DFG funding for researchers in early career phases

Early Career Scientists

Department 4.2 of RWTH Aachen University is offering a DFG writing workshop (in german) at regular intervals in the form of a two-day face-to-face workshop where you will receive extensive tips on how to write a successful DFG grant proposal. Further information and the registration link can be found on the RWTH website.

In its lecture series "Prospects", the DFG presents the DFG funding portfolio for researchers in the early stages of their careers: From an initial overview of the central funding opportunities for postdocs to individual personal funding programs such as the Walter Benjamin, Emmy Noether and Heisenberg programs, alternating between German and English. Interested doctoral candidates and postdocs from all disciplines are cordially invited to participate.

The next dates of the Prospects series:

May 20, 2026; 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs (in English)
June 25, 2026, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. – The Emmy Noether Program (in English)
August 31, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – The Walter Benjamin Program (in English)
September 22, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – DFG funding opportunities for postdocs (in English)
October 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – The Heisenberg Program (in English)
December 11, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Emmy Noether Program (in English)

Current information on the lectures can be found a few weeks before the respective dates at DFG-Webpage of the Prospects series.