The university’s Equal Opportunity Council provides programmes and scholarships to support female junior researchers in gaining research qualifications and developing their careers.
All programmes for gender equality also address researchers whose identity does not correspond to the standardized gender identities, e.g. transgender.
For information on financial support in case of family obligations, please read "Science Goes Family".
Konstanzia Fellowship
- Target Group
Female postdoctoral researchers (including those whose identity varies from traditional gender norms, e.g. transgender, transsex, intersex, agender) on their last steps towards gaining a professorship
- Application deadline
26th Jan 2022
- Funding period
24 months beginning 1 Apr 2022 and ending 31 Mar 2024
- Modules
Mentoring and network meetings (obligatory), coaching, training, co-funding (optional)
Konstanzia MEiN (Mentoring with Experts and international Networking)
Target group
Female doctoral students (including women in transition) in their 2nd or 3rd PhD-year
Application deadline
30 October 2022
Funding period
Research stay within the period of 1 Jan 2023 until 31 Dec 2023
Funding
Travel expenses to visit mentor abroad
Konstanzia Transition
Target Group
Young female researchers who have a special funding requirement for a limited time or who are in a short-term emergency
Application deadline
Ongoing
Funding period
Up to 6 months
Funding
For doctoral students up to 65% TV-L E13, for postdocs up to 100% TV-L E13
Before submitting an application, a conversation must be held with the responsible officer, see information sheet!
Margarete von Wrangell programme for women
- Target group
Postdoctoral researchers
- Application deadline
Not defined yet
- Funding duration and period
5 years. Call for proposals is to be expected in 1st quarter 2022
- Funding
100 % TV-L 13 (3 years of government funding plus 2 years of university/research group funding)
Brigitte-Schlieben-Lange-Programme for female academics with children
- Target group
Female postdoctoral researchers with a child/children
- Application deadline
Not defined yet
- Funding duration and period
2 years. Call for proposals is to be expected in 1st quarter 2022
- Funding
75-100% TV-L 13 or 14, of which 50% financed by the ministry and 25-50% financed by the research group