News for Early Stage Researchers

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Here you will find announcements about:

  • the newsletter of the Graduate Services,
  • events and interdisciplinary workshops for doctoral candidates,
  • thesis defense,
  • external programmes and grant offers. 

Furthermore you can register for the newsletter of the Graduate Services by following this link.

Newsletter of the Graduate Services

Here you can find the latest newsletter of the Graduate services.

Gladly we will e-mail the newsletter of the Graduate services to you too!

You will receive the newsletter whenever the workshops for the „Academic Career and Qualification programme“ or scholarship announcements are made public. The newsletter will be send once a month at most.

To subscribe for the mailing list, please klick on this link and enter your e-mail address. Afterwards you will receive an e-mail to reconfirm that you have used a valid mail address.

You can unsubscribefrom the mailing list at any time.

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Events and Interdisciplinary Workshops

Academic Skills Training

The Academic Skills Training offers workshops focused on didactic progammes and interdisciplinary key competences. Further information can be found here.

Thesis Defense

External Programmes and Grant Offers

Research Career: Information by the DFG

The German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a wide range of funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers in the early career phase. The DFG regularly provides information about these opportunities in the online discussion series "Prospects". Throughout the year, specific funding instruments and programs for the time after the doctorate are presented in various online seminars. Also interesting for doctoral candidates!

The next event in the Prospects series is:

  • 13. November 2024, 10:00-11:30 Uhr - Walter Benjamin-Programm
  • 09. December 2024, 10:30-12:00 Uhr - DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere

Further information on the event and the slides of past lectures in the Prospects series can be found at: https://www.dfg.de/en/research-funding/funding-opportunities/research-careers/info-talks

Diversity Meets Science award for theses with gender and diversity perspectives

In order to make the variety of themes related to gender and diversity visible at Thuringian universities and to promote prospective researchers and scientists, the Thüringer Kompetenznetzwerk Gleichstellung (TKG) is awarding the Diversity Meets Science award for theses with gender and diversity perspectives.

Invited to apply are all graduates of all disciplines who are studying at a Thuringian university and whose final thesis (bachelor, master, diploma, state examination or doctoral thesis) takes a gender/diversity perspective and has been submitted within the past two years (since August 2022).

Applications for the 2.000 Euro prize can be submitted until 15 December 2024 via the TKG. Further information on the call for applications can be found on the homepage of the TKG at: https://www.tkg-info.de/foerderungen/praemierung/.

If you have any questions regarding the call for applications, please contact the TKG directly at kontakt@tkg-info.de.

Roman Herzog Research Prize for the Social Market Economy

The Roman Herzog Institute was founded in 2002 on the initiative of former Federal President Roman Herzog and Prof Randolf Rodenstock. The think tank works on social issues from multidisciplinary perspectives. In 2025, it will award the Roman Herzog Research Prize for the Social Market Economy for the twelfth time. The prize is endowed with 35,000 euros.

The award honors three current scientific research projects that contribute to shaping our economic and social order. Submissions from all disciplines are welcome.
Dissertations and postdoctoral theses in German or English are accepted. The age limit is 40 years. Parental leave is recognized. Cumulative contributions are included.
The application deadline is December 31, 2024.

For further information visit the website of the Roman Herzog Institute.

DAAD Funds Congress and Lecture Visits

Since 01 March 2023, the DAAD again offers funding for participation in congresses and lectures.

In the congress travel program active congress participation is funded, in the lecture travel program a lecture activity outside of congresses and conferences is funded. The announcements can be found at www.daad.de/kongressreisen and www.daad.de/vortragsreisen (both pages are available in German only).

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the DAAD Infocenter. You can reach our advisors by calling 0228-882 180 at the following times: Monday to Thursday 9am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm (CEST), Friday 9am - 2pm (CEST), or via DAAD contact form

"Writing-Fridays" for Doctoral Candidates

The schreibzentrum.berlin offers doctoral candidates free online writing-days. Each first Friday in a month from 9:30 to 12:00 am doctoral candidates meet each other and get additional support for their writing process by professionell coaches. Doctoral candidates from all research fields are welcome to join, regardless of how much progression they have with their own thesis. Joining the writing-days is possible to any time.

Application and further information can be found here (in German only).

DocColloq for Doctoral Candidates

The "DocColloq", founded in 2018 at the University of Trier by the research assistants Camilla Haake and Natalie Tröller, forms an interdisciplinary network for doctoral candidates from all research subjects and institutions. Digital meetings will take place on a regular basis to further the Germany-wide exchange between doctoral candidates, the networking with each other and to encourage to get insights outside their own disciplines and researches. In those two hour meetings up to three doctoral candidates will give an insight into their own research in short 15-minute presentations, followed by joint discussion of the plenum. All doctoral candidates are invited, no matter which university, research area, progress of their dissertation or if they just want to pay attention to the presentations.

The meeting takes place via Zoom. People interested in joining are asked to register by mail at doccolloq@uni-trier.de You will get a link to the meeting afterwards.

FAZIT Foundation

The FAZIT Foundation is a non-profit publishing company that specifically promotes science and research by awarding doctoral scholarships and grants for printing and travel costs.

Applications for a two-year doctoral scholarship as well as grants for printing costs and travel expenses are possible at any time.

The foundation provides information on further requirements and documents to be submitted on its website: https://www.fazit-stiftung.de/bewerbung.html

Leopoldina Postdoc Scholarship

The German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) awards two-year postdoctoral fellowships to postdoctoral researchers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who completed their doctorate no more than seven years ago for a research stay abroad. The scholarship includes a basic scholarship of 1,750.00 euros per month and monthly material resources of 250.00 euros.

Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis. Award decisions are made three times a year.

Further information can be found at: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/funding/leopoldina-fellowship-programme/leopoldina-postdoc-scholarship/