Current Calls
Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine regularly receive information on current calls for proposals by e-mail. On this page we collect calls with a large target group, roughly summarized and sorted by deadline. You will find further information linked to each call.
Internal Calls:
Calls (target group, if applicable; funding amount/award money, if applicable) [Deadline]
External:
(Research awards in two categories for gender-related research; €70,000 and €35,000 respectively)
[30.10.2025]
(W1 assistant professors (with or without Tenure Track) and junior research group leaders; 25.000€)
[30.10.2025]
(Funding line Forum Research Innovative scientific projects with social relevance. Professors, junior professors and postdoctoral researchers in leadership positions; 150.000€)
[31.10.2025]
Dr. Werner Jackstädt-Stiftung:
5 Research fellowship in the field of ophthalmology, nephrology and oncology [young scientists up to 36 years of age with a doctorate; €1750 per month for 12 months; extension possible]
[during the year until 31.10.2025 for the last time]
Paul-Martini-Preis (for excellent research in clinical pharmacology; prize money of 50 000€)
[06.11.2025]
Funding for postdoctoral starting grants in the funding priority “Future eHealth” (further development of suitable digital technologies, development of new in silico approaches for health research)
[17.11.2025]
(Prerequisite: Employment at RWTH Aachen University, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, or Forschungszentrum Jülich)
[01.12.2025]
Forschungspreis 2025 (for young scientists (usually under the age of 40) who have made outstanding contributions to tumor research; prize money of 15 000€)
[31.12.2025]
William Stern Programm (Projects on giftedness; doctoral candidates and postdocs)
[11.01.2026]
5 doctoral prizes (for outstanding doctoral theses on the fundamentals of microbiology, pharmacology, genetics, immunology, etc.; €1,000)
[31.05.2026]
Science Award (for outstanding work in the field of anti-infective therapy for scientists under 45 years of age; €10,000)
[31.05.2026]
Travel grants (for researchers wishing to attend national or international dementia congresses; travel grants of up to €1500)
[available all year]
Intern:
Award for Research regarding the 3R-Principles (all members of RWTH; 1 500€ prize money per R)
[13.10.2025]
Paper of the Month (all first or last authors of the faculty; 1000 + 4000€ prize money and material ressources)
[the 10th of every month]