DFG · DE · DFG
The Heisenberg Programme enables outstanding researchers who meet all requirements for appointment to a permanent professorship to prepare for a senior academic role while continuing their research. It provides funding for up to five years, with four funding types: Heisenberg professorship, Heisenberg position, Heisenberg temporary substitute position for clinicians, and Heisenberg fellowship. Applicants can select or combine these types during the funding period.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗
Early Career, Mid Career, Senior
DE
University, Research Institute
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Researchers in all disciplines who have qualified for a professorship by completing the habilitation or an equivalent qualification and have a track record of outstanding research work. Tenure-track professors in Germany and individuals holding a permanent position comparable with W2/W3 salary grades are not eligible. Researchers from abroad who have already achieved a full professorship are not eligible.
Rolling / ongoing
3 form file(s) downloaded; 11 writing prompts; 35 fields/sections; page limits totaling ~20; heavy — expect a full proposal pack
Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.
| Curated item | Value in this record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding agency | DFG | www.dfg.de ↗ |
| Country / funding source | DE · DFG | same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗ |
| Deadline | Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing | same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗ |
| Funding amount | Not stated on the official page | same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗ |
| Eligibility | 3 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above | same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗ |
Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.