The Scientific Advisory Committee advises the Foundation Council and the Executive Board on fundamental professional and interdisciplinary questions of the scientific and technical work programme and national and international cooperations. Six to eight internationally respected external researchers in professional life shall be appointed as members, if necessary also other experts in the Foundation's field of research who are distinguished by special scientific knowledge that is of importance for the fulfilment of the Foundation's purpose.

Current members of the Scientific Advisory Committee:

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Quirrenbach (Chair)
  Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory,
  University of Heidelberg, Germany
• Prof. Dr. Wenda Cao
  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark,
  Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO), Big Bear City, USA
• Prof. Dr. Manuel Collados
  Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Dreizler
  Institute of Astrophysics, University of Göttingen, Germany
• Dr. Holly Gilbert
  High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, USA
• Prof. Dr. Marc Schumann
  University of Freiburg, Germany