Financial Support
The support package offers financial aid for the following purposes:
| Area of support | Form of support | Eligible expenses | Amount (max.) |
| A. Formation of research groups or networks | Financial support for the formation and/or preparation of cross-university and interdisciplinary research groups and networks | Staff appropriations for student assistants; consumables, travel expenses for participation in research group and network meetings (excluding conference participation) | 5.000€ |
| B: Organisation of scientific conferences / workshops | Financial support for the organisation of scientific conferences / workshops (the conference must either be organised by a postdoc or explicitly address early career researchers) | Staff appropriations for student assistants; consumables; travel and participation expenses for external ECR participants | 4.000€ |
| C: Special teaching and research purposes | Financial support for special research and teaching situations, such as the preparation of own risky or interdisciplinary research ideas, the organisation of special teaching formats, etc. | Staff appropriations for student assistants; consumables, equipment | 5.000€ |
| D: Coaching | Financial support for individual coaching/counselling (career coaching, pitch training, self-marketing) | Trainer costs | 3.000€ |
Please note: Approved funds must be spent and settled with TU Darmstadt by the end of 2025. Therefore, we can only consider invoices, tickets, receipts etc. with proof of payment that have been submitted to ingenium-programme@zv.tu-darmstadt.de by November 30, 2025.
A continuation of the programme beyond 2025 is not yet clear.
Who can apply?
You can apply for funding if you are:
- a postdoc at TU Darmstadt
- in need of funding for special purposes regarding your postdoc phase
- lacking other financing options
Please hand in (as one PDF file)
- Application form (opens in new tab)
- cost estimation
- Ph.D. certificate (copy)
How we select
The selection process is organised by Ingenium and the Vice President for Academic Careers. Applications can be submitted at all times.
Next steps
We are looking forward to receiving your proposal electronically as one PDF file to
