Minerva Fellowships

Florian Oepping has been a Minerva Fellow in Tel Aviv since May 2024. In the final phase, he joined us in looking back at the time he has spent on his fellowship in Israel. more

Due to the war situation in the Middle East region, the selection procedure had to be adjusted. 13 new Fellows were selected in the spring-round 2026.
The autumn call of the Minerva Fellowship Programme will be announced in October 2026 with a deadline of around mid-November. more

The Minerva Stiftung mourns the loss of its long-standing member of the Minerva Fellowship Committee, Prof. Dr. Matthias Koenig. Matthias Koenig died on January 12 after a serious illness at the age of 54.  more

Increase in family allowance and monthly scholarship rates further strengthen the appeal and the family-friendliness of the Minerva Fellowship Programme more

Building bridges – that was an important message at this year's Max Planck Alumni Symposium at the Harnack House in Berlin from June 30^th to July 1st, which was open to Alumni of the Minerva Foundation for the first time. more