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 DFG's funding to initiate bilateral collaborations:  http://www.dfg.de/download/formulare/1_813_e/1_813_e.pdf

Other opportunities:

Agronomic Science Foundation

https://www.a-s-f.org/

This foundation funds research in agronomic, crop, and soil sciences

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a nonprofit and independent organization established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation. It offers research fellowships and research awards to highly qualified scholars and scientists from all nationalities and all disciplines. Its principles are:

- Scientific excellence, no quotas for specific countries and disciplines

- Free choice of the research plan and the research partners

- Active world-wide network of 22,000 scholars and scientists

- Life-long sponsoring opportunities in the follow-up program

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

http://www.dfg.de/index.html

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany.

The DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers.

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $5.91 billion, we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.  NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences.

New York Academy of Sciences

http://www.nyas.org/about/index.asp

Since 1817, the New York Academy of Sciences has been bringing together scientists of different disciplines from around the world. Their purpose is to advance the understanding of science, technology, and medicine, and to stimulate new ways to think about how their research is applied in society and the world.

An independent, nonprofit, membership-based organization, the Academy has always relied on the generous support of its members and partnering institutions for its vitality. Today the Academy is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost organizers of scientific conferences and symposia. Over time its mission has evolved considerably beyond that of convener to include the roles of communicator, mentor, and gadfly.

Rheinstahl Foundation

http://www.thyssenkrupp-technologies.com/en/j_grants.php

The Rheinstahl foundation and ThyssenKrupp study support program offer grants to students aiming for a university degree. Grant-sponsored courses at present include mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and sales engineering. Only undergraduates studying for a degree are eligible for a Rheinstahl foundation grant.

The Rheinstahl foundation was set up in 1960 and seeks to assist gifted students in their scientific education. Eminent university teachers and top-ranking ThyssenKrupp executives make up the management board of the Rheinstahl foundation.

Volkswagen Foundation

http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/index.php?id=3&L=1

The Volkswagen Foundation has been funding research projects in all disciplines since 1962. Its mission is to establish forward-looking fields of knowledge. Despite its name, the Volkswagen Foundation is not a subsidiary of the respective company, but an independent, non-profit Foundation under private law with its head office in Hanover. With a funding volume of up to 100 million euros p. a. it is the largest private science funder and one of the major foundations in Germany.

The money spent for grants is earned through investing the capital of the Foundation – currently some 2.4 billion euros. This means that the Foundation is autonomous and independent in its decisions – a strong basis for a Foundation of knowledge!

Fulbright

http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1

The Fulbright program, is the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange.  Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.

German-American Heritage Foundation

https://www.uwec.edu/fndn/campaign/larson.htm

The German-American Heritage Foundation, St. Paul, Minn., has funded new scholarships for students planning study-abroad experiences in Germany and Austria. The gift also will subsidize student fees for internationally recognized German language proficiency tests. The $5,000 gift will support four scholarships each year for students accepted into UW-Eau Claire study-abroad programs in Wittenberg and Marburg, Darmstadt, or Kassel, Germany, as well as in Graz, Austria. In addition, the gift will subsidize fees paid by students taking German language proficiency examinations. UW-Eau Claire is an official testing site for those seeking to earn the “Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache” and the “Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf,” which are highly valued credentials in job searches.  Maybe we could find a partnership?

German International Academic Network (GAIN)

http://www.gain-network.org/

GAIN ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung (AvH), des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD) und der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungseinrichtungen, die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft und die Hochschulrektorenkonferenz sind als assoziierte Mitglieder beigetreten.

In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich GAIN als Forum zur Vernetzung der deutschen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Nordamerika und als Plattform für einen besseren Informationsfluss über den Atlantik in beiden Richtungen establiert. Dabei geht es GAIN nicht nur um eine mögliche Rückkehr auf interessante Positionen in Europa, sondern auch um das Kontakthalten und die weitere wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit mit denjenigen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, die sich für einen längeren oder dauerhaften Aufenthalt im US-Wissenschaftssystem entschieden haben.

German National Merit Foundation

http://www.studienstiftung.org/

The Studienstiftung (German National Merit Foundation) is an institution supported largely by the German government that grants competitive scholarships to approximately ¼ percent of the German university student population. Awards are made after a multi-stage selection process and are based on grades, specialized exams, letters of recommendation, personality and character, and interviews with staff and affiliates of the foundation. Under the principles of uniformity and open access currently characteristic of German universities, the Studienstiftung serves as the main instrument to recognize and support the student elite in Germany.

Die German Scholars Organization (GSO)

http://www.gsonet.org/

Die GSO ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation für deutsche Nachwuchswissenschaftler aller Fachrichtungen, die außerhalb Deutschlands tätig sind. Ziel der GSO ist es, eine Plattform für Kontakte zwischen den Nachwuchswissenschaftlern anzubieten, Informationen über wichtige Entwicklungen in Deutschland weiterzugeben, interessierten Firmen und Forschungs- einrichtungen, die entsprechende Stellen anzubieten haben, gezielten Zugang zu den Nachwuchswissenschaftlern zu ermöglichen und umgekehrt, den Nachwuchswissenschaftlern Zugang zu diesen Institutionen zu eröffnen. Alle Serviceleistungen der GSO sind für die Wissenschaftler kostenlos.

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?&Template=/programs/hhh/overview.htm

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from designated countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and Eurasia to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding throughout the world.

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

http://www.fes.de/index.htm

Demokratie und Entwicklung weltweit fördern, zu Frieden und Sicherheit beitragen, die Globalisierung solidarisch gestalten und die Erweiterung und Vertiefung der Europäischen Union unterstützen - dies sind grundlegende Leitlinien der internationalen Arbeit der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Über Projekte in mehr als 100 Ländern begleitet die Stiftung aktiv den Aufbau und die Konsolidierung zivilgesellschaftlicher und staatlicher Strukturen zur Förderung von Demokratie und sozialer Gerechtigkeit, starker und freier Gewerkschaften sowie das Eintreten für Menschenrechte und die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was founded in 1925 as a political legacy of Germany's first democratically elected president, Friedrich Ebert.

Ebert, a Social Democrat from a humble crafts background who had risen to hold the highest political office in his country, in response to his own painful experience in political confrontation had proposed the establishment of a foundation to serve the following aims:

    * furthering political und social education of individuals from all walks of life in the spirit of democracy and pluralism,

  * facilitating access to university education and research for gifted young people by providing scholarships,

    *   contributing to international understanding and cooperation.

German American Business Council

http://www.gabcwashington.com/

(GABC) in Washington, DC is a non-profit organization which fosters transatlantic business dialogue between Germany and the U.S.

Our mission is to support businesses and entrepreneurships by building trust and understanding between small, medium-sized and global companies and create business opportunities among its members.

American Association of Teachers of German

http://www.aatg.org/content/view/102/34/

CDS International invites applications for the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program. The goal of the Robert Bosch Foundation is the advancement of American-German/European relations, with special emphasis on the dynamic, contextual changes within the European Union.

Daimler-Chrysler

http://www2.daimlerchrysler.com/dccfund/

DaimlerChrysler Corporation, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, established the Chrysler Fund in 1953 as a non-profit entity with the sole purpose of enriching the physical, educational and cultural needs of our communities. Now known as the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, our mission of making a positive, lasting difference in the communities and business environments in which we do business continues to flourish. The DCC Fund focuses its efforts on programs that support the four pillars of Good Neighbor, Good Citizen®.

Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts

http://efa1.org/EFA/Programs.php

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) public charity, incorporated in New York in December of 1991. EFA works to support the creative arts, locally, nationally and internationally, through programs that sustain and enhance the productive lives of individual artists of all disciplines. We seek to maximize the influence of artists' work in our society by fostering financial stability, facilitating career development and promoting public and critical exposure for the artists we assist.

Rockefeller Foundation

http://www.rockfound.org/index.shtml

The Rockefeller Foundation works around the world to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help ensure that globalization’s benefits are more widely shared. It is one of the few institutions to conduct such work both within the United States and internationally.

We seek to promote the well-being of humanity by addressing the root causes of serious problems. We work to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people and to help ensure that globalization's benefits are more widely shared. We are one of the few institutions to conduct such work both within the United States and internationally.

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