RDSME Funding Program
The below program elements should be considered exemplary. In particular for Ukrainian scientists we will try to exhibit maximum flexibility regarding duration and extent of support, and handle applications as rapidly as manageable.
- Bridging Scholarships
- Objective: Interim financing to support career development
- Target group:
- Prospective PhD students, for whom, however, funding is not yet available
- doctoral candidates in the final phase of their doctorate who have not yet defended their doctoral thesis but whose funding has expired, and
- postdocs that require interim funding for submitting own proposals to DFG
- Maximum duration: 3 Months
- Scholarship amount: 1200 €/Month/Person
- Funding Capacity: 2 per year
- Application: Can be submitted anytime, Application Form - A
- Processing time: 6 Weeks
- International Research Stay - Postdocs
- Objective: Promotion of early stage researchers and support for career development
- Target group: Postdocs who have completed their doctorate at the RUB and would like to go abroad for a research stay.
- Maximum Duration: 6 Months
- Funding for travel and accommodation: upto 7500 € /Person
- Funding Capacity: 2 per year
- Application: deadline - May 31 & Nov 30 every year, Application Form – B
- Processing time: 4 – 6 Weeks
- Visiting PhD Students
- Objective: Strengthening international cooperation
- Target group: PhD students from universities abroad
- Maximum Duration: 3 Months
- Funding Capacity: 2 per year
- Funding for travel and accommodation: upto 4500 € /Person
- Application: deadline - May 31 & Nov 30 every year, Application Form – B
- Processing time: 4 – 6 Weeks
- Visiting Scientists
- Objective: Strengthening international cooperation, preparation of a possible international collaborative research project
- Target group: Scientists (postdocs, professors) from renowned universities abroad
- Maximum duration: 3 month
- Funding Capacity: 2-3 per year
- Travel and accommodation allowance: 5000 € /Person
- Application: deadline - May 31 & Nov 30 every year, Application Form – B
- Processing time: 4 – 6 Weeks
- International Research Stay - Phd Students
- Objective: To strengthen international cooperation. Short-term funding for research stays abroad. Primarily for applicants who already have applied for funding at the RUB Research School Plus and have been rejected due to reduced funding capacity
- Target group: RUB PhD Students
- Maximum Duration: 3 Months
- Funding Capacity: 2 per year
- Funding for travel and accommodation: upto 4500 € /Person
- Application: deadline - May 31 & Nov 30 every year, Application Form – B
- Processing time: 4 – 6 Weeks
- Guest lecture program, Workshops
Objective: To strengthen and expand the scientific competence of the members of the RDSME. Promote co-operation at the international level.
In addition to the events CRUST (Colloquium for Young Researchers in Underground science and Technology) and RUB-UGSD (RUB- Undergound Space Day), internationally recognized scientists can be invited as part of a guest lecture program/ Workshop.
Funding for travel, accommodation and event organization on a case-by case basis
- Shared Labs - Equipment Upgrades
Objective: Financing of necessary upgrades, additional components for laboratory and computer systems.
Funding up to 10000 Euro, contact RD SME office for further details
- RD SME Innovation Funds
Objective: Initial financing for innovative research ideas in the range of topics of the RD SME (e.g. idea for new joint research projects etc.)
Funding up to 10000 Euro, contact RD SME office for further details
- Conference Travel Funding
Objective: Financial support for the participation of PhD students in conferences.
Funding up to 2000 Euro, contact RD SME office for further details
Application Forms:
Application (only digital) has to be sent per email to – rdsme@ruhr-uni-bochum.de