Call for applications

The DAAD AInet Fellowship is awarded twice a year to a group of outstanding international early career researchers in the field of artificial intelligence. Awardees will be invited to join the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence (Postdoc-NeT-AI), a two-step networking program that offers participants the opportunity to interact face-to-face with leading researchers in Germany, with the aim of initiating collaborations, and creating new research and career opportunities. Additionally, awardees are included in the DAAD AInet Fellows & Alumni Network, offering long-term access to German AI research, and bringing together bright researchers from all around the world.

The Virtual Networking Week

The first part of the program is the Virtual Networking Week. During this week, the host scientists will present their research, as well as their research group, their home institution, and the opportunities for cooperation. They will invite participants to one-to-one meetings to deepen the exchange and to plan future collaboration. Networking within the group of scholars will be just as profitable and will provide new ideas and connections.

One-week travel stipends

The second element of Postdoc-NeT-AI comprises the funding of an individual one-week trip to Germany (extendable by one week at the participant’s own expense). Every participant can use this stay in Germany to follow up on the virtual networking week and visit institutions and individual researchers to deepen the contacts and develop a tangible basis for future cooperation.

The upcoming call will focus on:

The Networking Tour on Generative Models in Machine Learning

The Virtual Networking Week takes place from April 24 - 28, 2023.

The planning process is ongoing, and a considerable number of scientists/institutions has already confirmed their participation.

They cover the whole spectrum from basic to applied research to industrial application and we are happy to announce that quite a few of Germany’s top research centers will be part of the program.

Are you interested to meet these scientists and to learn more about the German AI research landscape?

University of Bonn ().

University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg ().

Technical University Brunswick ().

University of Munich ().

University of Marburg ().

University of Hamburg ().

Osnabruck University ().

University Hospital Essen ().

Technical University Kaiserslautern ().

Ruhr University of Bochum (), ().

University of Siegen ().

Technical University of Darmstadt ().

Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence

Goethe University Frankfurt ().

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM ().

Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg ().

Helmholtz Munich ().

Get a comprehensive overview of the German AI research landscape and career options:
- Learn about AI research and funding opportunities in Germany directly from the experts at the AInet Open Days (open to all applicants),
- get to know the strong and broad German AI research system and the various career paths it offers through the selected institutions at the Virtual Networking Week,
- get individual advice and exclusive access to funding opportunities by the DAAD.
Get in touch directly with leading researchers from your field to discuss opportunities for collaborations and employment:
- Seize the unique chance of one-on-one meetings with top-researchers from the host institutions to initiate continuing relations,
- visit the institutions and Germany in person with DAAD’s one-week travel stipend,
- benefit from the connections within the growing DAAD AInet Partner Network.
Create long-term ties with other fellows and the German AI research community:
- Stay connected to the DAAD and former fellows through the DAAD AInet Fellows & Alumni Network,
- join one of the DAAD AInet Working Groups to be connected among each other and with research and networking opportunities according to your specific interests.
Candidates should have:
- a very strong scientific track record evidenced by relevant publications and/or academic accomplishments,
- obtained a PhD/doctorate no longer than 5 years ago – candidates for a PhD/doctorate should be in their final year before their defense,
- experience (or at least demonstrated interest) in the host institutions’ areas of research,
- not been affiliated with a German institution during the last two years.

The Virtual Networking Week

One-week travel stipends

The Networking Tour on Generative Models in Machine Learning

Host institutions 4/2023

What successful candidates can expect

Get a comprehensive overview of the German AI research landscape and career options:

Get in touch directly with leading researchers from your field to discuss opportunities for collaborations and employment:

Create long-term ties with other fellows and the German AI research community:

What we expect

Candidates should have: