This subsidy provides academic hosts of foreign research fellows with funding to cover various research-related costs such as laboratory materials, scientific equipment, project-specific literature, travel, workshops, and administrative expenses. The subsidy amount varies by discipline, with €800 monthly for life sciences, natural sciences, and engineering fellows, and €500 for humanities and social sciences fellows. Requests must be made before the fellowship period begins via an online form.
Only academic hosts of foreign research fellows are eligible to request this subsidy, following the guidelines of the respective fellowship programme.