Overview of financing options
On the central pages for Paderborn University on research at the UPB you will find, among other things, information on funding opportunities. We have compiled some information below that is particularly relevant for postdocs from the cultural sciences.
Financing options
The Committee for Research and Junior Academics awards postdoc grants for junior academics (start-up financing and a degree completion grant). The calls for tenders of each application round are made public via the Faculty of Arts and Humanities email distribution list, posters on campus, and via our newsletter.
To support female junior professors and postdocs at Paderborn University in their research work, the Executive Board has set up a pool of academic staff positions within the framework of its Equal Opportunities Concept.
- Funding area of history, language and culture
- Funding area of history of knowledge, prehistory and early history, art history, historical Islamic studies, and history
- e-fellows
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (only available in German)
- Marie-Sklodowska-Curie-Program (only available in German)
- Walter Benjamin Programme
- Emmy Noether Programme
- DAAD: Research Scholarships for Postdoctoral Researchers (Postdoc Program) - Short-term Scholarships (only available in German)
- DAAD: Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience
- Humboldt Research Fellowship
Overview on funding opportunities for women:
- Margaret of Wrangell Habilitation Program for Women (only available in German)
- Center of Excellence Women and Science (only available in German)
Information on specific funding and awards for junior academics
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities receives an annual Research Fund (Forschungsreserve), which is used in particular to provide financial support for research projects (small projects, starting aid) and travel expenses of scientific staff members, as well as to promote scholarships.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a range of different scholarships both for staying in Germany when coming from abroad as well as for going abroad when coming from Germany.
Further information regarding funding opportunities for stays abroad.
The Research Unit team will support you in acquiring third-party funding and submitting specific applications.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports funding and research cooperations for postdocs. Up-to-date information on applications and funding opportunities can be found on the DFG website.
Individual proposals:
Early postdoc phase:
Individual Funding:
Walter Benjamin Program
Project funding;
General allowance including a position as project lead
Funding period: 2 years
Employment in Germany: E13
Employment abroad: 1750 Euro
Possibility of extension by 12 months
Further information about the Walter Benjamin Program
Advanced Postdoctoral Stage:
Individual funding:
Emmy Noether Program
Project funding:
General allowance including a position as project lead
Funding period: 6 years
Employment: E15
Further information about the Emmy Noether Program
When qualified for a professorship and during the process of transition to a professorship:
Individual funding:
Heisenberg Program
Project funding (only within qualification for a professorship):
General allowance including a position as project lead
Heisenberg fellowship: 4,450 euros
Duration of funding: max. 5 years
Employment: E15/W2 or W3 professorship tenure track
Further information on the Heisenberg program
Application:
From early postdoc phase to qualification for a professorship:
Vacancies: Postdoc position (participation in DFG project or collaboration)
Funding period: depending on project duration
Employment: E13 to E14
Application: directly to the project lead
Newsletter of the FIT Information Service
The FIT e-mail newsletter combines grant announcements and scholarships from various funding institutions. When registering for the newsletter, you can select specific funding institutions and subjects that you are interested in. For more information, check out the Kassel University website.
