No. 116/2024

The zoologist Dr Jeanne Agrippine Yetchom Fondjo came to Germany from Cameroon with a Georg Forster Fellowship. She conducted research in Hamburg and Karlsruhe on the ecology and biodiversity of animals. My research stays in Germany as part of the Georg Forster Research Fellowship really advanced my career. People around me initially told me not to apply. But despite that I tried and was accepted. We need more women in research. I want to inspire them. Hold tight to your dreams and don’t give up! Sustainable development: shape the future through research The Georg Forster Research Fellowship fosters highly qualified postdocs and experien- ced researchers in all fields from developing and threshold countries whose research focuses on issues of relevance to the future development of their respective regions of origin. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly welcomes applications from female researchers. Do you conduct research and teach in Germany and collaborate with researchers from developing and threshold countries? Then make sure to draw your partners’ attention to the funding opportunities offered by the Georg Forster Research Fellowship! LEARN MORE: www.humboldt-foundation.de/ georgforster