The programme Ingenium Support Package will continue in the present form until 31 December 2026. All existing funding commitments remain in place. Modification to the programme at TU Darmstadt and within the Rhine-Main Univesities (RMU) is being made and will be announced following the decision on the RMU-EXCITE application for the Universities of Excellence initiative in October.
Financial Support
The Ingenium Support Package programme 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/or interdisciplinary research groups and networks | Staff appropriations for student assistants; consumables, travel expenses for participation in research group and network meetings (excluding conference participation) | 3.000 EUR |
| 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 | 3.000 EUR |
| 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 | 3.000 EUR |
| D: Special publication purposes |
Financial support for special publication purposes (no Open Access publication costs) Note: Open Access publications by members and affiliates of TU Darmstadt may be supported financially by having the publication costs paid and receiving publishing discounts. Learn more |
Proofreading, Layout, Print, Copyright | 3.000 EUR |
| E: Coaching | Financial support for individual coaching/counselling (career coaching, pitch training, self-marketing) | Trainer costs | 3.000 EUR |
| Postdocs at the TU can apply twice for an Ingenium Support Package in each of the two postdoc career phases, i.e. in the R2 and R3 phase. It would be possible to apply several times or every time for the same area of support. | |||
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 (PDF file) (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.
Next steps
Applications are welcome at any time. We are looking forward to receiving your proposal electronically as one PDF file to
