Our Support and Services for Researchers

Advice

• We provide information on research funding calls (internal, national, EU).
• We give individual advice.

Our support in the application process

• We provide support in developing research projects.
• We communicate with funding bodies.
• We give detailed feedback on proposal texts.
• We give advice on how to implement recommendations from expert reports.

Support and coordination of collaborative projects

• We develop a strategy with the spokesperson.
• We involve the relevant departments and offices (e. g. Equal Opportunities Office, Finance Department).
• We provide support in drawing up texts for cross-cutting issues.
• We check draft proposals and give detailed feedback.
• We accompany evaluation procedures.
• We give advice on how to implement recommendations from expert reports.

Coordination of internal research funding programmes

Start-up Funding

• Support with proposals for individual projects
• Target group: young researchers with a doctoral degree
• Funding of up to €40,000

Emil Hilb Programme II

• Support with applications for profile-building collaborative projects
• Target group: designated spokespersons of collaborative research centres, research training groups, etc.
• Funding of up to €200,000 (depending on the project)

Additional responsibilities of the department

• We support the Presidential Board when it comes to strategic questions with regard to promoting research and junior researchers.
• We are implementing a research information system.
• We are processing data for the participation in international university rankings.
• We coordinate the Federal Government-Länder Programme for the Promotion of Young Academics (WISNA).
• We accompany tenure-track procedures.