Support programmes and prizes for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers

Bielefeld University offers various support and funding programmes and prizes for graduate and postgraduate researchers pursuing their research at the University.

These include:

Bielefeld Young Researchers' Funds
Karl Peter Grotemeyer Prize for Good Teaching
Prizes for outstanding doctorates and habilitations offered by the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft (Westphalian-Lippian University Society)

Information on financing your doctoral research at Bielefeld University is available here.

Effective support of young researchers is one of the most important strategic aims of the Rectorate of Bielefeld University. To this end funding Bielefeld University provided in the form of the "Bielefeld Young Researchers' Funds" (Bielefelder Nachwuchsfonds).

The aims of these funds are:

To improve the general framework for the qualification of young researchers
To support measures aimed at promoting mobility among young researchers and improving their career chances
To improve young researchers? chances of gaining independent third-party funding
And to ease the transitory phases in academia, in particular between doctoral and postdoctoral studies, especially for outstanding female researchers who are often lost for a career in academia at this point.

The Bielefeld Young Researchers funds replace the previous "Research and Innovation Funds" and have been strategically developed. The terms and conditions for the first funding round in 2011 can be found here. The application form is available as a PDF-Document here and as a Word-Document here.

The deadline for applying is 15. April 2011.

Contact person if you have any questions:

Alexandra Wiebke
Assistant to the Prorector for Research, Young Researchers and Transfer
Tel: 0521 106-3963 / 4169
Emails: alexandra.wiebke@uni-bielefeld.de

The Karl Peter Grotemeyer Prize for outstanding achievements and personal engagement in teaching which is endowed with 3000 Euro / p.a. has been awarded since 1996 and is supported by the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft (Westphalian-Lippian University Society). It can be awarded to young researchers at Bielefeld University who have already achieved their doctoral or postdoctoral qualifications. Students at Bielefeld University can propose suitable candidates once a year - deadline is 20. December in a given year; suggestions must be supported by a minimum of three students and should be accompanied by information on the suitability of the proposed candidate for the prize in question.

Further information:

Dr. Andrea Frank, SL_K5
Tel. +49 521 106-4157
E-Mail andrea.frank@uni-bielefeld.de
and on the homepage of the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft (WLUG).

Every year the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft offers an award of 3000 Euro for an outstanding postdoctoral thesis as well as faculty-based doctoral prizes of 600 Euro for an outstanding doctoral theses.

The award ceremony takes place in Autumn in the framework of a colloquium hosted by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University. The right to make proposals resides with the Faculties of Bielefeld University. Proposals are assessed by independent reviewers.

Further information:

Doris Lückenbach, Dezernat II, Abt. II 1: Akademische Angelegenheiten
Tel. +49 521 106 -5226
E-Mail doris.lueckenbach@uni-bielefeld.de
and on the homepage of the Westphalian-Lippian University society (WLUG).

last Update: 10.02.2011 by Marion Kranzmann |
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