The PostDoc+ Research Grant is an innovative career program for female scholars at postdoctoral level and above which will be awarded once between 2023 to 2027. It offers you the opportunity to strengthen your academic independence and visibility and advance your career:
You benefit from the advice and support of the Office for Research and Early-Career Researchers throughout the entire process of preparing and submitting your application for third-party funding.
During the funding period, you submit an application to an external sponsor for a third-party funded project of your own choice and on a topic relevant to your field of research.
The funding covers pay for a substitute lecturer to take over your teaching and administrative tasks for 6 months (max. 100 % position at pay grade TV-L E13) so that you may focus on your research and the grant application.
It also includes individual career coaching (up to € 2,000). You set the agenda in consultation with the coach for 6 sessions (90 minutes each).
You can apply for material and travel expenses (up to € 1,000).
In winter semester 2026/2027, the PostDoc+ Research Grant was awarded to Dr. Miriam Zapf to apply for the Emmy Noether Program of the DFG.