The Lichtenberg Endowed Professorships fund endowed positions at German universities to attract outstanding scholars and scientists from innovative, seminal, and risk-prone research fields. Each professorship is endowed with at least five million euro, combining foundation funds and university fundraising. The initiative supports all disciplines and nationalities, providing planning security and incentivizing external funding acquisition.
Eligible applicants are highly qualified researchers of all disciplines and nationalities who are leaders in their fields and collaborate with a German university. The host university must secure additional fundraising of three million euro. Applicants should have changed academic environments withi
