DFG Young Investigator Academy for Medical Technology (apply by 29 Aug 2025)
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is initiating the 11th Young Investigators Academy for Medical Technology (NAMT) under the motto “Innovative Medical Imaging in Inflammation”.
The aim of the Young Investigator Academies is to prepare scientists at an early stage of their careers to carry out independent research projects and to introduce them to the management of their first DFG project. The aim is to attract outstanding scientists to interdisciplinary research approaches as early as possible in order to remedy the shortage of excellently trained young scientists.
The program is designed for researchers in the natural sciences and medicine who have recently completed their PhD or are about to, have not yet received DFG funding, want to stay in academia, and would like to develop their own project that fits this theme.
You can apply to participate in the academy and benefit from training, networking, career development. The academy events will be organized by Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Münster for January 2026. Further information and explanation on the scheme is provided here.
Those interested in participating should submit the following documents until 29 Aug 2025, at the latest:
- Project outline (max. four pages)
- Current curriculum vitae (see DFG information sheet 53.200)
- List of publications and conference papers (if available)
- Copy of the doctoral certificate / letter stating that the doctoral procedure has been initiated;
- For medical doctors: Declaration from the clinic or institute management stating that, if the project application is approved, a leave of absence of at least 50 percent for the duration of the project is guaranteed.