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Through our partnership with Princeton University, we support the exchange of researchers at various career stages and the development of collaborative research initiatives. A range of funding opportunities is available to all members of Humboldt-Universität:

1. Princeton Visiting Student Research Collaborator: The VSRC programme at Princeton University offers advanced Master’s students and doctoral candidates the opportunity to collaborate with Princeton scholars or carry out a joint research project for a period of one to twelve months (non-degree granting).
2. Princeton-Humboldt Exchange Programme: As part of this exchange, three to six Ph.D.-seeking graduate students from Humboldt-Universität can study at Princeton for one to two semesters and attend courses. Application deadlines are 15 June and 15 November each year.
3. Humboldt Flexible Funding Strategic Partners: Humboldt-Universität provides Flexible Funds to support the initiation of new collaborations with Princeton University in teaching, research, and administration. Eligible applicants include professors, postdoctoral researchers, and administrative staff. Up to €5,000 can be awarded per initiative. Calls for applications are issued at least once a year, with a deadline in January.
4. Princeton-Humboldt Strategic Partnership Initiative: As part of our joint call with Princeton University, applicants may request funding of up to €45,000 for a project duration of up to two years. The funds can be used to support small-scale projects, workshops, conferences, and reciprocal visits between Princeton and HU. This call is issued annually with a deadline in October.

Do you wish to develop a new cooperation project with Princeton University, or to expand existing structures? The International University Collaborations Office offers a Zoom consultation once a month for initiating collaborations with Princeton University and other strategic partners of Humboldt-Universität. Come and visit us:

The first Thursday of every month from 10 to 11am.

You can find general information on the promotion of research and innovation in the USA on the website of the German Center for Research and Innovation New York.

Within the framework of the HU-Princeton partnership, social scientists and legal scholars from both universities are collaborating as part of the project "Constitutionalism under Stress" (CONSTRESS) project since 2016. CONSTRESS offers an interdisciplinary combination of normative, legal and social science research, to develop a nuanced understanding of the current crises of constitutionalism. The cooperation is based on jointly held seminars and workshops that are open to master’s students and doctoral students from various disciplines at both universities. On the HU side, the teaching area "Comparative Politics and the Political Systems of Eastern Europe" is involved, as well as the Integrative Research Institute Law & Society (LSI).

In autumn 2023, Julia von Blumenthal, President of HU, travelled to the USA with a small delegation to renew the partnership with Princeton University. Other destinations were New York University, the German Center for Research and Innovation and the American Council on Germany. She reports on her trip in a video.