Grants and Stipends
Last update: September 2026
Items already listed in the last research report, due to partially overlapping reporting periods, are marked with *.
Abdel Rahman, Rasha / Ammon, Sabine / Brock, Oliver / Hafner, Verena / Haynes, John-Dylan / Hellwich, Olaf / Hertwig, Ralph / Kurvers, Ralf / Krause, Jens / Kyselo, Miriam / Lazarides, Rebecca / Lewejohann, Lars / Maertens, Marianne / Obermayer, Klaus / Pachur, Thorsten / Pauen, Michael / Raisch, Jörg / Rolfs, Martin / Romanczuk, Pawel / Schulz-Schaeffer, Ingo / Sprekeler, Henning / Thöne-Reineke, Christa – *Funding for the Cluster of Excellence "Science of Intelligence" (EXC 2002), a cooperation between Technische Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, MPI for Human Development, and University of Potsdam, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2019–12/2027.
Berger, Julian – *PhD Stipend, Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft, 11/2021–10/2024.
Burton, Jason William – *Humboldt Research Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation, 01/2023–06/2023.
Dahl, Martin – Funding for Project "Fingerprinting the impact of declining neuromodulation on late-life memory," BrightFocus Foundation, 07/2024–06/2027.
Düzel, Sandra / Drewelies, Johanna – *Funding for Project "Dynamics of daily-life adaptation in the Corona crisis among older adults," Volkswagen Foundation, 03/2021–07/2023.
Einhorn, Maria – "Diversity audit," MPG Diversity Excellence Fonds, 09/2023–12/2024; "Digital and interactive touchpad," MPG Diversity Excellence Fonds, 09/2023–12/2024.
El Zein, Marwa – Postdoctoral Fellowship for the project "The social individual's decisions: How are they shaped by group affiliation during collective decisions?," EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), 07/2021–12/2023.
Fleischhut, Nadine – Funding for Project "WEXICOM – Weather warnings: From EXtreme event Information to COMmunication and action," Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), 07/2023–07/2027.
Frevert, Ute – Senior Fellowship Polonsky Academy, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 01/2026–02/2026.
Gaebler, Michael – EU Horizon Europe Grant for Project "Building Responsible, Informed Digital Growth Environments for children's self-regulation and awareness (BRIDGE)", European Research Council, 01/2027–12/2030.
Garrett, Douglas D. – *Emmy Noether Programme, "Toward a structural and functional basis for changes in brain signal variability with age," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2017–02/2023.
Gigerenzer, Gerd – Support to the Vice-President of the ERC Scientific Council 2024–2025, EU Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Actions, 01/2024–12/2025.
Grossman, Shany – *Postdoctoral Fellowship of Zuckerman Israeli Postdoctoral Scholars Program, Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, 01/2022–01/2024.
Grotheer, Mareike – ERC Starting Grant "Wrap It Up: Deciphering experience-dependent myelin growth across development (WRAPPED)", European Research Council, 10/2025–09/2030.
Hall-McMaster, Sam – *Postdoctoral Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation, 03/2021–02/2023.
Harerimana, Nadja – Doctoral Fellowship as part of the European Social Science Genetics Network (ESSGN), EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), 11/2024–08/2026.
Hecht, Marlene – *Doctoral Stipend, Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft, 06/2021–10/2023.
Hechtlinger, Shahar – *Research Grants – Doctoral Programs in Germany, German Academic Exchange Service, 10/2022–09/2023.
Hedrich, Noa – *PhD Fellowship, Einstein Center of Neurosciences, 10/2021–09/2024.
Hertwig, Ralph – *External cooperation partner of the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour" (EXC 2117), a cooperation between University of Konstanz and MPI of Animal Behavior, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2019–12/2025; *Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2017, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2018–12/2025; *Funding for Summer Institutes for Bounded Rationality 2020–2023, Joachim Herz Foundation; Funding for Project "Adaptive rationality: The role of disinformation in times of conflict, civil war, and war. The case studies of Myanmar and Venezuela," Max Planck Foundation for Human Development, 01/2026–12/2026.
Hertwig, Ralph / Wegwarth, Odette – Funding for Project "Welches COVID-19 Bewältigungsnarrativ setzt sich durch? Bei wem, warum und mit welchen Folgen?," Siemens Caring Hands e.V., 06/2023–12/2025.
Herzog, Stefan M. / Hahn, Ulrike / Lewandowsky, Stephan / Porciello, Jaron – *Funding for Project "Unterstützung von Verhaltensforschung und evidenzbasierter Politikgestaltung durch maschinelle Online-Tools," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2022–06/2026.
Herzog, Stefan M. / Hertwig, Ralph / Lewandowsky, Stephan / Eliassi-Rad, Tina / Rashid, Awais – *Funding for Project "Reclaiming individual autonomy and democratic discourse online: How to rebalance human and algorithmic decision making," Volkswagen Foundation, 02/2021–12/2025.
Herzog, Stefan M. / Kurvers, Ralf H. J. M. / Berditchevskaia, Aleks / Fung, Fai / Lin, Irving / Trianni, Vito – *Funding for Project "Hybrid Human Artificial Collective Intelligence in open-ended Decision making (HACID)," European Union, 09/2022–02/2026.
Kleemeyer, Maike – Funding for Project "Castellum as a subject management tool for the research community," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 05/2026–04/2029.
Köbis, Nils – *EU Horizon Europe Grant for Project "RESPOND: Rescuing democracy from political corruption in digital societies," European Research Council, 07/2023–07/2028.
Kühn, Simone – *ERC Consolidator Grant, "How the physical environment shapes the human brain (BrainScape)," European Research Council, 07/2023–06/2028; Funding for Project "EnTree: Gamifizierte interaktive familienbasierte transdiagnostische Therapie zur Entwicklungsförderung von Kindern mit psychischen Erkrankungen," Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMBF), 03/2025–02/2028; Funding for Project "Environmental neuroscience: Social media and mental health," Max Planck Foundation for Human Development, 01/2026–12/2026; Einstein Center "Youth Mental Health Berlin," Einstein Foundation Berlin, 01/2026–12/2031.
Kühn, Simone / Lindenberger, Ulman – EU Horizon Europe Grant for Project "Sources of Health Inequalities from Environmental Pollution in Lifespan Brain Development (Shield)", European Research Council, 01/2027–12/2031.
Kulesza, Agnieszka – Dissertation Fellowship, Sonnenfeld Stiftung, 11/2026–10/2027.
Kurvers, Ralf H. J. M. – *Funding for Project "Icefishing: Individuelle, kollektive und umgebungsbedingte Triebkräfte der Dynamik menschlicher Nahrungssuche," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 12/2021–12/2025.
Lämmert, Stephanie – *Funding for Project "African studies in Germany through the lens of critical race theory," Volkswagen Foundation, 04/2023–12/2025.
Lindenberger, Ulman – Funding for Project "The effects of choral singing on the brain and behavior in middle childhood," Max Planck Foundation for Human Development, 01/2026–12/2026.
Lindenberger, Ulman / Dolan, Raymond J. – *Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research in cooperation with University College London & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Max Planck Society, 04/2014–12/2030.
Lindenberger, Ulman / Lövdén, Martin – Funding for Project "SYNAPSE: Observing synaptic density changes during human skill acquisition," Max Planck Society, 01/2024–12/2026.
Lindenberger, Ulman / Lövdén, Martin / Pedersen, Nancy / Ullén, Fredrik / Zatorre, Roberto – *Funding for Project "How does plasticity differ across people, and why? Probing age differences in gene–environment interplay during musical skill learning," Max Planck Society, 09/2019–08/2024.
Lorenz-Spreen, Philipp / Hertwig, Ralph / Herzog, Stefan / Kozyreva, Anastasia – *Funding for Project "Social Media for Democracy (SoMe4Dem), Understanding the causal mechanisms of digital citizenship," EU Horizon Europe, 03/2023–02/2026.
Mohammadi, Siawoosh – *ERC Consolidator Grant, "Non-invasive staining of tissue microstructure in temporal lobe epilepsy using in-vivo MRI (MRStain)," European Research Council, 01/2024–12/2028; transfer to Universität zu Lübeck (07/2024).
Moog, Nora – Emmy Noether Programme, "Pregnancy-related neural and hormonal changes associated with depression risk," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 04/2025–03/2028; transfer to Heidelberg University (08/2025).
Ngo, Chi (Zoe) – *Funding for Project "Bestimmung der neuronalen Grundlagen der episodischen Spezifität und Generalisierung in der Entwicklung," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 08/2021–07/2024; *Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship, Jacobs Foundation, 01/2022–12/2026; *Seed Funding for Project "Hippocampal streams for rule learning (HIPSTER)," CIFAR and Jacobs Foundation, 09/2022–09/2027; Emmy Noether Programme, "The best of both worlds: Mapping developmental changes in real-world memory to controlled assessments and neural maturation," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 06/2025–05/2028; Funding for Project "Memory development in early childhood," The Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE), Jacobs Foundation, 01/2025–12/2029.
Ngo, Chi (Zoe) / Buß, Claudia / Shing, Yee Lee – Funding for Project "SFB 1315: Mechanisms and disturbances in memory consolidation. From synapses to systems," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 06/2026–05/2030.
Pahl, Kerstin – Support for Reviewers, Volkswagen Foundation, 01/2024–10/2026; Visiting Fellowship, Centre for Intellectual History, University of Oxford, 05/2026–06/2026.
Power, Sarah – CIFAR Catalyst Fund for Project "Using deep neural networks to uncover behavioural biomarkers for memory expression and autism spectrum disorder across species," Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), 01/2026–07/2028.
Power, Sarah / Buchberger, Elisa / Jöchner, Ann-Kathrin / Ngo, Chi (Zoe) / Stewart, Erika / Waschke, Leonhard – *Funding for Project "Memory availability versus accessibility in early ontogeny across species," Jacobs Foundation, 01/2023–12/2027.
Raffington, Laurel – Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship, Jacobs Foundation, 01/2025–12/2027; Funding for Project "Epigenetic pathways of socioeconomic disparities in physical and cognitive health across of lifespan," National Institutes of Health (NIH), 08/2024–04/2029; Seed Funding for Project "A pilot study on the effects of a Tanzanian randomized controlled parenting trial on child epigenetics," Jacobs Foundation and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), 08/2025–07/2026.
Rahwan, Iyad – Funding for Conference "Machine+Behavior," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 18.–19.05.2026; Postdoc-NeT AI Alumni, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 12/2025; Funding for Project "Moral delegation: The effects of delegating tasks to AI agents on human honesty and how to mitigate these effects," Max Planck Foundation for Human Development, 01/2026–12/2026; EU Horizon Europe Grant for Project "Multi-agent Interactions, Norms and Group Learning Environments (MINGLE)", European Research Council, 02/2027–01/2031.
Rahwan, Zoe – EASP Meeting Grant: "The future of behavioral ethics: Social perspectives on dishonesty," The European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), 15.–16.05.2025.
Ruggeri, Azzurra / Martius, Georg / Schulz, Eric – *Funding for Project "Towards a science of curiosity," Volkswagen Foundation, 05/2021–04/2025; *Funding for Project "Curiosity research exhibition on wheels," Volkswagen Foundation, 10/2022–09/2024.
Ruggeri, Azzurra / Raab, Markus – *Funding for Project "Kletternd zum Selbst: Eine Embodied Cognition Perspektive der Entwicklung zum Zusammenhang zwischen dem Minimalen Selbst und sensomotorischen sowie kognitiven Fertigkeiten," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 02/2020–01/2023.
Rust, Henning / Ulbrich, Uwe / Hertwig, Ralph / Fleischhut, Nadine / Kox, Thomas / Gerhold, Lars / Schiller, Jochen / Voss, Martin / Raupp, Juliana – *Funding for Project "WEXICOM – Weather warnings: From EXtreme event Information to COMunication and action," in cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin, Hans Ertle Center for Weather Research, Germany, funded by Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), 01/2019–09/2027.
Sarıoğlu, Esra – *Max Planck Diversity Excellence Fund for Project "Earthquake Relief Working Group," Max Planck Society, 09/2023–09/2025.
Schröer, Frederik – *Travel Grant "Gerald D. Feldman-Reisebeihilfen," Max Weber Foundation, 01/2023–12/2023.
Schuck, Nicolas W. – *Funding for Project "The role of dynamic neural functional coupling in spantaneous thought," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 01/2021–12/2023; *ERC Starting Grant, "The function of hippocampal and cortical memory replay in humans," European Research Council, 04/2020–01/2023; *Funding for Project "Die Rolle dynamischer funktioneller Konnektivität für semantische und emotionale Aspekte natürlicher Gedankenvorgänge," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 09/2021–08/2024.
Schuck, Nicolas W. / Zika, Ondrej – *Funding for Project "Die Rolle neuronaler "belief state" Repräsentationen bei Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 08/2022–07/2025; transfer to University of Hamburg (10/2023).
Spitzer, Bernhard – *Funding for Project "Dynamische Reaktivierung von Gedächtnisinhalten bei der menschlichen Entscheidungsfindung," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 03/2021–02/2025; *ERC Consolidator Grant "DeepStore: The dynamic representational nature of working memory storage," European Research Council, 01/2022–12/2026; transfer to TUD Dresden University of Technology (03/2025); *Heisenberg Program, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 07/2022–06/2025.
Sudimac, Sonja – "CliCBrain: Climate, Cities and Brain health. Addressing the impact of climate and exposome on brain health," EU Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges 2024, 01/2026–12/2029.
Suran, Shweta – Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Project "The I in misinformation: Understanding the role of individual behavior in social media information diffusion," EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), 08/2024–08/2026.
Tokdoğan, Nagehan – *Fellowship, Philipp Schwartz Initiative for researchers at risk, Humboldt Foundation, 10/2020–09/2023.
Tuchtfeld, Eric – Funding for the Conference "Re-imagining digital public spaces for democracy: Interrelations and forces," Fritz Thyssen Foundation, 13.–14.02.2025.
Wegwarth, Odette – *Funding for Project "Stärkung der Gesundheitskompetenz von Sepsis-Risikogruppen zur Verbesserung der Sepsis-Früherkennung und -prävention," G-BA Innovationsausschuss & Sepsis-Stiftung, 08/2020–07/2023; *Funding for Project "Evaluation of an interactive information tool for vaccine-hesitant individuals using the example of COVID-19 vaccination (iWILL)," Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), 01/2022–10/2023.
Werkle-Bergner, Markus / Doeller, Christian – *Funding for Project "Maturation in interaction? The co-development of cognitive maps and episodic memory within the entorhinal-hippocampal system," Max Planck Society, 05/2023–04/2025.
Wertz, Annie – *Funding for Project "Eat your vegetables: How infants learn about healthy food," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 04/2022–06/2023.
Wertz, Annie / Wilke, Andreas – *Subaward Clarkson University, Funding for Project "The misperception of randomness: A developmental study," National Science Foundation, 09/2021–08/2023.
Willems, Yayouk – Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Project "EpiSoDi: Epigenetic pathways of Socioeconomic Disparities across the lifespan," EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), 11/2024–06/2027.
Wulff, Dirk – *Funding for Project "Laying the groundwork for understanding age-related changes in individual semantic networks and their role in cognitive aging," Swiss National Foundation (SNF), 01/2023–10/2024; Funding for Project "SSP META-REP: Grosse Sprachmodelle als Lösungsansatz für die Generalisierbarkeitskrise," Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), 03/2025–03/2027; Funding for Focus Meeting, European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP), 25.09.2025.
Yakura, Hiromu – Funding for Project "Developing a fundamental approach to understanding AI-driven social and cultural transformation," JST Japan Science and Technology Agency, 10/2024–03/2028.
Zika, Ondrej / Buchberger, Elisa / Koch, Christoph / Luettgau, Lennart / Ngo, Chi (Zoe) / Trudel, Nadescha – *Funding for Project "Facilitating generalisation across childhood," Jacobs Foundation, 01/2023–12/2027.