10th anniversary
Today, we’re celebrating a milestone: the tenth welcome meeting for our newest Add-on Fellows.
Being an Add-on Fellow means...
- Sharing research interests and exchanging best practices.
Over the past 10 years, we’ve organized more than 25 in-person meetings—plus countless online meetings!
- Developing valuable skills for your career and meeting top-class scientists and founders.
At our events, you can explore topics such as diverse career paths, science communication, and networking.
- Connecting with fellow young researchers from different diciplines & countries
Over the past ten years, 320 researchers from more than 25 nationalities and over 50 research institutions have been granted a fellowship for interdisciplinary life science.
- Having the flexibility to use the allocated research funds as needed.
Over the past ten years, we have provided over 3 million euros in funding for research through the Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science.
"Our fellowship is an open, inspiring community where talented minds connect, experiment, and grow together. It thrives on genuine exchange, curiosity, and the freedom to shape it individually – I am here to support and empower our fellows in shaping the program according to their own needs." Dr. Philipp Giesemann, Clustermanager
Curious about what it means to be an Add-on Fellow?
Since 2017, we have also offered an Add-on Fellowship in Economics, expanding it to Business Administration in 2020.. As part of the foundation’s strategic reorientation, we are further developing the program – introducing the new Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer for the first time this year.
A strong focus on application and knowledge transfer across four key disciplines:
- Materials Science
- Life Sciences
- Economics
- Business Administration
Application window: March 17th to May 16th, 2025.