Postdoc Funding Programs of the Graduate Academy / TU Dresden
The Graduate Academy / TU Dresden offers funding programs to support your postdoc phase or habilitation.
Maria Reiche Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Maria Reiche Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent female postdocs in their intention to independently acquire a third-party funded project in order to qualify for a scientific career at TU Dresden with the goal of becoming a professor.
Eligibility:
young female scientists who have completed their doctorate no longer than six years ago
Application deadline: April 30th
- Back-to-Research Grants
The Free State of Saxony provides funding for the completion of the habilitation of researchers after an interruption (of at least nine months) due to family affairs for up to 12 months. Moreover, female postdoctoral scholars are given the chance to return to academia after they have gained qualified professional experience to lay the foundations for being appointed to a university position within 6 months of funding. The monthly stipend amounts to EUR 1,285 for habilitation candidates and, if applicable, an additional family allowance of 100 EUR per child.
Eligibility: Habilitation candidates
Application deadline: March 31st and September 30th
The aim of the program is to support outstanding early career researchers (postdocs) at an early stage in their research career in developing and sharpening their scientific profile and to qualify them for further scientific career paths.
Eligibility: Postdocs
Application deadline: September 30th
Detailed information and all application documents can be found here: Postdoc Starter Kit
This grant aims to support the visibility of the research achievements of doctoral candidates and postdocs. For this purpose, the Graduate Academy of TU Dresden grants allowances for proofreading services (German or English) for foreign-language publications of doctoral candidates at TU Dresden.
Eligibility: Doctoral candidates & Postdocs
Application deadlines: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Detailed information and all application documents can be found here: Proofreading Service
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