Lost Cities Sonderprogramm

The Lost Cities special programme is an interdisciplinary research funding initiative run by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung focused on abandoned and depopulated cities across cultures and time. It supports research projects led by groups of scholars and funds doctoral or research stipends for project members. Funding may cover personnel (stipends), travel and material costs for projects with a duration of up to 36 months. Applications are accepted in German or English and decided by the foundation's board on the basis of external peer review.

Research stipends for project members, travel funding and material (project) funds; support for up to three stipends per research group for up to 36 months.

Applicants must be researchers holding a doctorate with a university affiliation; applications must be submitted by research groups composed of at least two actively participating scholars who would be funded via the foundation's stipends. Individual (single) stipend applications outside a research group are not permitted.

Digital application only; applications may be submitted in German or English via the foundation's online application form.