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There is a new application procedure for the “Research Cooperation Lower Saxony–Israel” funding programme. A preliminary proposal process is intended to reduce the burden on all parties involved. It will apply for the first time from the deadline in spring 2027.
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Apply now: The next call for proposals for the AI Research Groups Lower Saxony is open. This funding scheme combines the objectives of supporting individual researchers with the further development of AI methods and their application to existing datasets. The deadline is 28 January 2027, Online Q&A on 6 October 2026 (11 am).
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Art historian Elena Korowin sees herself as a diplomat without a political mandate and teaches cultural transfer – although she struggles with the term.
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Following a comprehensive overhaul, the grants database now features enhanced search functions and a clear, modern design.
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The Hannah Arendt Fellowships enable outstanding international academics from the humanities, cultural and social sciences to spend six months conducting research in Lower Saxony. "Humans and AI" is the topic for 2027. Deadline: 1 June 2026
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This funding programme offers researchers the opportunity to receive seed funding for novel collaborative projects. The aim is to use the funding to enable the acquisition of additional third-party funding. This includes the strategic preparation of applications for large funding formats as well as significantly smaller projects.
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Whether during the annual flu season or the coronavirus pandemic, we repeatedly experience firsthand the impact that viruses and bacteria have on our everyday lives. In the HUMAN programme, junior research groups participating in the HUMAN programme at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig are investigating the complex interaction between humans and microbes.
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Why do viruses make some people sick and others not? Max Kellner seeks answers where infections cause little harm: by examining natural hosts such as bats. A portrait of curiosity, crises, and risk-prone research. By Björn Lohmann.
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International cooperation opens up valuable opportunities for scientists in Lower Saxony. That is why the Ministry of Science and the Volkswagen Foundation are funding ten Lower Saxony-Scottish research collaborations. From energy supply and medicine to space travel: a selection of the approved projects demonstrates their wide range of subjects.
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The programme provides Lower Saxonian and Scottish higher education institutions and their researchers with a unique opportunity to conduct joint research to lay the foundation for successful third-party funding bids, in particular Horizon Europe. Deadline: 30 April 2026
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Sixty years ago, a unique scientific collaboration began between Germany and Israel. A ceremony at Herrenhausen Palace on 15 September celebrated this engine of innovation and mutual understanding – as well as the 100th anniversary of two leading Israeli universities.
