Research Support and Scholarships
The Equal Opportunities Office advises and informs female junior researchers about research support programmes of Heidelberg University, the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg and other institutions for the promotion of science, which are aimed at female researchers particularly. A programme for female researchers, for instance, helps women with children to resume or continue their qualifications. Other programmes are aimed at outstanding female researchers who wish to pursue an academic career. If you have not found a suitable programme, you can look up further support options here.
Olympia Morata Programme
As part of its plan for the advancement of women, Heidelberg University with this qualification programme provides positions to support young female researchers.
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Olympia Morata Programme of the Medical Faculty Heidelberg

The aim of this programme is to support qualified female researchers with their habilitation or comparable qualification at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg.
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Individual Funding
With this fund the University has created an equal opportunity back-up, with which to offer timely support in difficult circumstances.
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Margarete von Wrangell Programme
The aim of the programme, which will be realigned by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (MWK) in 2023, is to guide talented women through the postdoc phase with the help of structured postdoc positions, to prevent the disproportionate departure of women in the postdoc phase and to attract highly qualified talent to science on a permanent basis.
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Brigitte Schlieben Lange Programme
With this programme the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg wants to improve the situation of junior researchers and artists at universities and increase the presence of female university professors.
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