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:

• 16/05/2024, 4-5:30 p.m. CET 
  Walter Benjamin Programme 
• 07/06/2024, 2-3:30 p.m. CET
  DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere (in German)
• *new* 15/06/2024, 2-3:30 p.m. CET
  Emmy Noether-Programm (in German)
• 29/08/2024, 4-5:30 p.m. CET
  DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
• 24/09/2024, 4-5:30 p.m. CET
  Emmy Noether Programme
• 13/11/2024, 10-11:30 a.m. CET
  Walter Benjamin-Programm (in German)
• 09/12/2024, 10:30-12 a.m. CET
  DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere (in German)

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

The Walter Benjamin Programme

You are about to finish your dissertation or have recently finished and are planning your next career steps in academia? In our talk, you will get first-hand information about the DFG, the goals of the Walter Benjamin Programme, its eligibility requirements and the type, extend and duration of the funding. We will also explain how the DFG comes to a funding decision and give you advice on preparing a proposal. We are happy to answer your questions during and after the talk. PhD candidates and early postdocs of all disciplines as well as research support staff are welcome to join.

• 16/5/2024, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. CET
• The link to the Webex meeting will be published here some days prior to the talk.