Weierstraß Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) - Major research center in applied mathematics and numerics (55 members of faculty); regularly offers PhD studentships and post-doctoral positions. Strong on commercial applications. The American Academy in Berlin - The American Academy offers scholarships for up to one year to U.S. junior researchers and senior scholars who wish to carry out independent research in the exciting environment of Berlin. Fellows also profit from affiliations with the universities, ministries, museums, libraries, or other professional organizations in Berlin. Special programs for artists and public policy researchers. International Max Planck Research School: The Life Course - Postgraduate research center offering PhD stipends for academic research into evolutionary and ontogenetic dynamics; information about academic structure and curriculum; joint project of FU, Humboldt and University of Michigan. IMPRS Complex Surfaces in Material Science - International Max Planck Research School; information about courses and scholarships; joint program of FU, Humboldt and Fritz Haber Institute. Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - Information about the Center's research projects as well as graduate and post-doctoral research opportunities in computational neuroscience. Social Sciences Research Center - WissenschaftsZentrum Berlin (WZB) - The WZB is the largest research institution in the social sciences in the whole of Europe. Detailed information on research concerning the foundations of social science, developmental trends, problems of adaptation, and possibilities for innovation in modern societies. Hertie School of Governance - Privately funded graduate school offering programmes in the fields of public policy and public management, as well as executive education seminars for continuing education. Biomedical Research Campus Berlin-Buch - Information about research institutions, medical clinics, bio-tech companies and education facilities based at the Berlin-Buch campus.