The Career Bridging Grant closes financial gaps between two career steps for candidates who are currently conducting research at TU Darmstadt or who intend to do so in the future. It provides short-term financial support for highly qualified candidates, who are preparing their next scientific career phase with individual external funding, whose previous (position) funding has expired at the requested start of the Career Bridging Grant, and who are applying for funding with good prospects of success. The Career Bridging Grant secures financial support during the application process and thus facilitates a smooth transition to the next career step.
Who can apply? |
Postdocs as well as advanced doctoral candidates…
Please note: In both cases, it is assumed that the proposal will be written at a department of TU Darmstadt. |
What we offer |
Financial support for the initially duration of max. 6 months during transition phases (Ph.D. to postdoc, postdoc to postdoc and postdoc to junior research group leader). A prolongation by a further max. of 6 months is possible if the application for third-party funding had been submitted within the first granted 6 months while had been consulted (bridging the waiting period for a decision on third-party provider). Research Mentoring at TU Darmstadt The level of support granted depends on your research experience and the planned individual external funding:
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Please hand in (as one PDF file) |
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How we select |
The competitive selection process is organized by TU Darmstadt. Applications will be reviewed by scientific committee Postdoc Career Programme. The committee meets twice a year. The most important selection criteria are:
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Next steps |
Next cut-off date for applications is July 15th, 2022. If approved, you can start your Career Bridging Grant between August and December 2022. Please send your proposal electronically as one PDF file to Ms Dr. Bettina Wagner. |