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
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