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Research Career: Info talks

The DFG regularly offers info talks on its funding instruments for early career researchers.

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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!

The Webex link for each info talk will be published on this page shortly before the respective dates. No prior registration is required.

Upcoming talks in the Prospects Series

  • 11 December 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs(externer Link)
  • 14 January 2026, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. CET – The Heisenberg Programme
  • 10 February 2026, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. CET – The Emmy Noether Programme
  • 11 March 2026, 10:30 a.m. - noon CET – DFG-Förderangebote für Postdocs (in German)
  • 14 April 2026, 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. CET – Das Walter Benjamin-Programm (in German)
  • 20 May 2026, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. CET – DFG funding Opportunities for Postdocs
  • 25 June 2026, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. CET – The Emmy Noether Programme 

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

Prospects: DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs

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 will give a quick overview about the Walter Benjamin Programme, the Emmy Noether Programme and the Heisenberg Programme, as well as the Individual Research Grant with a temporary position for principal investigators. You will get advice on how to prepare your proposal and what happens once you submit it to the DFG. We are happy to answer your questions during and after the talk. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines from all countries as well as research support staff are welcome to join.

  • 11 December 2025, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. CET
  • The link to the Webex meeting will be published here shortly before the talk. No prior registration is required.

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