Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer
We support up to 80 scientists from the fields of engineering, economics and life sciences who are working on innovative, interdisciplinary research projects and are motivated to further develop the transfer potential of their research.
Thematic focus “Resources of the future”
Our focus is on the thematic priority “Resources of the future” and supports in particular interdisciplinary approaches that contribute to making economic and technological resources more sustainable and efficient to use. This can include, for example, research into economic processes or new materials.
Funding
With the Fellowship, researchers receive financial and non-material support and are part of a network of young, committed scientists.
The Add-on Fellowship enabled me to conduct independent research. I was able to further my education and advance my career. For example, the publications I published during the fellowship were an important basis for my application for a junior professorship.
Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert, TU MunichWho is the funding aimed at?
The funding is aimed at excellent researchers in the early stages of their careers - including doctoral students, postdocs and junior professors. In addition, researchers must be employed at a university or non-profit research institution in Germany at the time of application or their research must be otherwise funded there.
What is supported?
Funding is available for scientists working on interdisciplinary research topics of social relevance in the field of “Resources of the Future”. Depending on the discipline, this connection can be established in different ways. It is important that the projects already show transfer potential, even if concrete transfer goals are not yet or only slightly developed.
Is there a restriction in terms of content?
We provide funding in four disciplines: Business administration, economics, life sciences and materials science.
What does the funding include?
Fellows receive funding of up to 15,000 euros for two years. The funding can be used flexibly. For example for:
- Travel costs and participation fees for research stays, conference visits, further training or other research-related events (including fellowship meetings),
- Acquisition of special aids (e.g. hardware or software), data acquisition or collection,
- Measures to further develop the transfer potential,
- Funding for own scientific conferences, activities in science communication.
If your application is successful, you can apply for additional funding of up to 3,000 euros for equal opportunities. This is intended to make it easier to reconcile work and family life, for example when looking after children or caring for relatives. Other special needs, for example due to a disability, can also be taken into account based on the DFG criteria.
Ideal support:
- Kick-off meeting: getting to know and networking with fellows and alumni of the Joachim Herz Foundation,
- Add-on meetings for transfer sensitization, preparation for the academic and non-academic job market and science communication,
- Resources and support for self-organized regional chapter meetings on various topics such as transfer, spin-offs, mental health, publication strategies and exchange.
Application
Requirements
Applications are open to doctoral candidates, postdocs and junior professors (without tenure) who are employed at a university or non-profit research institution in Germany or whose research is otherwise funded there (e.g. via a full scholarship).
Documents
- Description of the planned use of funds (max. 0.5 DIN A4 pages)
- Tabular CV incl. list of publications (only “accepted” and “revise and resubmit/revision” from peer-reviewed publications) (max. 4 A4 pages)
- Proof of academic achievements (copies of degree certificate / transcript of records and possibly doctoral certificate)
- Statement from the group leader/supervisor on professional suitability and qualifications, benefits of the project for the research environment and potential fields of application, potential for further development of the supervisor (max. 2 A4 pages)
Applications can be submitted from March 17 to May 16.
Jury
The jury will be announced soon.
Funded scientists
Note:
The 'Add-on Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer' builds on the well-established funding lines of the Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science and Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Economics and Interdisciplinary Business Administration.
- Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science: Current fellows & Alumni
- Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Economics and Interdisciplinary Business Administration: Current fellows & Alumni