Helmholtz Investigator Groups (Investigator Track) & Helmholtz Innovation Exploration Groups (Exploration Track) fund postdoctoral researchers’ independent teams to advance research and explore innovation potential.
This grant supports early-career researchers and postdocs to lead independent, innovative research groups at Helmholtz Centers in partnership with universities, fostering scientific leadership and translational research.
The Helmholtz Investigator Groups program funds early-career scientists to establish independent research groups at Helmholtz Centers in Germany, supporting innovative research and leadership development.
Helmholtz Enterprise supports Helmholtz researchers with customer interviews, market research, and spin-off development to understand customer needs and build businesses based on their research.
HELMHOLTZ-Doctoral Award 2027 supports doctoral researchers at Helmholtz Centers, recognising scientific excellence and funding market research to explore applications of work addressing societal challenges.
Helmholtz Imaging Projects – Call 2026 supports research teams developing imaging methods and linking imaging with data science to address scientific challenges and transfer solutions across disciplines.