Dr. France A. Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation, and DFG President Peter Strohschneider
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DFG Office North America
DFG Offices North America: Washington DC and New York City
The United States and Canada hold a special position in the context of the increasing internationalization of German research. The North America Office facilitates contact between scientists and researchers in Germany and North America, supports early-career researchers on a DFG fellowship in the region, and organizes outreach activities to showcase German research in the region.
News
Leibniz Lecture by Falko Langenhorst
Over the years, the Leibniz Lecture followed by a German Social has evolved to become an established tradition for attendees of the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) who are interested in German-American and international exchange. Interner Linkmore
“Wunderbar Together” – Year of Germany
The DFG Office North America took part in the Year of German-American Friendship. The close scientific relations between the two countries were celebrated in numerous locations with the slogan “Wunderbar Together – Germany and the U.S. Interner Linkmore
Leibniz Lecture by Brigitte Röder
An audience of several hundred listened to the Leibniz Lecture given by Professor Ivan Dikic, organised by the DFG Office North America together with the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in Maryland (USA).
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Upcoming Events
February 13-16, 2020
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
“Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth”
Further Information
Tasks
- To maintain and extend contacts with current and former German DFG award holders in the United States. The goal is both to facilitate the return of young researchers to Germany and to establish networks with researchers who choose to stay in the United States, and also to motivate them for lasting collaboration with Germany.
- To expand and support cooperation with partner organisations in the USA working in the field of science and research policy, especially the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
- To provide US universities and research institutions with information on Germany as a location of science and research and on opportunities for research cooperation between the two countries, especially within the scope of DFG-funded projects and programmes.
- To expand and foster contacts with US DFG alumni, such as Mercator visiting professors and researchers who worked on DFG-funded projects in Germany.
- To follow science and research policy developments in the United States and identify and assess the fields relevant to the DFG with respect to basic research.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Programs
- Interner LinkEmmy Noether Programme
- Interner LinkResearch Grants: Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators
- Interner LinkMercator Fellows
- Interner LinkInitiation of International Collaboration
- Link auf PDF-DateiBuilding Links to Academic Research in Germany
More Information
- Interner LinkInternational Promotion of Young Researchers
- Interner LinkCurrent Programs
- Externer LinkGEPRIS – DFG Current Research Information System
- Externer LinkResearch Explorer – database of German universities and non-university research institutions
- Interner LinkOpen positions in DFG funded projects/programs
- Externer LinkPhD in Germany
Partner Organizations
German Partners in North America
- Externer LinkGCRI – German Center for Research and Innovation
- Externer LinkGAIN - German Academic International Network
- Externer LinkResearch in Germany
- Externer LinkDAAD – German Academic Exchange Service
- Externer LinkAvH - Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
US Partners
- Externer LinkNEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
- Externer LinkNIH - National Institutes of Health
- Externer LinkNSF - National Science Foundation
Canadian Partners
- Externer LinkNSERC - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- Externer LinkSSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- Externer LinkCIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Externer LinkCFI - Canada Foundation for Innovation
