Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung is a German science foundation that backs excellent basic research in the life sciences, especially biology, chemistry, medicine, and related interdisciplinary areas. It tends to support highly accomplished researchers and research environments through substantial, multi-year grants, with a clear emphasis on helping promising scientists establish independence, relocate or build groups, and convene international scientific exchange. The foundation also appears to invest in strategic research infrastructure and flagship initiatives that strengthen Germany-based research ecosystems.
Makes large, programmatic grants rather than open general operating support, with a mix of competitive calls and some rolling opportunities. Typical awards range from about €210,000 to €1.5 million, often for 2-5 years, and several programs have fixed annual deadlines while others are invite/continuous or limited-call opportunities.
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Check the specific program first: Rise up! and Exploration Grants have twice-yearly deadlines on 15 March and 15 September, with the portal opening four weeks before each deadline, while CoMove is rolling. Applicants should be strong early-career researchers or institutions with excellent basic life science proposals, and proposals should clearly show originality, independence-building potential, and strong scientific fit with Germany or Austria-based host institutions.
Current and upcoming funding from Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Conference chairs or co-chairs worldwide may apply; the recipient must be an academic institution or nonprofit organization. Conferences must be active scientific meetings with a European connection and focus on biological, chemical, medical, or pharmaceutical basic research.
Deadline: Applications accepted from 8 months to 10 weeks before the conference; timing varies by conference date.
Who can apply: Outstanding scientists in biology, medicine, or chemistry with substantial international experience; must be in a dual-career situation, have a R3/R4-level position offer or position at a host institution in Germany or Austria, and the host institution must provide long-term employment prospects and infrastructure. The applicant's research must be of major importance to the life sciences.
Deadline: Rolling intake; applications accepted continuously.
Who can apply: Applicants must have been awarded a PhD less than 10 years ago, have substantial international experience, lead an independent research group at an academic institution in Germany for at least 2 years, have at least one corresponding or last-author publication from the independent group, and propose a project that can open a new research direction. No other funding for the project may have been requested.
Deadline: 15 March and 15 September each year; portal opens four weeks before each deadline.
Who can apply: For researchers in biology, chemistry, or medicine who have accepted their first W2 professorship at a university in Germany within the last 12 months, have substantial international experience, strong achievements, and no comparable institutional or third-party funding for the proposed program. The professorship must be guaranteed with its basic equipment.
Deadline: 15 March and 15 September each year; portal opens four weeks before each deadline.
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