The nominee must be recognised internationally as an outstandingly qualified academic.

The nominee's future perspectives must indicate that she/he will continue to be an active, academically influential researcher in the coming years with relevance to the development of the nominee's own county.

The nominee must be exceptionally qualified to continue developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing transition and developing countries.

The nominee must be a national of a developing or transition country (excluding People's Republic of China and India; detailed list of countries. At the time of nomination, he or she must have had his or her main residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years.

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Account Benefit Detailed expert opinion (laudation) by an academic working at a research institution in Germany who would like to invite the nominee to spend time researching in Germany.

Two expert reviews by important international academics and one from a German scientist/scholar.

The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good Scientific Practice during the application and sponsorship periods.

Nominations should be sent to the following address by 15 January:
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Selection Department, Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Germany. The selection meeting is scheduled for summer.

It is the nominator's responsibility to ensure that he or she has submitted all the necessary documents. Nominations not submitted as a single entity will take longer to process. The documents required in addition to the nomination documents, i.e. the confidential statements by the expert reviewers, can be submitted to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly, at the same time as the nomination. Subsequently, independent peer reviewers assess the nominations.

An independent Selection Committee composed of academics from all disciplines makes the final decision on the nominations received. The Selection Committee makes its decision solely on the basis of the nominees' academic qualifications and the relevance of their research to the development of their own countries.

Nominees will be notified about the Selection Committee's decision immediately after the meeting.