Germany’s largest independent research funding organisation offers funding opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. Join our online talk and get to know the DFG and its funding portfolio for postdocs.

We offer an overview of all funding instruments for the time after your PhD as well as specific focus talks on the Walter Benjamin Programme, the Emmy Noether Programme and the Heisenberg Programme. We will also provide advice on how to prepare your proposal for the review process and answer your questions. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines are welcome to join!

Upcoming talks in the Prospects Series

• 26/05/2025, 03:30 - 05:00 p.m. CEST – Walter Benjamin Programme(externer Link)
• 27/06/2025, 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. CEST – DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere (in German)
• 18/07/2025, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. CEST – Emmy Noether Programme
• 15/09/2025, 02:00 - 03:30 p.m. CEST – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
• 14/10/2025, 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. CEST – Walter Benjamin-Programm (in German)
• 11/12/2025, 04:00 - 05:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs 

Please check this website and our social media accounts for updates on the individual talks.

Prospects: The Walter Benjamin Programme

Just finishing your PhD and wondering whether the DFG offers funding for your next career step in academia? Either after your PhD in Germany to move on to another host institution – or after your PhD in an international context to realise your next research project in Germany? The Walter Benjamin Programme offers both options for early postdocs. 

In our talk, you will get first-hand information about the DFG funding organisation, the aim of the Walter Benjamin Programme, its eligibility requirements and the type, the scope and the duration of the funding. We will explain how the DFG arrives at a funding decision and give you tips on how to prepare a proposal. We will be happy to answer your questions during and after the talk.

We invite PhD candidates and early postdocs of all disciplines from all countries as well as research support staff.

• 26/05/2025, 3:30-5:00 p.m. CET
• The link to the Webex meeting will be published here a few days before the talk.

Please note that prior registration is not possible.

Past talk in the Prospects Series

28/04/2025, 01:15 - 02:45 p.m. CEST – Emmy Noether Programme | To the presentation(Download)