Research cooperation between Lower Saxony and Scotland
The programme provides Lower Saxonian and Scottish higher education institutions and their researchers with an opportunity to conduct joint research to lay the foundation for successful third-party funding bids, in particular Horizon Europe. Deadline: June, 30 2025
Democracies under pressure: 14 million euros to research how to overcome the crisis
The foundation has brought together researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and social sciences, as well as practitioners from outside academia, to develop new ideas and solutions for making democracies more resilient.
Open Up – New Research Spaces for the Humanities and Cultural Studies
The funding initiative aims at exploring new research spaces in the humanities and cultural sciences. Online Q&As on Feb. 21 (German) and Feb. 28 (English), 2025, 10 AM (no registration necessary). Application deadline: April 3, 2025
Changing society for the better: 28 million euros for transformative research projects
Positive change is needed for a society worth living in. With "Change!", the Foundation is funding 17 projects that combine research and practical knowledge with 28 million euros – from educational equity and coastal research to AI in law enforcement.
zukunft.niedersachsen: Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel
Funding is provided for scientifically outstanding projects from the life sciences and medicine conducted jointly by researchers from Israel and Lower Saxony. Deadline: March 31, 2025
Coastal cities around the world are at risk of sinking as a result of rising sea levels in the wake of global warming. Urban researcher Hilke Marit Berger asks herself how this can be dealt with, not just technically, but above all socially and emotionally – and searches the past for answers for the future.
