Gerda Henkel Stiftung

The Gerda Henkel Stiftung foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports projects in the humanities. It supports research by scholars around the world and awards scholarships especially to up and coming scholars

Review of applications usually occurs in April and November.

In 2012, the organization distributed the following categories of grants: <11% Legal History, History of Science, Prehistory and Early History, Islamic Studies, miscellaneous, and Archaeology; 13% Art History; 16.9% Interdisciplinary Projects; and 40+% History.

Current grant programs include:

    Fellowships with various universities in the U.S., the U.K., France, and Germany.
    Program M4Human for Experienced Researchers in Historical Humanities and Islamic Studies
    PhD Scholarships
    Research Grants
    Special Program in Security, Society, and the State
    Special Program in Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements
    Special Program in Central Asia

Gerda Henkel Stiftung
Malkastenstrabe 15
40211 Dusseldorf, Germany
Web: http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/