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Support services

Start-up funding from the Rectorate

The Rectorate provides financial support for the submission of proposals for complex DFG and EU collaborative projects if funding is not available from departmental or faculty funds.

Support of the Rectorate

The Rectorate also provides financial support for applications for Horizon Europe EU collaborative projects (RIA/IA, EIC, Missions), ERC Synergy Grants and MSCA Doctoral Networks, if funding is not available from departmental or faculty funds. If required, up to 50% of an academic staff position can be funded for a maximum of six months (in accordance with the current DFG staffing rate for doctoral candidates and similar). The prerequisite is that the project is coordinated by TU Dortmund University and that a convincing concept is available. Application forms are available on request from the Grants Office.

For EU collaborative projects, we offer a comprehensive project management service, which includes support in the preparatory phase in the search for suitable consortium partners, coordination of the application, consortium communication and the preparation of work plans and budgets. If your application is successful, we can also take on individual tasks or the entire project management and work directly in the project teams.

The funding advisor responsible for your department will be happy to support you in preparing a proposal to the DFG.

The Rectorate offers financial support for the submission of proposals for DFG collaborative projects (SFB/TRR, RTG and FOR, RTG-FOR). This support includes both the preparation of a project outline and the preparation of a full proposal if funding is not possible via chair or faculty funds. In the outline phase, funding for a research assistant position (50%) can be provided for up to 6 months upon application. In the full proposal phase, a research assistant position can also be funded for up to 12 months upon request (100% for SFB/TRR, 50% for RTG/FOR/Kolleg-FOR). This is based on the current DFG staffing rates (doctoral candidate and comparable). Prerequisites for funding are the assumption of the spokespersonship, a significant participation of TU Dortmund University in the network and a concrete concept in the outline phase. The application forms are available on request from the funding advisory service.

The Rectorate provides support right from the first stage of brainstorming and consortium formation for a DFG collaborative project. The contact person here is Dr. Gunter Friedrich.
The funding advisor responsible for your department will be happy to support you in preparing a proposal to the DFG.

Further support

Here you can find our colleagues of the Graduate Center.

Here you will find our colleagues from Project Development and Management.

Here you can find our colleagues from Research Data Management.

Here you will find our colleagues from the Equal Opportunities, Family and Diversity Office.

Here you can find our colleagues from the Sustainability Office.

Our colleagues in the Section Third-party Funding Management will be happy to help you draw up a budget for your research project. Please contact them at least 10 days before submission!