Dorothea Schlözer Funding Scheme “Career promotion of female scientists” (apply by 15 Sept 2024)
The University of Göttingen set up a funding scheme within the Dorothea Schlözer Program funded by the Programme for Female Professors III. The scheme “Career promotion of female scientists“ is aiming to compensate for structural disadvantages of women in science and, in the long term, to increase the proportion of women at all stages of the scientific career.
Addressing the individual requirements of young female scientists the programme supports projects or activities, which are significantly improving the chances of reaching the next career stage. Thereby the programme closes funding gaps and complements other existing funding measures, e.g. other schemes of the Dorothea Schlözer Programme and the Graduate Schools. Challenging life circumstances, such as care tasks (childcare, nursing) and Corona-related restrictions are taken into account during the funding decision. The next call is open from 15 August until 15 September 2024!
Object of the funding
Female scientists can apply for financial measures as well as time resources to enable them to provide and expand required (additional) performances within the scientific career. These include:
- Means for e.g. , e.g. individual coaching/ training in the preparation of audition lectures and selection interviews (if not available at the University of Göttingen), Short-term International Mentorship Programme (STIM)
- Participation in (international) meetings, conferences and summer/ winter schools with own research contribution for doctoral students and post-docs
- Holding a conference – Means for preparation and implementation
- Financing of childcare during parental leave in order to gain time for further scientific qualification – For children between 3 months up to 1 year without regular day care
The funding volume of an individual application is limited to 4.000 € (incl. co-financing).
Funding of one’s own position is not possible.
This list is not final. In case of other requirements, please contact the programme coordinator (see below for contact details).
Eligible applicants: Those eligible to apply are female students in their final stage of studies (aiming for a doctorate) up to late postdocs. Employment or enrolment at the University of Göttingen is required. Funding for female master’s students (no MA degree yet) is only possible in areas or courses of study where the drop-out of women in the transition to doctoral studies is particularly high. UMG employees and female medical students are not eligible to apply due to the funding regulations of the Programme for Female Professors III.
Volume of the funding: Depending on its use the funding volume of an individual application is limited. Funding requires co-financing of the project from financial resources (not from third-party funds) of the faculty/institute/supervisor of the applicant (25,8% of the total amount). If a measure applied for has already been funded elsewhere in the past, renewed or additional funding is excluded (no double funding).
The volume of this call is 60.000 €.
Application submission: Complete applications can be submitted until 15 September 2024 by E-mail in the form of one pdf file to: Equal Opportunity and Diversity Unit, Tina Bergmann: Tina.Bergmann@zvw.uni-goettingen.de
Contact: Programme coordinator Tina Bergmann, E-mail: Tina.Bergmann@zvw.uni-goettingen.de, phone: 0551/ 29 26326