Office for Research Support
We are active in the acquisition and management of projects funded by national and international funding organisations.
Attracting research funding is one of the key measures on the road to academic independence and success!
Our team provides support during the entire project cycle; services include, but are not limited to:
- Information on open calls
- Individual consulting: strategic consulting, proofreading and editing of proposals
- Proposal coordination: for large projects only: planning, writing, editing, layout
- Supporting contract negotiations with the funding agency
- Administrative management: financial controlling, contract management
Postdoctoral Funding
There are plenty of options as a postdoctoral researcher to apply for national and international research grants and scholarships depending on your career level, and in many cases also from the prospective fellows’ home country. The following list is not exhaustive but provides a general overview of programmes funding postdoctoral researchers in different stages of their careers:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie (European Commission)
- EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (EMBO)
- Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral and experienced researchers (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
- Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science)
- Walter Benjamin Programme (DFG)
Currently, our postdoctoral researchers receive funding from:
- European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Arts and Culture
- the European Research Council (ERC)
or are financed the frame of collaborative research centres funded by
You can explore a selection of our current third-party funded projects at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, here.
