The Giordano Bruno Stiftung is a German humanist think tank and grantmaker that supports secular, science-based, and enlightenment-oriented work. Its funding is especially distinctive because much of it comes through prizes and fellowships that reward religion critique, ideology critique, ethics, and humanist scholarship rather than broad institutional grants. It primarily serves public intellectuals, scholars, and students aligned with evolutionary humanism, scientific worldviews, and secular liberal values.
Mostly prize-based and fellowship-style support: one-time awards of about €10,000 for recognized achievement, plus a renewable two-year student/doctoral stipend of €300 per month. Applications for the studies fellowship are submitted through the Studienwerk website, while prizes appear to be awarded through nomination or selection rather than open grantmaking.
Check the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk website for the current open call and submit before the stated deadline (currently 31 July 2026). For the prizes, focus on demonstrated work in secular humanism, religion critique, ethics, or public scholarship; these appear to be selective awards rather than open-request grants.
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Current and upcoming funding from Giordano Bruno Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Very good academic performance (school/university), identification with humanistic worldview, civic engagement, interest in critical and interdisciplinary discourse; students of all fields (incl. doctoral candidates) welcome.
Deadline: Current call open until 31 July 2026 (applications accepted on the Studienwerk site).
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