Artificial Intelligence funding

Postdoctoral researchers at accredited US doctoral-granting universities with a terminal research doctorate awarded on or after 1 January 2024 and at least two first-author publications. One applicant per lab per programme cycle. NIH K99/R00 or F recipients and first-cycle full-application invitees are ineligible; overlapping stipend support is prohibited.

Researchers establish a group at an eligible publicly funded Lower Saxony university or research institute. The doctorate must predate September 1, 2025. Permanent and tenure-track professors are excluded. Host support is required; previous-round applicants need an explicit resubmission invitation.

Applicant must have completed academic training, normally a doctorate, and work in Germany or at a German research institution abroad. Generally nonprofit institutions permitting public publication of findings only. Members must span institutions; no more than half may be based outside Germany. One person submits, with one co-applicant allowed; doctoral researchers may participate as members.

Registered students and postdocs at eligible Canadian institutions, recent graduates within two years where their institution permits, and some visiting students. Postdocs normally start within five years of PhD and cannot have worked full-time for the partner beforehand. An academic supervisor and eligible non-academic partner with cash contribution are required.