{"id":7033,"date":"2026-09-24T16:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/ingra\/?p=7033"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:30:07","slug":"wcge-mini-grants-for-doctoral-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/ingra\/2026\/09\/wcge-mini-grants-for-doctoral-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"[WCGE] Mini-Grants for Doctoral Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Doctoral Academy “Business and Leadership Ethics” is excited to announce the launch of a completely new feature: doctoral researchers can now apply for\u00a0Mini-Grants<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mini-Grants fund empirical research projects led by doctoral researchers in the areas of business, corporate, and leadership ethics. Three grants of up to\u00a0\u20ac4,000<\/strong>\u00a0per person are awarded annually, supporting key phases of empirical work such as study design, pre-testing, participant recruitment, and experiment incentivization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  1. Grant amount: up to \u20ac4,000 per person per year<\/li>
  2. Eligible costs: e.g. participant compensation, materials, software, and research assistant (Hiwi) support; the grant may not be used to (co-)finance the applicant\u2019s own salary\/stipend, nor to cover conference or travel costs<\/li>
  3. Eligible applicants: Doctoral researchers in business, corporate, or leadership ethics<\/li>
  4. Methodological focus: Empirical designs (particularly experiments); qualitative studies also eligible<\/li>
  5. Expected outcome: recipients present the results of their study at a suitable event of the Doctoral Academy (e.g. a summer\/winter school or writing retreat)<\/li>
  6. Next application deadlines: 31 December 2026 &<\/span> 30 June 2027<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Applications must include a project description, detailed budget, CV of the project lead, and a declaration of no full alternative funding. A demonstrable practical relevance is mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n