Barbara Huber Scholarship Program 2027 – Research Stay at Max Planck Institute (Fully Funded)

Applications are now open for the Barbara Huber Scholarship Program 2027. This prestigious scholarship supports a research stay at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security, and Law for a period of two to six months.

The program honors the legacy of Barbara Huber, an exceptional legal scholar and specialist in English law and the broader common law system. Despite the challenges faced by female academics in the 1960s, she made significant contributions to comparative criminal law, particularly through her doctoral thesis on the criminalization of attempt in German and American law.

Scholarship Benefits

• EUR 1,650 per month for doctoral candidates

• EUR 2,700 per month for postdocs

• EUR 3,200 per month for professors and experienced researchers

• Additional grants available for academic events or further research activities in Germany or other European countries

Eligibility Criteria

The scholarship is open to outstanding academics from foreign research institutions who are pursuing innovative research projects in:

• Criminology

• Public Law

• Criminal Law

Projects must demonstrate significant potential to advance scientific progress through new perspectives, questions, or findings.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• List of academic publications

• Up to three publications in German or English (PDF format)

• A detailed research project description (5–10 pages)

Scholarship Category

This program falls under:

• Industry: Education / Research / Academia

• Category: International Scholarships & Fellowships

• Specialization: Legal Studies, Criminology, Public Law, Criminal Law