Funding opportunities for the doctorate

Overview, how-to, key steps, FAQ

Referat 6 Forschung, Transfer und Drittmittelservice at MLU

• Overview of individual grants for junior researchers (link, MLU-internal in English)
• Further programs to support careers in science (link MLU-internal in German)

German Research Foundation (DFG)

• Individual Grants Programmes – A How-To Guide

Information from UNIBUND Halle-Jena-Leipzig

• Doctorate scholarships: key steps to a grant and FAQ by Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• Pathways to a doctorate – funding information by Leipzig University

Graduate funding from the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg annually provides funding for scholarships in accordance with the German Graduate Funding Act (GVBl. LSA [Bulletin of Acts and Ordinances of the State of Saxony-Anhalt] 2015, p. 613). The funding comes from the Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the State of Saxony-Anhalt. The annual provision of funding and the amount thereof are subject to the decision of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. Scholarships are awarded by the Graduate Funding Committee of our University. You can obtain further information and advice from Department 1 – Student Services, Division 1.3 – Further Academic Training, Tuition Fees, Scholarships and Elections.

Website of Ref 1.3 (in German)

StipendiumPlus – Talent development in higher education

StipendiumPlus: more than just a scholarship, more than just one scholarship opportunity. Thirteen organizations for the promotion of young talent which have come together under the umbrella of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provide support to students and young researchers with special talents. 

https://www.stipendiumplus.de/ (in German)

Job vacancies at MLU

Employment at MLU in the form of a position in an externally funded project or a budgeted position funded from the university budget is very common. Vacancies are advertised on the University’s homepage.

https://personal.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/jobs/ (in German)

Databases

• ELectronic Research Funding Information System (ELFI): www.elfi.info (in German)
• DAAD Scholarship Database for Incomers (in English)
• mystipendium.de (in German)
• EURAXESS Researchers in Motion (in English)

Other

• Financing your doctorate by Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE), Frankfurt (Main)