How to rock your first (DFG) proposal – Grant-writing do’s and don’ts for ECRs

Online

Talk

10.00 – 12.00 CEST

In today's competitive research landscape, securing external funding is paramount. The German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a great portfolio of different types of grants specifically geared towards Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and also provides numerous valuable resources for first-time applicants. Exploring the DFG individual grants portfolio is very valuable to get started on a successful third-party funding career. 

Participants are presented with an overview of the DFG ECR funding portfolio and of the essentials of proposal-writing pertaining to DFG grants. The presentation describes the DFG review process for applications and discusses basic eligibility requirements for various programs. Additionally, the talk covers basic strategies of dealing with the DFG CV template and crafting a persuasive budget. It also includes recommendations for how to tackle topics such as research data management, ethics, and gender and diversity in a DFG individual grant.

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Bettina Heiss – Research Support, Team National Research Funding, GU Frankfurt

European Research Council (ERC) - Funding opportunities & requirements 

Online

Talk

14.00 – 15.30 CEST

ERC Starting Grants are boosters for an academic career. Young, talented researchers are given the opportunity to set up a research group and conduct pioneering research. Projects are funded with 1.5 million euros for five years. 

This info talk will give an overview of the funding opportunities offered by the ERC. Participants will learn what requirements must be met for a successful application so that the ERC can be used as an opportunity to establish a junior research group.

There will be time for individual questions. Colleagues from the EU support offices of all Rhine-Main-Universities are present for the discussion.

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Barbara Köhler, TU Darmstadt, Directorate Research Services & Technology Transfer