| Walter Benjamin Programme | 2 years | Own position plus lump sum for material costs | Postdocs directly following the doctorate (R2) | Mobility and sharpening of the scientific profile |
| Emmy Noether Programme | 6 years | Own position plus personnel and material costs | Outstanding postdocs up to 4 years after the doctorate (R3) | Scientific excellence, internationality |
| Heisenberg Programme | 5 years | Depending on position | Postdocs who already fulfil all requirements for appointment to a professorship (R3/R4) | Habilitation or comparable achievement |
| ERC Starting Grant | 5 years | Max. 1.5 million | Outstanding postdocs up to 8 years after the doctorate (R3) | Scientific excellence, internationality, ground-breaking research idea |
| AXA Research Fund: Post-Doctoral Fellowships | 2 years | | Funding see current call (R2) | Max. five years after doctorate, scientific excellence, potential for innovation and transfer |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Humboldt Research Fellowship | 6 to 24 months | Fellowship (according to guidelines) for the duration of a research stay at the HU (R2-R4) | Postdocs up to max. 4 years after the doctorate or experienced researchers up to 12 years after the doctorate (R2-R4) | See mobility regulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Georg Forster Research Fellowship | 6 to 24 months | Fellowship (according to guidelines) for the duration of a research stay at the HU (R2-R4) | Postdocs and experienced researchers from developing and newly industrialising countries who contribute to sustainable development (R2-R4) | See mobility regulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship for PostDocs from Brazil | 6 to 24 months | Fellowship (according to guidelines) for the duration of a research stay at the HU (R2-R4) | Postdocs from Brazil up to max. 4 years after the doctorate or experienced researchers up to 12 years after the doctorate (R2-R4) | See mobility regulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| German Academic Exchange Service: P.R.I.M.E. | 18 months, including 12 months abroad | Salary according to TV-L pay group 13 and a lump sum for expenses abroad | Postdocs up to 6 years after the doctorate (R2) | See mobility regulations of the DAAD |
| EU: Marie S. Curie Fellowship | 1 to 2 years for European Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2 to 3 years for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships | Own position with employment contract plus monthly salary | Postdocs who have not spent more than 12 months in the target country in the last 3 years before submitting the application | See mobility regulations of the Research Executive Agency |
| Volkswagen Foundation Change! Fellowship | 4-5 years | 1.5 to 1.8 million euros, depending on personal requirements | Postdocs and junior professors from two years after their doctorate who are researching transformation processes (R2-R4) | Involvement of non-scientific partners in the research process |
| Einstein Postdoctoral Grant | 4 to max. 6 years | Funding volume depends on the project (approx. 400,000 to approx. 1.2 million euros) | Einstein Starting Researcher up to 4 years after the doctorate (R2) or Einstein Independent Researcher up to 12 years after the doctorate and no longer than three years after the habilitation (R3) | Maximum of 3 nominations for Einstein Starting Researcher per university |
