New Funding for Refugee Scholars and Scientists from Afghanistan

The rapid advance of the Taliban and their seizure of power in August 2021 forced many Afghans to flee their country. The Volkswagen Foundation wishes to support exiled Afghan academics in continuing their research in Germany and to contribute to their integration into German society as well as the local science system. 

Scope of Funding

• Within the scope of a fellowship program, researchers who are currently or were funded during the last 10 years by the Foundation have the possibility to integrate refugee scholars into their research context for up to two years.
• Furthermore, grant recipients of projects currently funded by the Foundation can apply for up to EUR 200,000 – in addition to the grants already made – to integrate refugee scholars and scientists into their research projects for up to three years.

Information on how to apply can be found here, a link to the website is here.