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The funding activities concentrate basically on German and foreign academics in the fields of historical humanities.
In 2008, the Foundation included initiatives on conflict prevention in the program of fields it supports in order for the first time to cover scholarly projects that are not exclusively historical in thrust.
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Research projects in the following fields are supported in particular: |
- History
- Prehistory and Early History
- Archaeology
- Art History
- History of Islam
- Legal History
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Projects and individuals in the following areas are not supported: |
- Natural and Engineering Sciences
- Medicine
- Economics and Social sciences
- Linguistics and Literature Studies
- Drama or Film Studies
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Funds are provided for: |
- specific temporary research projects by way of grants for personnel, travel and material expenses
- research and PhD scholarships for German and foreign scholars
- innovative academic conferences
- publications of particularly successful projects supported by the Foundation
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Support is not provided for: |
- permanent positions
- academic institutions by way of endowments
- festschrifts or dictionaries
- annual meetings and academic anniversaries
- publications which are not related to projects already being supported by the Foundation
- excursions
- exhibition projects which are not related to projects already supported by the Foundation
The most important criteria when deciding if a grant should be awarded are the academic significance and the quality of the research project. Also precise planning of costs and schedule of the proposed project are absolutely essential.
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