Night Science – Space for the Creative Mind from the Volkswagen Foundation supports interdisciplinary researcher tandems to explore creative, unconventional ideas in the natural, life, and engineering sciences.
Night Science Expanded – Workshops to strategically enhance creativity supports researchers with practical workshops to develop ideas, frame research questions, and foster interdisciplinary discovery.
Pioneering Research – Exploring the Unknown Unknown supports researchers across disciplines pursuing high-risk basic research into uncharted scientific territory to enable breakthroughs or paradigm shifts.
Scoping Workshops support researchers across all disciplines through expert working meetings that assess research fields, explore their potential, and develop recommendations for their future.
The Change! Fellowships from the Volkswagen Foundation fund transdisciplinary research partnerships tackling societal transformation through collaboration between academics and non-academic partners.
Funds research and prototyping of technologies and practices to enhance scientific collaboration, including virtual meetings, group dynamics, and human-AI partnerships.