International funderBased in Germany

Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

Bochum, GermanyWebsite

About Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung focuses on supporting doctoral candidates in the final phase of their PhD, with a clear emphasis on helping promising researchers complete their dissertations. Its support is administered through the Gesellschaft der Freunde der Ruhr and is tied to Ruhr-Universität Bochum, making it highly university-centered and geographically specific. The funder appears to support all disciplines, but with a strong priority on academic completion rather than broader research project funding.

Focus Areas

Doctoral Completion FellowshipsEarly-Career Academic ResearchersRuhr-Universität Bochum Graduate SupportCross-Disciplinary ResearchPhD Dissertation Funding

Giving Approach

Invite-only dissertation completion stipends of up to 6 months at 900 € per month (roughly 900 €–5,400 € total), awarded through the Ruhr University Bochum friends association rather than an open public application process.

How to approach this funder

This appears to be invite-only and limited to doctoral candidates at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in the final phase of their dissertation. Prospective applicants should work through their supervisor, department, or the Gesellschaft der Freunde der Ruhr to learn whether they can be nominated for the 6-month completion stipend.

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Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

About Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

How to approach this funder

Notable grantees:

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Open Grant Opportunities

Projektförderung / Einzelförderung der Gesellschaft der Freunde der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

About Wilhelm und Günter Esser Stiftung

Focus Areas

Giving Approach

How to approach this funder

Notable grantees:

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Open Grant Opportunities

Projektförderung / Einzelförderung der Gesellschaft der Freunde der Ruhr-Universität Bochum