https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/grants

The funding activities concentrate basically on German and foreign academics in the fields of historical humanities. Candidates can apply regardless of their nationality and place of work. The Gerda Henkel Foundation provides funding and support for Research Grants and PhD Scholarships.

Support is primarily provided for the historical humanities, in particular to support research projects in the following fields:  Archaeology, Art History., Historical Islamic Studies, History, History of Law, History of Science, Prehistory and Early History

Since 2008 the Foundation has also increasingly addressed issues of great relevance to contemporary life and the future, above all as part of its special “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements” and “Security, Society and the State” programmes. As part of the Lisa Maskell Fellowships, since 2014 the Foundation has been supporting young scholars in the humanities in both Africa and Southeast Asia. Starting in 2015, the Foundation has with its “Patrimonies” funding initiative focused more strongly on the preservation of cultural heritage, specifically in regions experiencing crisis.