed their doctorate less than 6 years ago)

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award; 1.65 mill. EUR

Flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at allstages of their careers

Humboldt Foundation Programmes

for experienced researchers (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago) with an own, clearly defined academic profile

Research Fellowships: 6 to 18 months; 2,450 EUR per month

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award; 45,000 €, nomination

Humboldt Foundation Programmes

for internationally recognised cutting-edge researchers

Humbold Research Award; 60,000 EUR; research stays in Germany over a period of 6 to 12 months (may be divided into segments); nomination

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship; 3.5 - 5 mill. EUR for a period of five years, for the long-term recruitment of established cutting-edge researchers from abroad ; nominations by German universities (non-university research institutions with a German university)

Research Fellowships

Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers worldwide, all disciplines, no quotas

Georg Forster Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers

researchers from developing countries research stays with relevance to development policy

for research stays in Germany

Research Fellowships

Humboldt- / Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago

Humboldt- / Georg Forster Fellowships for experienced researchers

6 to 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks; 2,450 EUR per month

for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago

Research Fellowships

for research stays abroad

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers / for experienced researchers

worldwide, all subjects, no quotas

Humboldtians as hosts

host contribution

Research Fellowships

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers 6 - 24 months endowment: dependent on age, marital status and country

Example: an unmarried 33-year old fellow in the United States receives between 2,500 EUR and 2,800 EUR per month, in France approx. 2,300 EUR, in Poland approx. 2,500 EUR

for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships for experienced researchers 6 - 18 months, may be divided up into three blocks for scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago

Application requirementsPostdoctoral researchers

doctorate

academic publications

agreement by academic host

autonomous research project

knowledge of German and/or English

Experienced researchers

own, clearly defined academic profile

comprehensive list of academic publications

agreement by academic host

autonomous research project

knowledge of German and/or English

Application procedure

applications at any time to the Humboldt Foundation directly

assessment by independent expert reviewers

decision by Humboldt Foundation Selection Committees

duration of procedure: approx. 3 to 6 months

Sponsorship provisions

travel expenses

language courses or allowance towards language course *

fellowship

family allowance additional funding for project costs and scientific equipment

(*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)

Sponsorship provisions

Intensive and individual mentoring in Germany and abroad by personal contacts at the Humboldt Foundation

Study Tour*, Network meeting, Annual meeting

Alumni Sponsorship

Return Fellowships for specific regions

(*not applicable to Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships)

Research Awards – Overview

Humboldt Research Award: 60,000 €

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award: 45,000 €

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award: 1.65 mill. € *

Max Planck Research Award: 750,000 €

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship: 3.5 to 5 mill. €

Reimar Lüst Award: 50,000 €

Konrad Adenauer Research Award: 60,000 €

Phillip Franz von Siebold Award: 50,000 €* Applications are not possible (with the exception of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award). Scientists in Germany need to nominate candidates for an award.

Origin of Guest Researchers

2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad

Disciplines of Guest Researchers

2003 - 2007: a total of 2,681 new research fellows from abroad

maintaining continuous, life-long contact to all Humboldtians worldwide

actively sponsoring academic contacts amongst Humboldtians worldwide through events at home and abroad; Humboldt Associations

systematic network sponsorship

An association for a lifetime

Other Fields of Activity

German Mobility Centre

Information and personal counselling for internationally mobile researchers:

fellowships and funding resources

job offers

immigration and residence, taxation

Internet portal and contacts: www.eracareers-germany.de

Germany’s role in the EU-wide network of mobility centres(ERAMORE) to facilitate cross-border, research-related mobility

National Contact Point (NCP) Mobility

Taskinformation and counselling for German institutions and researchers on the facets and actions in this field, especially the Marie Curie Actions

Marie Curie Actionssupport for research training and transnational mobility for researchers, knowledge transfer and excellence in research

Frontiers of Research Symposia

bi-national, interdisciplinary conferences involving outstandingjunior researchers (USA, Japan, Great Britain, China)

Form

3-day conferences for scientists (with the USA: for engineers and humanities scholars, too)

in cooperation with foreign partner organisations

annually-alternating in Germany and the partner country

matching funds from both sides

Contact

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Jean-Paul-Straße 12

53173 Bonn

Germany

Tel: +49 228 833-0

Fax: +49 228 833-199

www.humboldt-foundation.de

info@avh.de

Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien:Verteilung der Bewerbungen und Verleihungenauf die Kontinente in den Jahren 2000 - 2004

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Brasilien 67/33

Chile 17/6

Ecuador 5/2

Kolumbien 10/2

Kuba 22/13Mexiko 42/15

Panama 1/0

Venezuela 13/6

Uruguay 2/1

Peru 11/4

Costa Rica 1/0

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