Support Programmes for Researchers, Lecturers and Non-Teaching Staff

Heidelberg University offers several of its own grants to researchers and lecturers. Funding is provided for research as well as for study and teaching abroad.

For Research Projects

Innovation Fund FRONTIER of the Excellence Initiative
for small to medium-size research projects of outstanding scientific quality and high innovative potential

Marsilius Fellowships
for a one-year fellowship at the Marsilius Kolleg to work on an interdisciplinary research project

Research Group Leader Grant from the C.H.S. Foundation to support biomedical research
for research group leaders in molecular biomedicine (Ger)

For Women Post-Docs

Margarete von Wrangell Habilitation Programme
for women

Olympia Morata Habilitation Programme
for women

Schlieben-Lange Programme
for young women researchers with children

For Stays Abroad

ERASMUS travel grants for continuing education abroad
for continuing education at partner universities or foreign companies (Ger)

ERASMUS travel grants for guest professorships abroad
for up to a maximum stay of six weeks (Ger)

Mobility Programme
Travel costs, short-term scholarships and tangible means

Scholarships from the Robert E. Schmidt Foundation
for studies and research abroad, especially in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal (Ger)

For International Researchers

Grants from the Götze Foundation
for young researchers from China working in the life and natural sciences (Contact)

For Non-Teaching Staff

ERASMUS Travel grants for continuing education abroad
for continuing education at partner universities or foreign companies (Ger)