Ph.D. students should not be older than 30 and postdoctoral scientists not over 32 years.
Nationality is irrelevant.
It is expected that the home institution will continue to pay the applicant's revenues and the host institute will cover his research-related costs. The purpose of the Foundation is the exclusive and direct promotion of basic research in biomedicine aimed at acquiring new scientific knowledge. The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds does not deal with Humanities. Travel allowances should enable Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scientists to visit laboratories afield in order to study clearly defined methods useful for their ongoing research and the work of their research group at home. In addition, the Foundation supports participation in research-orientated courses and summer or winter schools where a selected number of participants investigate a clearly defined subject in practical exercises as well as in lectures and discussions.