Volkswagen Foundation “Scoping Workshops” (apply by 17 March 2026)
With the program “Scoping Workshops“, the Volkswagen Foundation is looking for scientists from all disciplines, to encourage reflection and further development of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research areas and communities. This funding scheme enables researchers to jointly assess the current status of their field of research and work out perspectives for its further development.
The deadline to apply for taking part in the workshops in 2027 is 17 March 2026.
The scoping workshops will take place at Herrenhausen Palace in Hannover between March and October 2027. Individual dates can be found here.
Together with around 30 experts, they develop ideas on how their field can evolve, in terms of research itself and the academic conditions for pursuing it. Discussion and intensive exchange are at the core of each workshop. Thereby, they offer a space for what happens at conferences in the spare time next to presentations and the official program: exchange about how a field of research is doing; what could be done differently in it; what potentials exist and how they could be realized; and how such developments can be initiated.