Overview: Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
General	Program name	Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
	Funds for	PI starting grants
	Funding agency	Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
	Scope	International
	Fields of science	All fields of Science
	Duration	2 years
	Program web site	http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/kovalevskaja-award.html
	Number of calls per year	1
Eligibility	EU-Life institution	MDC
	Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD)	PhD degree; ≤ 6 years
	Applicant's Nationality	Any
	Other Important Requirements	For non-german citizens: you can apply if - you are living and working outside Germany - you have spent a total of over 12 months within the 18 months immediately preceding the application deadline (31/07) outside Germany (any reason of stay is taken into account). For German citizens: you can apply if - you are permanently working abroad and intend to return abroad immediately following the requested research stay We consider you to be permanently established in a foreign country if you have unquestionably been living and working abroad: - for more than 10 years; - for more than 5 years and meet one of the following criteria that unequivocally indicates strong ties to your current country of residence: a. permanent/tenured position; b. additional citizenship of your country of residence; c. permanent permission to reside in your current country of residence (e.g. permanent residence permit, green card etc.). Permission to reside based solely on your citizenship (e.g. for EU citizens as part of EU freedom of movement) is not accepted; d. other indications that you intend to permanently return to your current country of residence.
Funding type & amounts	Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes)	1.65 million EUR
	Working contract (gross salary)
	Other allowances
Next deadline	None
Past submissions outcomes
Year	Available fellowships	Success rates
	6	10%