Research Funding – An Overview (September 17th, 2025) – Online Training

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Securing third-party funding is a key step in conducting independent research projects. To apply successfully, researchers need a solid understanding of funding sources, application procedures, and formal requirements.

This talk offers an overview of funding opportunities specifically tailored to postdoctoral researchers in Germany. In addition, participants will learn about the support services available at TU Darmstadt to help navigate the funding landscape. Questions and active participation are very welcome during the talk.

Content:

  • Which funding organizations exist for postdocs?
  • What funding programmes are available for postdocs?
  • How do I find the right funding opportunity for my research?
  • What requirements and conditions should I be aware of?
  • What support does TU Darmstadt offer for postdocs?

Target group: Postdocs of all disciplines at TU Darmstadt who work on a research proposal or plan to do so soon

Speakers:

  • Dr. Stina Preuß | Directorate VI – Research Services & Technology Transfer, TU Darmstadt
  • Dr. Yvonne Bachmann | Directorate VI – Ingenium, TU Darmstadt

Language: English

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom. You will receive a link to log in to the virtual room via email by the speakers.

Registration: Please fill in the Ingenium registration form (wird in neuem Tab geöffnet).

Stina Preuß (wird in neuem Tab geöffnet) received her PhD as a sociologist from University of Heidelberg in the field of organisational and institutional sociology. She has been managing various projects (EU-Project ITSSOIN – University of Heidelberg/ EFRE-Project INTRA Lab) and established an innovation lab in the social welfare system. Stina Preuß is the person to contact regarding DFG funding (especially CRC, TRR) and the Hessian funding programme LOEWE.

Her motto: Share as much information needed for further, independent work. And not more.

Yvonne Bachmann (wird in neuem Tab geöffnet) is a geoscientist und received her doctorate from Georg-August-University Göttingen. After different professional stages for the German Development Cooperation abroad, she took over a scientific position at the Department of Biology of Goethe-University Frankfurt doing research on the effects of climate change on savannahs of West Africa. In 2015, she switched to science management at TU Darmstadt. Here, she worked firstly as a coordinator of a BMBF-financed project for the improvement of the teacher education degree programmes. Since 2023, Dr. Bachmann is part of the Ingenium team as advisor for the promotion of R3-postdocs, the postdocs striving for professorship.

You would like to participate in Ingenium events but do not have child care during that time? Here you can find more information about short-term child care at TU Darmstadt (wird in neuem Tab geöffnet).