16th Call for Nominations of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative

In the 16th round of calls, applications will once again be submitted via the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's application portal. All application documents must be submitted exclusively via the portal. We ask for your understanding that only complete applications, consisting of a submitted framework form and the individual nominations, can be considered.

The KIT internal application deadline is July 30, 2025 and the selection results are expected to be available by the end of November 2025. Funding can be accepted from January 1, 2026. The current program documents and further information can be found on the Website of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative.

For information: 

A risk can be documented, for example, by the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR, email: sar-psi∂nyu.edu). For nominations of individuals from Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries, please contact the Philipp Schwartz Initiative (email: schwartz-initiative∂avh.de). Requests for proof of risk can only be made by nominating organisations. We advise you to contact the Philipp Schwartz Initiative as soon as possible as  partner organisations can only undertake a limited number of threat assessments.

Please note that a risk can be documented also by other credible third parties. Please refer to the handout (PDF) on threat assessments and contact the Philipp Schwartz Initiative before requesting a third-party organisation (other than one of the named partner organisations) to prepare a threat assessment.