Since 2009 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) invites young researchers from all over the world to take part in "Green Talents - The International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development".

A high-ranking jury of German experts from academia and industry selects outstanding scientists from all over the world. The winners are invited to a science forum which takes them across Germany. By visiting leading centres of German environmental and sustainability research (research institutions as well as companies that are active in R&D) they get hands-on experience of the country's research landscape.

Moreover, the "Green Talents" are given the opportunity to conduct a research stay (up to three months) in Germany the year following the forum, a unique opportunity which many of them make use of. Both, the journey and the research stay are funded by the BMBF.