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Funding programmes according to career level

Various funding organisations offer funding for postdocs. They are aimed at researchers at different career stages. We will show you which funding programmes are available depending on your career stage.

Die Grafik zeigt ausgew?hlte F?rderprogramme für Postdocs. Abgebildete Programme sind: DFG, Alexander von Humboldt, DAAD, Einstein Stiftung, EU und ERC. Die F?rderprogramme sind nach "Startjahre nach Promotion" gegliedert.
* Die Dauer einer F?rderung erh?ht sich in einer besonderen Lebenslage. Dazu geh?rt die Pflege von Angeh?rigen, die Kinderbetreuung oder ein Krankheitsfall. N?here 金贝棋牌 erhalten Sie bei den jeweiligen F?rdermittelgebenden. Photo: Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin

Programmes for academics at early career stages

Support programmeMax. Funding periodFunding programmeTarget groupPrerequisites
Walter Benjamin Programme2 yearsOwn position plus lump sum for material costsPostdocs directly following the doctorate (R2)Mobility and sharpening of the scientific profile
Emmy Noether Programme6 yearsOwn position plus personnel and material costsOutstanding postdocs up to 4 years after the doctorate (R3)Scientific excellence, internationality
Volkswagen Foundation Change! Fellowship4-5 years1.5 to 1.8 million euros, depending on personal requirementsPostdocs and junior professors from two years after their doctorate who are researching transformation processes (R2-R4)Involvement of non-scientific partners in the research process
Einstein Postdoctoral Grant4 to max. 6 yearsFunding volume depends on the project (approx. 400,000 to approx. 1.2 million euros)Einstein Starting Researcher up to 4 years after the doctorate (R2) or Einstein Independent Researcher up to 12 years after the doctorate and no longer than three years after the habilitation (R3)Max. 3 nominations for Einstein Starting Researcher per university
Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Fellowship1 up to 24 monthsScholarships with different levels of funding, depending on career stagePostdocs in the subjects of archaeology, history, historical Islamic studies, art history, legal history, prehistory and early history, history of science (no longer than 10 years after the doctorate)Last rejected application to the Foundation was more than 3 years ago
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Humboldt Research Fellowship6 to 24 monthsFellowship (according to guidelines) for the duration of a research stay at the HU (R2-R4)Postdocs up to max. 4 years after the doctorate or experienced researchers up to 12 years after the doctorate (R2-R4)See mobility regulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (P.R.I.M.E)18 months, including 12 months abroadSalary according to TV-L pay group 13 and a lump sum for expenses abroadPostdocs up to 6 years after the doctorate (R2)See mobility regulations of the DAAD
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)1 to 2 years for European Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2 to 3 years for Global Postdoctoral FellowshipsOwn position (non-tariff) plus lump sum for material costsPostdocs up to 8 years after the doctorate (R2)See mobility regulations of the Research Executive Agency
ERC Starting Grant5 yearsMax. 1.5 millionOutstanding postdocs up to 8 years after the doctorate (R3)Scientific excellence, internationality, ground-breaking research idea
ERC Synergy Grant (research as a team)6 yearsMax. 10 million, distributed across several institutionsOutstanding postdocs (R3-R4) within a complementary consortiumTwo to max. 4 Principal Investigators with complementary expertise
Own position3 yearsOwn position plus material costsPostdocs (R2-R4)Independent research project and institutional affiliation

Programmes for academics with a habilitation or comparable achievement

These programmes are aimed at academics who have completed their habilitation or who can prove their eligibility for appointment to a professorship through a habilitation or habilitation-equivalent achievements and who have demonstrated particularly outstanding academic achievements.

Funding programmeMax. Funding periodFundingTarget groupPrerequisites
Heisenberg Programme5 yearsDepending on the modulePostdocs who already fulfil all requirements for an appointment to a professorship (R3/R4)Tenure-track professors and W2/W3 professors are excluded
ERC Consolidator Grant5 years2 millionPostdocs or professor (R3/R4)Time after doctorate > 8, scientific excellence, internationality, groundbreaking research idea
ERC Synergy Grant (research as a team)6 years10 millionOutstanding postdocs (R3-R4) within a complementary consortiumTwo to max. 4 Principal Investigators with complementary expertise
Own position3 years eachDepending on the modulePostdocs (R2-R4)Independent research project and institutional affiliation

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Please contact the Research Service Centre by e-mail for all questions and concerns regarding third-party funding for postdoctoral researchers.

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