Support services
Seed 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 research unit or department funds.
Support of the Rectorate
The Rectorate also provides financial support for applications for EU collaborative project in Horizon Europe (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 Research funding advisor responsible for your department will be happy to support you in preparing a proposal in Horizon Europe.
The Rectorate offers financial support for the submission of proposals for DFG collaborative projects (SFB/TRR, RTG and FOR, Kolleg-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 Grant Office.
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. Ronja Scholz.
The funding advisor responsible for your department will be happy to support you in preparing a proposal to the DFG.
Further support
You can find the current version here: https: //service.tu-dortmund.de/group/intra/hilfestellung-zur-inhaltlichen-antragsgestaltung
The document is aimed at members of TU Dortmund University who are preparing applications for third-party funding. It is intended to provide support in the preparation of such applications, especially in the consideration of non-scientific review criteria, which are becoming increasingly important in addition to the research idea and expertise. The document provides information on the existing structures and support services at TU Dortmund University in relation to various cross-cutting topics. It also contains general information about TU Dortmund University, such as facts and figures, which can be used in the applications. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the funding advice team.
The Research, International Affairs, Transfer - FIT for Science information service, which can be subscribed to individually, bundles current calls for proposals from a wide range of funding bodies. You can filter these calls according to your personal preferences, for example by subject area, career level or funding body. You can also decide how often and on which days of the week you would like to receive the FIT newsletter. FIT covers most of the available formats. Exceptions are ministerial formats, which are unfortunately not always covered; if you are interested in the funding announcements of a specific ministry, we recommend that you subscribe to the respective RSS feed (please contact us).
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Our colleagues at the Graduate Center are the central service facility for early career researchers at TU Dortmund University. They support doctoral candidates, doctoral students, postdocs and junior faculty on their career path and supplement the departments' specialist training with interdisciplinary advice, qualifications and networking.
Our colleagues in the Research Data Service team at TU Dortmund University support researchers from all departments and subject cultures in the sustainable handling of research data.
The colleagues at the Staff Unit Equal Opportunities, Family and Diversity Office will advise you on strengthening the culture of diversity at TU Dortmund University and will also advise you on such aspects in the application process
TU Dortmund University's Sustainability Office advises you on sustainability aspects of your project as well as on the implementation of transparent sustainability communication and networking in the field of sustainability.
The colleagues from the Section Third-Party Funding Management and Legal Matters in Research ensure compliance with funding regulations and provide support in the calculation, application and implementation of externally funded projects. For support in budget preparation issues, please contact us at least 10 days before submission!