The Initialization Scholarship (12 months) aims to fund postdoctoral female researchers who intend to apply for third-party funding to carry out an independently planned research project based on the Gotha holdings. This project should be associated with the University of Erfurt. Applicants must have completed their PhD thesis with an excellent result and within the past three years. Candidates should be renowned for above-average scientific accomplishments and aim at a career as an academic. They should either plan to submit a proposal for a third-party funded research project at Erfurt University or participate in the conception of a larger third-party funded project at Erfurt University.
Funding:
Basic monthly grant of €1,600
Family allowance of €300 for one child and €150 for any further child (if applicable)
Funding for research expenses up to €1,000
Deadlines:
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
Latest scholarship start date: 1 November 2023
Application documents:
Candidates are requested to hand in a cover letter, CV, certificates, a list of publications and the data processing consent form. In addition, we ask for a draft of your research project (5 pages max.), a working schedule, a formal declaration of willingness from a professor at Erfurt University to welcome you as well as a letter of recommendation from another university professor (either from Erfurt University or another scientific institution). For more details, please see the call for applications: https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/centre-for-transcultural-studies-perthes-collection/scholarships/scholarships-for-female-researchers/profile-and-application
This scholarship is funded by the “Professorinnenprogramm des Bundes und der Länder“.