1. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Sponsoring excellent researchers from Romania in Germany since 1959 Connecting academic excellence worldwide Knowledge transfer and cooperation at the highest level Melanie Schmitz: 4c Melanie Schmitz: 4c

2. Humboldt Foundation Areas of Work  exchange of academics as a part of foreign cultural policy  strengthening cutting-edge research through internationalisation  impetus for the research location Germany  promoting development through academic cooperation  mobility counselling in the European context

3. Academic Excellence  sole selection criterion: academic excellence  sponsorship for people, not projects  flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers  no quotas for countries or disciplines  free choice of academic host/collaboration partner in Germany  worldwide excellence network of Humboldtians

4. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for postdoctoral researchers (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 4 years ago)  Research Fellowships: 6 to 24 months; 2,250 EUR per month for junior research group leaders (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 6 years ago)  Sofja Kovalevskaja Award; 1.65 mill. EUR Flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers

5. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for experienced researchers (scientists who completed their doctorate less than 12 years ago) with an own, clearly defined academic profile  Research Fellowships: 6 to 18 months; 2,450 EUR per month  Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award; 45,000 EUR, nomination

6. Humboldt Foundation Programmes for internationally recognised cutting-edge researchers  Humboldt Research Award; 60,000 EUR; research stays in Germany over a period of 6 to 12 months (may be divided into segments); nomination  Alexander von Humboldt Professorship; 3.5 - 5 mill. EUR for a period of five years, for the long-term recruitment of established cutting-edge researchers from abroad ; nominations by German universities (non-university research institutions with a German university)

7. Sponsorship of Romanian Researchers Research Fellowships for Romanian Postdocs Research Awards for Romanian Researchers Research Fellowships for German Postdocs going to Romania 1959 - 2008: a total of 346 Humboldt research fellows and 2 awardees

8. Disciplines of sponsored researchers from Romania Natural Sciences Humanities, Social Sciences, Law Engineering Sciences

9. Alumni Sponsorship of Romanian Researchers 50 fellows received equipment donations totalling € 1.9 mill. 154 fellows received book donations totalling € 154,000. 230 fellows were invited to a renewed research stay in Germany after their initial stay. 12 fellows were sponsored by a return fellowship after the successful completion of their initial research stay to facilitate reintegration in their home country.

10. Contact Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Tel: +49 228 833-0 Fax: +49 228 833-199 www.humboldt-foundation.de info@avh.de