RESEARCH FUNDING
Call for proposals Impuls Forschung to support collaborative research
The Hanse University Alliance (HUA) supports the initiation, consolidation and expansion of research collaborations between its member universities and
provides financial support for this via the Impuls Forschung programme. The aim of the programme is to initiate new interdisciplinary research networks, strengthen collaborative synergies in research, sharpen the HUA's research profile and make collaborative research more visible. The funds advertised are primarily intended to be used for networking (Module A) and applying for trilateral research projects (Module B). The funds available are limited to €1,500 (Module A) and €5,000 (Module B).
Target group
Postdoctoral researchers from the member universities and university medical centres of the HUA (Bremen, Greifswald, Groningen, Hamburg, TU Hamburg, Kiel, Lübeck, Lüneburg,
Oldenburg, Rostock).
Requirements
Funding is available for projects aimed at exchanging and developing ideas for research projects within the HUA network and for applying for funding (meetings, workshops, symposia, open access publications, etc.). A prerequisite for funding is therefore the existence of a topic or idea for a joint research project to be applied for by partners from at least three HUA universities (Module B). The focus of the programme is on proposals submitted to the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Application
Proposals can only be submitted by applicants with a doctorate from one of the abovementioned
institutions. Proposals must be submitted electronically to the office (office@hanseuniversityalliance.de)
and can be submitted on 30 June and 15 December. If the applicant moves to another institution during the funding period, the Hanse University
Alliance office and the member university concerned have to be informed immediately about who is taking over the project coordination.
Funding
Funding is available depending on the module applied for (see below) up to a maximum of €1,500 (Module A) and €5,000 (Module B). In principle, the personnel and material costs required to carry out the project are admissible for funding in accordance with the respective financial regulations. External partners of the HUA are not eligible for funding. The activities to be funded should be completed within six months of the start of funding. A total budget of €25,000 is available per half-year. The funds will be transferred by the HUA office at Leuphana University (HUA spokesperson university) to the beneficiary university in advance of the project. Applicants will submit their accounts for the projects to the respective university. Any funds not spent after completion of the measure will be refunded to the office. A report on the completed measures is to be submitted to the office no later than six months after the start of funding.
Module A promotes interdisciplinary networking among researchers from different universities on a specific, jointly defined topic. Funding is provided for networking events, e.g. room rental, catering, invitations to external speakers, in order to enable networking across disciplines and university borders and to develop concepts for
joint project applications.
a. Requirements: Researchers with doctorates from at least two HUA universities
working on a defined topic
b. Funding amount: max. €1,500
Module B supports the development of trilateral research proposals. The initiative focuses on project proposals to the German Research Foundation (DFG, Individual Reasearch Grants, Research Units). Funding is provided, for example, for meetings,workshops or preparatory work such as preliminary investigations or joint publications.
a. Requirements: postdoctoral researchers from three different HUA universities
with a concrete proposal concept
b. Funding amount: max. €5,000
Application and decision procedures Funding applications can be submitted on 30 June and 15 December. If the budget is exhausted, they may not be considered. The HUA Research Working Group decides jointly on the funding of individual projects. Notifications of funding will be sent to the beneficiaries within six weeks of the deadline. The required application documents (form) must be submitted electronically to: office@hanseuniversityalliance.de
For further questions, please contact the Hanse University Alliance office, Dr Katharina Einert, or your local research advisor.
Contact:
Dr Katharina Einert
Hanse University Alliance
Telephone 04131/677-1444
office@hanseuniversityalliance.de
www.hanseuniversityalliance.de
New Call for I3 Junior Projects - Deadline: December 2024
An I3 Junior Project refers to an innovative initiative involving two or more junior scientists.
In this context, a junior scientist is defined as an active member of the research community at TUHH who has not yet obtained a PhD.
Funding is provided to start a scientifically interesting project or for a project with a high degree of scientific uncertainty for the duration of up to one year.
The grant covers up to 10.000 EUR in project related expenses and consumables.
A maximum of ten projects will be awarded.
Selection criteria, timeline and application content can be found in the document for download "Call 2024 I3 Junior Projects"
Call I3 Junior Projects 2024
I3 Program
I3 Program
The I3 program is a central component of the TUHH's growth. I3 (pronounced eye-cube) stands for "Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in the Engineering Sciences". The aim of this program is to identify new interdisciplinary projects and to promote them through internal start-up funding to such an extent that the projects can subsequently acquire external funding, be it from the DFG, the EU or in the form of federal funds. Ideally, this will also enable the early recognition of emerging nuclei for future research priorities at the TUHH. The I3 program is designed to be competitive and is divided into three lines with different framework conditions.
Instrument Research Initiative
Research Initiative (FI)
- A "Research Initiative" (FI) instrument will be introduced to facilitate and make visible new research topics at the TUHH or with the participation of external partners from science or industry in a short period of time. The aim is to create short-term, topical research alliances at the TUHH or under the leadership of the TUHH
- FI arises bottom-up from the circle of scientists at the TUHH with an innovative (interdisciplinary) concept. External partners from the Hamburg metropolitan region and beyond are explicitly desired (but not necessary). The number of members: at least 4 members of the TUHH + external participants
- The Research Initiative (FI) is presented and discussed in the ASPF. ASPF decides on the establishment of the FI, the chairperson of the ASPF informs the Academic Senate
- FI is listed on the TUHH research pages (description of content, partners)
- FI spokesperson creates a separate homepage under the TUHH domain
- Participating deaneries are recommended to mention the research initiative on their homepages
- FI will be continued for a maximum of 3 years
- The spokesperson of the FI reports annually to the ASPF on progress
- It is expected that the FI applies for (external) funding (I3 program, state excellence initiative or similar, founds DFG research group, GraKo, SFB, BMWI cluster, industry...) after 2-3 years at the latest.
- In the event of particular success (e.g. continuous third-party funding, involvement of other institutions), the FI becomes a long-term institution (at the TUHH or beyond) such as a "Center for XXX" or a "Consortium" (here the participation of other universities/institutions outside the TUHH is desired).
- After approx. 3 years, the FI submits a short final report to the ASPF and is usually dissolved.
Calls for Transfer (C4T)
Calls for Transfer (C4T)
The "Calls for Transfer" (C4T) programme, funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and Equality (BWFG) of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is strengthening the realization of innovative findings, concepts or technologies from Hamburg universities for the third time.
Plastic recycling, sustainable palm oil, vertical building explorations with drones, active ageing, immersive locomotion in virtual worlds, cyber forensics on blockchains or even brain-machine interfaces: topics that initially seem unrelated come together seamlessly in the C4T format. Despite diverse disciplines and approaches, C4T funding unites project ideas that provide innovative and multifaceted answers to the urgent question of how we want to live in the future.
In order to transfer economically effective or socio-cultural concepts out of the university and into industry or society, there is often a lack of financial resources. As a result, promising ideas, inventions and smaller research projects often remain in the drawers of researchers. The "Calls for Transfer" (C4T) program launched in summer 2018 under the project management of the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) specifically addresses this problem and promotes the transfer of ideas, knowledge and technology at Hamburg's state universities by initially supporting project applications with up to EUR 30,000. The funding amount can be used flexibly in terms of content and form so that the project plans can be driven forward in an implementation-oriented manner.
Active implementation is carried out by the project coordinator Hamburg Innovation GmbH (HI), which, as a long-standing interface manager between science and industry, not only skillfully masters all challenges of knowledge and technology transfer, but also networks different partners in a targeted manner.
The HI team is looking forward to numerous project ideas and will be happy to answer any questions you may have: To HI-Webseite.
ECIU Researcher Mobility Fund @ TUHH
ECIU Researcher Mobility Fund of the TUHH
Contact persons at the TUHH: Dr. Krista Schölzig and Nicole Frei
https://www.eciu.org/for-staff/researchers-mobility-fund
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