Volkswagen Foundation offers grants for US-based professors to split time between home and Germany
Photo credits: Jonas Willingstorfer/rsm for Volkswagen Foundation
Amid the European rush to attract disenchanted US researchers, the Volkswagen Foundation is experimenting with a different approach: grants for US researchers to split their time between the US and Germany.
The funding scheme, due to open in January, will award up to €300,000 to US-based professors specialising in democracy and fundamental rights to spend three to six months a year in Germany, with the rest of the time used to maintain ties with the US.
The new Transatlantic Bridge Professorships scheme is the Volkswagen Foundation’s contribution to the conversation about how Europe can respond to the Trump administration’s obstruction of academic freedom and science funding in the US.
“We felt we wanted to offer the opportunity and offer continuous support for research cooperation. We want to add to what others are doing, in general,” said Johanna Brumberg,…
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