Individual Foundations for Publication Grants

Humanities and Social Sciences/Law

Franz-Marie-Christinen Stiftung
This foundation awards publication grants for dissertations, particularly those on topics like “Thurn and Taxis,” “history of the post,” “history of the nobility,” etc. Further information in German is available here.

Franz-und-Eva-Rutzen-Stiftung
This foundation promotes scholarship and research in the area of archaeology. It provides support for publications and awards publication grants. More information in German is available here.

Gerda Henkel Foundation
The Gerda Henkel Foundation currently only awards publication grants to researchers who are already receiving a scholarship from the foundation. More information is available here.

Georg Strecker Stiftung
The Georg Strecker Stiftung is dedicated to promoting theological scholarship and the field of theology. Among other forms of support, it offers publication grants for above-average academic achievements. Click here for further information in German: here.

Geschwister Boehringer Ingelheim – Stiftung für Geisteswissenschaften
This foundation awards publication grants for scholarly publications in the humanities which have some connection to the German-speaking world in the broadest sense – whether this means that the author or editor lives there, that the publication deals with German history, culture, or language, or that the book is being published by a German, Austrian, or Swiss publishing house. The foundation only provides publication grants for dissertations which received a grade of summa cum laude or magna cum laude. It only funds the publication of conference proceedings or collections of essays if they have a coherent thematic focus and present new findings. Further information in German is available here.

Helmuth von Glasenapp-Stiftung
The goal of this foundation, founded in memory of indologist Helmuth von Glasenapp and endowed with his estate, is to promote German research on India, particularly through the publication of work on Indian cultural history. For more information in German, click here.

Studienstiftung ius vivum
This academic foundation provides rapid and unbureaucratic funding for academic work. Among other forms of funding, the foundation also awards publication grants. Further information in German is available here.

Johanna und Fritz Buch Stiftung
The Johanna and Fritz Buch Foundation awards publication grants for dissertations and postdoctoral research projects in the humanities, the social sciences, and law. For more information, call the following number: 040-30 20 06 14 (mornings)

Ludwig Sievers Stiftung
This foundation promotes scholarly research, particularly written scholarship, on the independent professions and their significance in our society. It awards publication grants to authors who publish scholarly works which adhere to the foundation’s goals. In addition, the foundation maintains its own series in which such works may be published directly. For further information in German, click here.

Other Faculties

Dipl.-Ing. Lindow-Stiftung
This foundation awards grants for publications in the area of public transportation. For further information in German, click here.

DZ Bank Stiftung
The DZ BANK Foundation provides funding for outstanding academic projects with direct relevance for cooperatives and banking. Publication grants are among the possible forms of funding. For more information, click here.