A 'Freigeist' fellow: for the Volkswagen Foundation this means a young researcher with a strong personality, a creative mind, an ability to identify and use freedom, dedicated to overcoming resistance. If necessary, he or she will be a free spirit, enjoying the unexpected, even unexpected difficulties. A 'Freigeist' fellow opens up new horizons and combines critical analysis with imagination and innovative solutions. By thinking ahead the 'Freigeist' fellow will act as a catalyst in overcoming existing disciplinary, institutional and even national boundaries.

The International Political Economy is not what it seems. Global Monetary Relations in the Age of Eurodollar Futures

Group head: Dr. Andrea Binder
Funding period: 4/2021 - 4/2027
Dept. of Political and Social Sciences, International Political Economy

Predicting Abrupt Transitions and Extreme Events in the Earth System

Group Head: Dr. Niklas Boers
Funding Period: 9/2019 - 8/2025
Dept.: of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Mathematics

Finding Life: Spectral Biomarkers in Atmospheres of Planets - Photochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Biomarkers on Planets in our Solar System and Beyond

Group Head: Dr. Andreas Elsäßer
Funding Period: 7/2019 - 7/2025
Dept.: of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics

Democratic Hope

Group head: Dr. Jakob Huber
Funding period: 6/2021 - 5/2026
Dept. of Philosophy and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy

The Populism of the Precarious: Marginalization, Mobilization, and Mediatization of South Asia's Religious Minorities

Group Head: Dr. Jürgen Schaflechner
Funding period: 9/2020 - 8/2025
Dept.: of Political and Social Sciences, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology