Graduate Centre Funding Programmes
The Graduate Centre supports young researchers' individual career paths with three?funding lines. Applications can be submitted until 31 March 2025.
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funding program for research cooperation
The Graduate Centre at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg supports research cooperations between early-career researchers at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg and external researchers. The funding line seeks to promote cooperation at national and international levels in the planning and implementation of joint research projects with a concrete result.
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Aim of the funding programme
- Strengthening research cooperation between early-career researchers at national and international levels through joint on-site collaboration (at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg or at another institution in Germany or abroad)
- The planning, implementation, and completion of a joint research project, e.g., a publication or a third-party funding application, a jointly conducted survey or interviews, or the joint collection of data
- Increasing the visibility of the research profile
- Supporting early-career researchers¡¯ exchange, networking, and mobility
Who is eligible for funding?
Early career researchers who are in the doctoral, postdoctoral, or habilitation phases at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg are eligible to apply for funding. Applying as a team is also possible.
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What is funded?
- Cooperation?stays of between one and four weeks either for a cooperation partner to stay at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg or for an early-career researcher at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg to stay at the home institution of the cooperation partner
- Travel expenses: Early-career researchers at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg will receive travel allowances based on the Bavarian Auslandsreisekostenverordnung (BayARV) and Auslandsreisekostenbekanntmachung (VV-BayARV), Anlage 1. Expenses for visiting researchers from abroad will be calculated according to DAAD allowance rates (daily flat rate + travel expenses)
- Material and equipment expenses that are directly related to the completion of the project
Funding? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Up to €5,000 can be applied for per project.? ? ? ? ? ?
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Start of funding
Funding starts upon receipt of the confirmation of funding.
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Please note that the allocation guidelines of the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg apply. Contracts of any form, e.g., for room rental outside of the university, can only be concluded after prior consultation with the Graduate Centre. We will gladly advise you about this.
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Funding Program Academic Events
The Graduate Centre at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg supports early-career researchers with the planning and implementation of academic events at the national and international level (e.g., conferences, symposia, workshops).
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Aim of the funding programme
- Increasing the visibility and development of the research profile
- Establishing and expanding research networks and academic exchange at international and national levels
- The possibility to grain practical experience in academic project management
- Interdisciplinary collaboration between early-career researchers at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg
Who is eligible for funding?
Early-career researchers who are in the doctoral, postdoctoral, or habilitation phases at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg are eligible to apply for funding. Applying as a team is also possible.
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What is funded?
- Costs related to the implementation of an event (e.g., room rental, event equipment, honoraria)
- Project-related material expenses?(e.g., marketing, conference platform for digital content and formats)
- Project-related travel expenses for invited guests (e.g., keynote speakers)
- Catering costs?(e.g., drinks) can only be covered to a limited extent
In addition to financial support for the project, funded applicants can take part in a workshop on organising international events organised by the Graduate Centre.
It is desirable that the event has an interdisciplinary orientation, but this is not a prerequisite for funding.
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Funding
Up to €3,000 can be applied for per project.
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Start of funding
Funding starts upon receipt of the confirmation of funding.
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Please note that the allocation guidelines of the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg apply. Contracts of any form, e.g., for room rental outside of the university, can only be concluded after prior consultation with the Graduate Centre. We will gladly advise
you about this.
Funding Program Science Communication
Important information
Application
Please submit the following documents as a single PDF file:
- Application form
- A positive statement from the supervising professor at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg about the project
- Tabular CV from the applicant/s
- A brief overview of the project (max. 3 pages) including: title of the project, roles of the persons responsible for the project (for team-based applications), academic objective, target group/s and number and role of participants, description of the topic and its importance, event concept and preliminary event programme, added value of the event for individual career development, time and work plan, financial/cost plan).
Selection and allocation criteria
Members of the Graduate Centre¡¯s steering committee will decide on the allocation of funding. Applications will be assessed, and funding awarded based on the following criteria:
- A positive statement from the supervising professor at the ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©ÓÎÏ·_ÍþÄá˹¶Ä²©app-¡¾¹ÙÍø¡¿ of Augsburg about the project
- The completeness of the funding application
- The quality and originality of the project
- The project¡¯s alignment with the objectives of the funding programme
- The feasibility of the project
- Efficiency and cost-effectiveness based on an appropriate cost/benefit ratio
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Application deadline
Applications can be submitted until 31 March 2025.
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Call for Applications und Application Form
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Kontakt
- Phone: +49 821 598-5945
Email: susanne.wiedemann@praesidium.uni-augsburgpraesidium.uni-augsburg.de ()