Funding heiDOCS 2.0
heiDOCS 2.0 is the Graduate Academy's funding program that aims to improve the research framework for doctoral researchers at Heidelberg University
Applications for all the funding lines of the heiDOCS 2.0 program can be submitted to the Graduate Academy on the following four application deadlines per year:
- March 15
- June 15
- September 15
- December 15
Travel grants
Are you a doctoral researcher at Heidelberg University in need of financial support to participate in a conference or to carry out a research trip?
Travel grants can help contribute to your participation in national or international academic events (e.g. conferences, workshops, symposia), summer or winter schools or to go on a research trip in Germany or abroad for a period of up to 3 months.
The trips must be related to your doctoral project.
Bridging grants
Are you in the early stages of your doctoral or postdoctoral project or are you close to finishing your doctoral thesis but lack the necessary financial resources to cover these transition phases?
The bridging grant provides financial support for critical transitional phases in your research project. The grant is paid out for a maximum of 6 months and includes the following funding types:
a) Starting grant for your doctoral project to cover the transitional period between the end of your regular university studies and the beginning of your doctoral training.
b) Starting grant for your postdoctoral project to cover the transitional period between the end of your doctoral studies and the start of your postdoc research
Publication and project grants
1. Publication grants
Are you looking for funding for the publication of your dissertation or do you need financial support for the professional proofreading of a publication?
Publication grants provide funding for the publication of your dissertation (including the acquisition of reproduction rights such as image rights) or for the professional proofreading of publications that are related to your doctoral project.
2. Project grants
Do you need to purchase data sets for your doctoral project or is it particularly important in your research field that you have an external (international) evaluator for your thesis, whose travel expenses you need to cover?
Project grants provide financial support to purchase data sets and data set licenses or to obtain other project-related materials (e.g. printing of questionnaires or posters, remuneration of test persons) that are directly linked to your doctoral research. Additionally, project grants can be used to cover the travel costs of external (international) experts who evaluate or supervise your doctoral project.
Doctoral initiatives
Do you want to organize a conference or workshop with other doctoral researchers at Heidelberg University but lack the necessary funds to carry out the event?
This grant supports events (e.g. workshops, conferences) that are developed and implemented by doctoral researchers at the university. The goal of this funding line is to strengthen (academic) exchange and networking among doctoral researchers.