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FOSTER – Funds for Student Research is a program to support student research at TU Dresden.
Students who are interested in research as well as lecturers who are involved in research-oriented teaching should be financially supported and promoted by FOSTER in their planned projects.

Objectives of FOSTER

• Introducing research and academic cultures
• Strengthening interdisciplinarity
• Developing university-wide incentive structures for student research
• Rewarding the commitment of lecturers for student research projects
• Attracting excellent early-career researchers

Projects eligible for funding

The FOSTER program currently has the following funding lines:

• Participation in student research competitions
• Student research activities (e.g. support or organization of conferences, competitions or expos, publication cost subsidies)
• Research-orientated teaching-learning activities (support for formats such as modules, summer schools, tutorials, projects, business games, etc.)
• Participation in conferences and congresses

Do not hesitate to contact us for more extensive project ideas.

Application

There are currently no deadlines for applications to FOSTER, i.e. applications can be submitted at any time. All members of TU Dresden are entitled to apply.

For a successful application, please submit:

• Application form (incl. data protection declaration)
• Financial Calculation
• Project plan (if requested amount is > 5,000€)
• Additional documents if necessary

Information on data protection

Note for students: When applying for funds for larger projects, you may need supervision by a lecturer of TU Dresden.

Upon completion of a funded project, a final report must be submitted.

For any questions regarding application and project planning, please contact us by email.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ZiLL)

Name

Dr. Franziska Schulze-Stocker

Research Associate

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