Interne und externe Unterstützungsprogramme für Doktorand:innen
Funding of doctoral costs via the FH Aachen doctoral programme
Financial support during your doctoral project
FH Aachen supports its doctoral candidates financially by subsidising congress trips, poster presentations, publication costs and the like. In exceptional cases, there is the possibility of bridging funding. The funding application must be submitted using the following form viapromotion@fh-aachen.de. Application form / criteriafor funding
Programme for the promotion of early career researchers at FH Aachen
In 2019, FH Aachen supported outstanding graduates with the programme for the promotion of early career researchers. More than 30 doctorates were supported through the programme. In 2014, seven doctorates were already funded through the FH Aachen programme. Please note that no new applications are currently being accepted for the programme. Information on the programme can be found here:
Programme for the promotion of early career researchers at FH Aachen
Publication Fund Research
Publication fund
For many years, the Library has offered to make first or second publications freely accessible on the university's own publication server OPUS. It also finances open access publications in the publishers Springer Nature, Wiley and PLOS.
The Vice Rectorate for Research, Innovation and Transfer can apply for partial funding of open access publication fees of up to €1,000 for open access publications with publishers that are not covered by the Library. The aim is to increase publication output.
Information and the application form can be found on the Library 's website.
HAW.International: Congress and trade fair trips - DAAD
HAW.International: Congress and trade fair trips - DAAD
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- Application requirements
- Application procedure
- Contact and further information
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Programme objective
The programme promotes the active participation of members of German universities of applied sciences (HAWs) and universities of applied sciences (FHs) in international scientific congresses and conferences as well as international trade fairs (face-to-face and online).
Online and face-to-face participation is funded, insofar as the development of the pandemic situation permits.
External doctoral/research scholarships
In addition to funding through a position at a university or in industry, it is also possible to apply for doctoral or research scholarships. The advantage of scholarships is the focus on the doctorate and the research project during the usually three-year term. There are 13 funding organisations in Germany that award scholarships to students and doctorates.
On the IVT (Innovation Transfer Division) website you will find fact sheets on the promotion of young researchers (downloads/log-in required).
On the following pages of the 13 scholarship providers with doctoral programmes you will find information on funding opportunities, award criteria and programmes. The programmes differ in their focus, so you should choose a funding organisation that suits you individually.
- Cusanuswerk e. V.
- Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk
- Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
- Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
- Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSS)
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
- Foundation of the German Economy
- Avicenna Study Foundation
- Study Foundation of the German People
- Heinrich Böll Foundation
- Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- Hans Böckler Foundation
Links to further overviews of scholarship programmes in Germany
- Scholarship programmes for gifted students www.stipendiumplus.de
- DAAD Scholarship Finder www.daad.de
- Association of German Foundations www.stiftungen.org
- Foundation index www.stiftungsindex.de
- Scholarship guide + self-test www.lernen.net/stipendium
- Getting and keeping a scholarship www.lernen.net/stipendium
Joint information event organised by the HAWs NRW and the Doctoral College NRW "Scholarships - Strong networks and funding for cooperative doctorates"
Scholarship Information Day of the HAW NRW
About once a year, the doctoral centres of the universities of applied sciences (HAW) in NRW offer a jointly organised scholarship information event at which the funding organisations present themselves and individual questions can be clarified.
The next event is currently being planned and is expected to take place in autumn 2023. Information will be available in due course here and under Current Dates.
Domestic funding opportunities
DFG Scientific Career | Funding within a Project
ELFI Service Point for ELectronic Research Funding Information
Doctoral scholarship: Overview of scholarship providers