Germany’s largest independent research funding organisation offers funding opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. Join our online talk and get to know the DFG and its funding portfolio for postdocs.

We offer an overview of all funding instruments for the time after your PhD as well as specific focus talks on the Walter Benjamin Programme, the Emmy Noether Programme and the Heisenberg Programme. We will also provide advice on how to prepare your proposal for the review process and answer your questions. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines are welcome to join!

Upcoming talks in the Prospects Series:

• 28/04/2025, 01:15 - 02:45 p.m. CET – Emmy Noether Programme(externer Link)
• 26/05/2025, 03:30 - 05:00 p.m. CET – Walter Benjamin Programme
• 27/06/2025, 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. CET – DFG-Förderangebote für die wissenschaftliche Karriere (in German)
• 18/07/2025, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. CET – Emmy Noether Programme
• 15/09/2025, 02:00 - 03:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
• 14/10/2025, 01:30 - 03:00 p.m. CET – Walter Benjamin-Programm (in German)
• 11/12/2025, 04:00 - 05:30 p.m. CET – DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs 

Please check this website and our social media accounts for updates on the individual talks.

Prospects: The Emmy Noether Programme

Are you aiming for a professorship and would like to lead an independent junior research group? Then the Emmy Noether Programme might be an attractive option for you.

In our talk, you will get first-hand information about the DFG, the aims of the Emmy Noether Programme, its eligibility requirements and the type, the scope and the duration of the funding. We will also explain how the DFG arrives at a funding decision and give you tips on how to prepare a proposal. 

We are happy to answer your questions during and after the talk. We invite PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines as well as research support staff.

• 28/04/2025, 1:15-2:45 p.m. CET
• The link to the Webex meeting will be published here a few days before the talk.
• Please note that prior registration is not possible.