Ladenburg Roundtable
The Ladenburg Roundtable supports scientists and professional experts to explore interdisciplinary research questions of scientific and social relevance, deepening understanding of humans, the environment, and technology.
Funder: Daimler and Benz Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: Conference organization and participants’ travel and accommodation; events last up to two days
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary meetings where scientists and professional experts explore research questions of scientific and social relevance.
Key Information: Applicants must independently lead a research group at a German university or not-for-profit non-university research institute.
Description
The Daimler and Benz Foundation hosts Ladenburg Roundtables at the Carl Benz House in Ladenburg. Scientists and experts from professional fields meet to discuss a freely chosen research question with scientific and social relevance. The format is open to all disciplines, interdisciplinary, and intended to allow an open outcome.
The initiative reflects the Foundation’s aim to deepen understanding of the relationships between humans, the environment, and technology through scientifically grounded expert reflection. A roundtable may lead to a publication or a larger research project, but the Foundation sets no fixed expectation for its outcome.
