Current News and Events
ALL DISCIPLINES: 20th Heidelberger Science Slam
Where? Karlstorbahnhof, Am Karlstor, 69117 Heidelberg
When? 16 July 2020, 7pm
In a relaxed environment, young researchers present their research results, some of which they have been researching for years. The aim is to transfer enthusiasm for their own topic to the audience in ten minutes - in a way that is easy to understand, as creative and exciting as possible.
The Science Slam is a competition consisting of entertaining and comprehensible presentations to a lay audience. The Science Slam brings science out of the laboratories and libraries and into real life. It goes without saying that such a competition does not take place at the university, but on a big stage. In the end, it is not a jury that decides who has delivered the best slam, but you - the audience. So: Applause, applause and free slam at the Heidelberg Science Slam!
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VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: Latin American Working Group: Call for Essays - Why Latin America Matters
Deadline: 30.08.2020
Why does Latin America matter in the global debate? What can the world learn from Latin American nations, cultures and people when faced with the challenges of the 21st century? How can the history, experiences, insights, as well as the findings from academic research and exchanges about Latin America help in analyzing the solutions to global challenges? Safeguarding humane communities and human beings in the 21st century is our common obligation, towards the creation of inclusive and sustainable environments.
This is a call for chapters to a collection of short essays addressing the questions and issues above, under the title Why Latin America Matters. The aim is to gather fresh insights in a pointed publication, making the case for the importance of Latin America on the global stage.
There is no limitation on topics but works that shed light upon cutting-edge issues and make innovative observations will be given preference for publication.
Contributions with an interdisciplinary perspective are encouraged. Essays should be between 2000 and 4500 words (not including bibliography), single spaced in Times New Roman 12pt and following APA style. Manuscripts that have co-authors (maximum 4) from several CG-universities are particularly welcome. Entries should include a short paragraph demonstrating possible relevance and, applicability, for policymakers and stakeholders.
Notice that essays focusing exclusively on COVID-19 will not be taken into consideration. We propose that Covid-19 is emphasizing current inequalities and challenges in Latin America and could be presenting opportunities for emerging social practices to be upscaled. Therefore, we would encourage reflections related with Covid-19, in the context of a range of crises, inequalities as well as opportunities for change in Latin America.
Please send your finished text, in Word-format, to the Chair of the Latin American Working Group (LAWG), Professor Soledad Garcia Ferrari, University of Edinburgh, at email [s.garcia@ed.ac.uk]. Received entries will be evaluated by an editorial committee.
ALL DISCIPLINES: Innovations- und Gründerstammtisch an der Universität Heidelberg
Where? Bräustadel in the Mathematikon
When? 02.06.2020 (every 2 months)
Unter dem Motto "Wissen teilen, Wissen vernetzen" startet am Dienstag, den 04.02.2020 um 19:00 Uhr der erste Innovations- und Gründerstammtisch der Universität Heidelberg. Im Zentrum dieses Events stehen das Wissen, die Erfahrungen und die Learnings von Wissenschaftler/innen, Unternehmer/innen und Gründer/innen, die als Innovatoren oder Entrepreneure erfolgreich geworden sind. Die Veranstaltung beginnt um 19:00 Uhr im BräuStadel (Mathematikon, Berliner Straße 41) mit zwei spannenden Impulsvorträgen von Jens Kramer (Gründer und Geschäftsführer von chocoBRAIN Marketing Software) und Sascha Nachtnebel (CEO von Greenfinder.de). Nach den Impulsvorträgen beginnt die Open-Mic-Session, zu der alle Anwesenden eingeladen sind. Während der Open-Mic-Session können alle Anwesenden das "offene Mikrofon" nutzen, um Ideen zu pitchen, nach Feedback zu fragen oder das eigene Angebot (ohne Verkaufsinteresse) zu präsentieren. Die Veranstaltung ist kostenfrei. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
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ALL DISCIPLINES: „Kollegiales Coaching-Peergroup Treffen unter Anleitung einer Supervisorin“
When? from 05.11.2019
Where? Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), Hauptsstraße 120, Seminarraum
Ab 5. November startet die Coaching-Veranstaltung „Kollegiales Coaching-Peergroup Treffen unter Anleitung einer Supervisorin“ mit der Referentin Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi, die vom Gleichstellungsbüro der Universität Heidelberg veranstaltet wird.
Zielgruppe: Fortgeschrittene weibliche Postdocs, die eine Karriere in der Wissenschaft begonnen haben.
Inhalte:
- Professioneller Umgang mit Konkurrenz
- Souverän in der Arbeitsumgebung
- Führungs- und Managementkompetenz
- Vermittlung der Modelle und Methoden des Kollegialen Coachings
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ALL DISCIPLINES: IP consultation hours of the patent and start-up management
When? every first Friday of the month from 10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Have you ever considered in the context of your dissertation, whether in the humanities, life sciences, natural sciences or social sciences, if your research work can be protected and commercialized?
As part of the exclusive service offer for all employees of the university, you can now use the IP consultation hours of the patent and start-up management every first Friday of the month from 10.00 - 11.00 a.m..
In a confidential and non-binding conversation you will have the opportunity to inform yourself about the following topics:
- Inventions and invention disclosures (Is my idea new? If so, what can I do?)
- Property rights (How can inventions be protected? What has to be taken into account?)
- Patent applications (How does the process from the invention to the patent proceed at the University of Heidelberg?)
- Copyright (How can I use the copyright for myself?)
- Business strategies (What business possibilities do I have? What do I have to watch out for?)
Visit the next IP consulting hour on Friday, 06.12.2019 in the offices of the central administration (Seminarstraße 2, Room 184).
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LIFE SCIENCES: Veranstaltungsreihe "Überlebensstrategien"
Überlebensstrategien ist ein gemeinsames Projekt der lebenswissenschaftlichen Sonderforschungsbereiche der Universität Heidelberg mit der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (RNZ). Die Redakteure der Stadtredaktion Heidelberg begleiten jeweils eine Veranstaltung mit ihren persönlichen Fragen zu den vorgestellten Forschungsthemen, den beteiligten Wissenschaftlern und den Methoden.
Dieses Format der Moderation soll eine lebendige Brücke zum Publikum bilden, das in den Dialog einbezogen wird. In zwanglosem Rahmen im Karlstorbahnhof und mit musikalischer Begleitung durch Mitglieder des Collegium Musicum stellen die Sonderforschungsbereiche ihre Fragestellungen und langfristigen Ziele vor.
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HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: Interdisziplinäres Forum digitaler Textwissenschaften (Interdisciplinary Forum of Digital Textual Sciences)
Das Interdisziplinäre Forum digitaler Textwissenschaften ist ein offener Treffpunkt für alle, die mit Methoden der Digital Humanities arbeiten und über deren Hintergründe und Theorien diskutieren möchten. Einmal monatlich während der Vorlesungszeit finden öffentliche Vorträge statt mit der Möglichkeit, sich daran anschließend in gemütlicher Runde auszutauschen. Alle am Thema Interessierten sind zu den Veranstaltungen eingeladen. Wir möchten besonders Junior Researchers (Masterstudierende, Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden, Postdocs) ansprechen, eigene Projektideen im Rahmen des Forums vorzustellen und von der fachübergreifenden Expertise der Teilnehmer*innen zu profitieren.
Die erste Veranstaltung "Open Educational Resources" findet am 21.11.2019 um 18.00 Uhr
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ALL DISCIPLINES: StuRa Free legal counsel for students
The free legal council ("unentgeltliche und unabhängige Rechtsberatung") offers students legal advice from specialized lawyers. We will schedule you an appointment, if you write an E-Mail to rechtsberatung@stura.uni-heidelberg.de stating your situation. To the appointment you will need to bring you student-ID card.
ALL DISCIPLINES: Veranstaltungsprogramm des Career Service „Vom Studium in den Beruf“
Der Career Service der Universität Heidelberg unterstützt Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden, Studierende und Young Professionals beim Übergang von der Universität in außeruniversitäre Arbeitsbereiche, damit Sie von Anfang an erfolgreich in Ihre Karriere starten bzw. fortführen können. Als Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden profitieren Sie von einem breit gefächerten Veranstaltungs- und Beratungsangebot in den Bereichen „Berufliches Know-how“ und „Professionell Bewerben“. Sie haben die Möglichkeit Ihr Profil zu schärfen, Kenntnisse zu erfolgreichem Bewerbungsmanagement und wichtige Schlüsselkompetenzen zu erwerben. Darüber hinaus erhalten Sie Informationen zu Unternehmen, Berufsfeldern und Arbeitsmarktperspektiven. Die Kurse, Einzelberatungen und Veranstaltungen werden sowohl von erfahrenen Mitarbeiterinnen des Career Service als auch von Experten/innen aus der Wirtschaft durchgeführt.
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ALL DISCIPLINES: PHD Students Regulars' Table
The regulars' table (Stammtisch) is an informal frame for a social get together, offering doctoral candidates the opportunity to exchange views among each other or with the members of the executive committee. It takes places on the first Wednesday of each month at 8 pm.
VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: GOstralia Doktorandenstipendien
Deadline: 29.05 and 10.07.2020
Das GOstralia! Research Centre schreibt 2020 in Zusammenarbeit mit vier renommierten Universitäten in Australien neun exklusive Doktorandenstipendien aus. Diese großzügigen Vollstipendien decken sowohl die Studiengebühren für das komplette dreijährige Promotionsstudium in Australien ab als auch die Lebenshaltungskosten und die Kosten für die Krankenversicherung. Der Studienstart ist entweder noch 2020 oder 2021 möglich.
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SOCIAL SIENCE AND ENGINEERING (Postdoc): Artificial Intelligence and the Society of the Future
Deadline: 07.07.2020
The initiative focuses on joint, integrative research approaches in the social sciences and the engineering sciences. Against the background of the current and emerging developments in the field of “Artificial Intelligence” the Foundation wishes to support projects dealing with the development of new perspectives and insights with a view to shaping the future of society as well as technology. The aim is to enable novel project constellations and interdisciplinary cooperations in a scientific and socially highly topical area through a shift in thinking towards new perspectives and solutions.
An essential challenge and at the same time a special opportunity for the participating disciplines lies in the joint development of a specific topic and the associated research issues as well as in the necessary expansion of the respective range of methods.
The funding initiative is aimed primarily at postdoctoral researchers and professors at all career levels in the social and engineering sciences who devote themselves to the challenges of artificial intelligence and society in interdisciplinary research constellations. The integration of the humanities is welcome. In addition to a substantial, longer-term project funding, one-year planning grants can be applied for upfront.
NATURE AND LIFE SCIENCES: Vector Stiftung - "Nachwuchsgruppe - MINT für die Umwelt"
Deadline 15.07.2020
This year the Vector Foundation is again inviting applications for a junior research group on the topic "MINT for the environment". Under this call, young scientists at Baden-Württemberg universities and colleges can apply for funding of 1 million euros for a period of 4 years in order to establish their own research group. After a successful final evaluation, a possible extension for two more years will be considered.
We welcome research concepts that place people and their environment at the forefront of scientific, information and technical solutions. The focus should be on experimental work or application-oriented research. In addition, the junior research group should be staffed as interdisciplinarily as possible, so that the technical, scientific, social and environmental aspects of the research can be addressed holistically through different points of view.
The application procedure has two stages. At the time of application (deadline 15.07.2020, 1st application round), only an informal declaration of intent by the host institute or the professor acting as mentor is required. In case of an invitation to the 2nd round of applications (announcement from 24.09.2020), the submission of the official acceptance letter for the junior research group signed by the institute and faculty management is due (submission by 13.10.2020).
Funding applications can be submitted via the application portal until 15.07.2020.
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VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: BMBF - Promotion of research on current social, social, economic and innovation policy developments in the People's Republic of China
Deadline: 03.08.2020
The BMBF supports projects with scientific questions on societal, social and economic policy as well as innovation policy developments in China. These include, for example, topics of digital transformation, development of innovation ecosystems, the ageing society, the state of social systems, dealing with megacorporations, taxation, structural change, climate change, resource protection, conservation of biodiversity, etc. The topics mentioned are examples, concrete topics are deliberately not given. They should be derived from existing expertise in Germany (possibly with European and Chinese partners) and the sources available (data and information as far as accessible, contact persons, etc.). Interdisciplinary approaches, networking with other German actors with China expertise (universities, research institutions, companies) and the involvement of young researchers in the projects are expressly desired.
Funding will generally be provided for up to 450,000 euros per project and for a period of up to 36 months.
The application procedure has two stages. In the first stage, project outlines must be submitted to DLR-PT in written and electronic form by 3 August 2020 at the latest.
A webinar will be held on 17 June 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. to provide information on the objectives of the funding guidelines and the expectations of the applications and projects. Questions about the content of the proposals can be asked during the webinar. Registrations for the event will be accepted by e-mail to chinateam@dlr.de with surname, first name, e-mail address and institution by 10 June 2020.
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LIFE SCIENCE: PRACE support to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Deadline: This Call is open until further notice. Applications are evaluated within one week and start as soon as possible if awarded.
PRACE is welcoming project proposals requesting computing resources to contribute to the mitigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This applies, without being exhaustive, to the following topics:
Biomolecular research to understand the mechanisms of the virus infection
Bioinformatics research to understand mutations, evolution, etc.
Bio-simulations to develop therapeutics and/or vaccines
Epidemiologic analysis to understand and forecast the spread of the disease
Other analyses to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic
This Call for Proposals will follow a Fast Track review process to provide swift feedback to the applicants. PRACE has established a Scientific Committee which will discuss the merit of the proposals, and is supported by external scientific experts, and a technical team.
MEDICINE AND NATURAL SCIENCES: Stipendien der Max-Kade-Foundation
Deadline: anytime
Das Stipendienprogramms der Max-Kade-Foundation zielt darauf ab, Forschungsaufenthalte von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern aus den Bereichen der Naturwissenschaften und Medizin aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den USA zu fördern.
Die Stipendien sind für überdurchschnittlich qualifizierte Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler (im Regelfall bis zu 12 Jahren nach Promotion) bestimmt, die sich bereits durch eine mehrjährige Forschungstätigkeit oder herausragende Forschungsleistungen fachlich ausweisen können.
Die Stipendien werden für die Dauer von 12 Monaten vergeben. Das Grundstipendium beträgt 53.500 USD. Es können Zuschläge für Ehegatten/Lebenspartner/Kinder/Reisekosten gewährt werden.
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ALL DISCIPLINES: Walter Benjamin-Programm (Postdocs)
Deadline: Anytime
Das Walter Benjamin-Programm ermöglicht es Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern in der Qualifizierungsphase im
Ziel der Förderung. Mit der Einwerbung von Fördergeldern für ein eigenständiges Forschungsvorhaben wird der Grundstein für die weitere, zunehmend selbständige wissenschaftliche Karriere gelegt und die erwünschte Eigenverantwortlichkeit von besonders qualifizierten Postdoktorandinnen und Postdoktoranden gestärkt. Das Programm dient damit der Förderung der frühen wissenschaftlichen Karriere. Es hat zum Ziel, die in dieser Karrierephase relevante Mobilität und thematische Weiterentwicklung zu unterstützen, daher ist in dem Programm im Regelfall ein Wechsel der Einrichtung vorgesehen.
Antragsberechtigt sind Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler ausschließlich in einer frühen wissenschaftlichen Karrierephase. Eine Förderung bedingt eine abgeschlossene wissenschaftliche Ausbildung (mit Promotion). Das Vorhaben darf an keiner Einrichtung angesiedelt werden, die nicht gemeinnützig ist oder die die Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse in allgemein zugänglicher Form nicht gestattet.
Anschluss an die Promotion, ein eigenes Forschungsvorhaben am Ort ihrer Wahl selbständig umzusetzen.
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NATURAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE: Leopoldina-Postdoc-Stipendium
Deadline: anytime
Zielgruppe des Programms sind jüngere Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz aus naturwissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Fachgebieten, die bereits ein eigenständiges Forschungsprofil erkennen lassen. Bei bewilligter Förderung führen sie eigenständige Projekte an den renommiertesten Forschungsstätten ihrer Disziplinen im Ausland durch. Deutsche Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler müssen Forschungsstätten im Ausland wählen. Österreichische und schweizerische Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler können sich nur für Gastinstitute in Deutschland bewerben.
Ziel des Programms ist, dass die Geförderten nach Ablauf des Förderzeitraums in ihr Heimatland zurückkehren und ihre erworbene Qualifikation in den Wissenschaftsstandort einbringen.
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VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung: Forschungsstipendien für Postdocs
Deadline: anytime
The Fritz Thyssen Foundation is awarding research stipends to junior postdocs who want to fully focus on a research project of their choice for one to two years.
Eligible are postdocs who have been awarded their doctoral / PhD degrees one to two years prior to their applications. They should be able to carry out their project within one to two years. The project needs to be linked to their own, independent research plan that is to be carried out while working at a university or non-profit research organisation.
An application can be filed in the following areas of support (for details, please visit the webpage of the Thyssen foundation):
- History, Language & Culture
- The interdisciplinary field “Image–Sound–Language”
- State, Economy and Society
- Medicine and the Natural Sciences
Funding is basically reserved for projects that are related to the promotion areas of the Foundation and have a clear connection to the German research system. This connection can be established either at a personal level through German scientists working on the project, at an institutional level through non-German scientists being affiliated to German research institutes or through studies on topics related thematically to German research interests.
No stipends are awarded for doctoral dissertations or “Habilitationen” (post-doctoral research) or to complete such works to follow up support through other institutions. The foundation generally does not accept any applications for projects if applications are being filed with other institutions offering support at the same time. An application that is refused by another institution can be filed with the foundation along with a note explaining why it was refused.
ALL DISCIPLINES: Stipendien für Studien- und Forschungsaufenthalte an polnischen Hochschulen
Deadline: 3 Monate vor Stipendienbeginn, in Ausnahmefällen weniger als 3 Monate
Das Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Hochschulwesen (Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego) der Republik Polen bietet für das Studienjahr 2016/2017 folgende Stipendien für Studierende, Graduierte, Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden und Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler von deutschen Hochschulen an:
- Stipendien für Studien- und Forschungsaufenthalte (1-9 Monate) an polnischen Hochschulen für Studierende, Graduierte und Doktorandinnen und Doktorandenv der Geistes-, Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften sowie für Graduierte aller Fachrichtungen, deren Studienabschluss nicht länger als 6 Jahre zurückliegt Details zur Ausschreibung
- Semesterstipendien für Slavisten (4 Monate) für Studierende, Graduierte, Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden und WissenschaftlerInnen für Studien- bzw. Forschungsaufenthalte an den Polonistik-Abteilungen polnischer Universitäten Details zur Ausschreibung
- Kurzstipendien für WissenschaftlerInnen aller Fachrichtungen (1-3 Monate) Details zur Ausschreibung
ALL DISCIPLINES: Förderprogramme - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Deadline: abhängig vom jeweiligen Programm
Die Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) bietet u.a. folgende Stipendien für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden und Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler von deutschen Hochschulen an:
- JSPS Summer Program, für Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden:
Dauer: 2 Monate, Mitte Juni bis Mitte August - JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (short-term), für Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden:
Dauer: 1 bis 12 Monate
Postdocs mit Aufenthalt von über mehr als 6 Monate - JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (standard), für Postdoktoranden: Dauer: 12-24 Monate, Stipendienantritt zwischen 01. Dezember und 31. März nicht möglich
- JSPS Invitation Fellowship (short-term), Abschluss der Promotion vor mind. 6 Jahren: Dauer: 14 bis 60 Tage
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BIOSCIENCES: Grants for research stays in Shanghai und Jiangsu/China
Application: anytime
Das Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (MWK) vergibt Stipendien an Masterstudierende, Doktoranden oder Postdocs deutscher Staatsangehörigkeit an baden-württembergischen Hochschulen für einen Aufenthalt an einer Universität, einem Institut der Chinesischen Akademie der Wissenschaften oder in einem Industrieunternehmen, vorzugsweise in Shanghai oder Jiangsu. Ziel des Programms ist es, deutsche Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler zu einer nachhaltigen Beschäftigung mit den Potenzialen der Wirtschafts- und Technologie-Nation China zu stimulieren.
Dauer: drei bis sechs Monate; Förderhöhe: 1000 € / Monat, plus Flugticket und Visumsgebühr
Application and contact: Dr. Dietlind Wuensche, Heielberg University, International Relations Office, wuensche@uni-heidelberg.de
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HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY: Open Access Publishing Fund
Heidelberg University supports researchers who are willing to publish articles in open access journals with a publishing fund to cover article processing charges. One of the prerequisites for funding is that you are a researcher at Heidelberg University as well as the submitting or corresponding author of the article, who is responsible for the payment of the publication fee.
HISTORICAL SCIENCES: Forschungsstipendien am Deutschen Historischen Institut Paris
Deadline: At any time
Das Deutsche Historische Institut Paris (DHIP) fördert den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs im Bereich der Geschichtswissenschaften. Es vergibt hierzu Stipendien an fortgeschrittene M.A.-Studierende, Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden, Post-Doktorandinnen und Post-Doktoranden und Habilitierte für Forschungsvorhaben zur westeuropäischen, insbesondere zur französischen und deutsch-französischen Geschichte.
Das DHIP unterstützt laufende Forschungsprojekte in ihrer Durchführung (Mobilitäts-Stipendien, Resident-Stipendien) sowie die Entwicklung neuer Forschungsprojekte (Forschungsstart-Stipendien).
Die Stipendien des DHIP richten sich an Bewerberinnen und Bewerber aus der deutschen Wissenschaftslandschaft, unabhängig von ihrer Nationalität. Die Zugehörigkeit zu einer deutschen Krankenversicherung ist obligatorisch. Die Höhe eines Stipendiums des DHIP beträgt monatlich 2.000 € für Habilitierte sowie Post-Doktoranden und Post-Doktorandinnen, 1.500 € für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden und 1.200 € für M.A.-Studierende.
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MEDICINE: Liver Cancer M.D. Stipendium
Deadline: anytime
The steering committee of the SFB/TR 209 decided to reward three MD stipends each year. Applications can be send any time. For further questions and details please contact Dr. K. Woll: katrin.woll@uni-heidelberg.de
VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: Science Prize of the German Bundestag 2021
Deadline: 15.07.2020
In 2021, the German Bundestag will again award a science prize.
The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros.
It acknowledges outstanding recent academic work that encourages the study of questions of parliamentarianism and contributes to a deeper understanding of parliamentary practice.
An expert jury with members from the fields of law, political science and history will make the selection for the award.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE: Science Award in Data Protection and Data Security
Deadline: 31.07.2020
This year, the Society for Data Protection and Data Security e.V. (GDD) will again award a science prize for outstanding scientific work in the fields of data protection and data security. The prize is 5,000 euros. The prize can also be shared between several papers.
The prize is to be awarded preferentially to young scientists. The prize is to be awarded to completed or finalized theses or doctoral theses. In addition to works from the fields of law, economics and computer science, works from other scientific disciplines dealing with issues in the fields of data protection and data security are also eligible. The prerequisite for the award of the science prize is the fulfilment of the scientific excellence criteria.
The papers must be submitted to the GDD office with the approval of the supervising university professor by 31 July 2020
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MEDICINE AND PSYCHOLOGY: Publication Prize of the Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation
Deadline: 31.07.2020
The non-profit organisation based in Frankfurt am Main is involved in helping people affected by dementia with its own dementia centre "StattHaus Offenbach" on the one hand and promotes basic scientific research on dementia on the other. Since 2006, the foundation has awarded the Alzheimer Research Prize worth 100,000 euros, which has so far been awarded to 19 prize winners, and has already awarded 30 scholarships to young scientists.
Original papers with proven online or print publication dates between 1 January 2019 and 30 June 2020 will be considered. In the case of shared authorship, a declaration of consent by the non-submitting author must be enclosed.
The application publication is to be submitted as a pdf and with a declaration of consent on data protection (sample) to info@breuerstiftung.de by July 31, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Katja Bär on 069 2199 7069 or by e-mail (katja.baer@breuerstiftung.de).
VARIOUS DISCIPLINES: State Research Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg
Deadline: 31.07.2020
I. State Research Prize
The State Research Prize, endowed with 200,000 euros, honours outstanding scientific achievements in all disciplines and makes them known to a wider public. The highest research prize awarded by a federal state is 100,000 euros each, which is given to one researcher from basic research and one researcher from applied research. The funding gives the prizewinners the opportunity to implement a research project of their choice.
Internal procedure
The faculties of the universities have the right of proposal. If there are several proposals, they should be ranked. The proposals must be submitted to the Ministry together with a cover sheet according to the attached sample as a pdf document in electronic form (to wissenschaftspreise@mwk.bwl.de) by Friday, 31 July 2020 at the latest.
In the event of a nomination, the Research Department requests that a brief notification be sent by e-mail to Dr. Günther R. Mittler: guenther.mittler@zuv.uni-heidelberg.de
II. prize for courageous science
The Prize for Courageous Science, endowed with 30,000 euros, will be established in 2016 to honour excellent young researchers who have left well-trodden paths and who have taken risks in their research. The prize is intended to send a signal about how innovative science thrives on the fact that researchers pursue projects that also involve the risk of failure.
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SPORTS SCIENES: DOSB - Science Prize
Deadline: 31.07.2020
Every two years, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) awards the DOSB Science Prize for outstanding sports science qualification work. In doing so, the DOSB continues the tradition of the Carl-Diem-Competition, which the German Sports Federation has been conducting since 1953.
The competition is open to entries in German or English, which have been accepted by a German university as a doctoral or postdoctoral thesis since 2016. Those who have German citizenship can also submit a comparable work that has been accepted as a qualification achievement at a university outside Germany.
The contribution can be an individual work (dissertation, habilitation thesis) or a Cumulus of thematically related work according to the conditions of the respective university. In the second case, the Cumulus also includes a synopsis in which the individual papers are presented in their context and classified according to the state of research.
The DOSB science prize is awarded in the categories "Gold", "Silver" and "Bronze" (first, second, third prize). The total prize money can be up to 12.000,- Euro.
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ALL DISCIPLINES: MWK Baden-Württemberg: Prize for Courageous Science 2020
Deadline: 31.07.2020
The prize for courageous science is awarded together with the State Research Prize. The prize is endowed with 30,000 EUR. It is intended to honour excellent researchers at universities and non-university research institutions in Baden-Württemberg who have taken unusual paths and who have taken special risks in the course of their research. With this prize, Baden-Württemberg is sending out a signal as to how innovative science thrives on the fact that researchers pursue projects that also involve the risk of failure.
The researchers should be able to show that they have successfully completed their doctorate and should not be older than 45 years at the time of the call.
Further Information (in German)
LIFE SCIENCES: Peter and Traudl Engelhorn-Stiftung/Foundation Supporting Life Sciences - Call for Proposals Research Prize 2021
Deadline: 31.07.2020
The Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation for the advancement of Life Sciences invites high potential young scientists to apply for the Research Prize 2021. Applicants not older than 35 years, living/working in Austria, Germany or Switzerland, distinguished by their outstanding scientific achievements in Life Sciences (bio-informatics, systems biology, molecular biology, genetics, proteomics, biochemistry, biophysics, cell-biology, microbiology, biotechnology) dedicated to Life Sciences and manifested by appropriate publications are welcome.
