Promotionen, Förderung beantragen (SAB)

• ESF Plus-Richtlinie 2021-2027 Hochschule und Forschung

Application for a grant for doctorates according to the ESF funding guideline "Higher Education and Research", PART II.A PROMOTIONS, No. 07471

Universities in the Free State of Saxony can apply for grants for overall projects to qualify young academics through research work in the context of doctorates.

The aim of the ESF project funding "Doctorates" is to exploit individual educational potential in order to strengthen the innovative power in the Free State of Saxony. Academic specialists are to gain improved entry opportunities into Saxony's science and economy through qualification within the framework of a doctorate.

Which doctorates are funded?

Industrial doctorates

Industrial doctorates are in the common interest of participating third parties based in the Free State of Saxony and Saxon universities. Funding for industrial doctorates requires co-financing by the participating third parties of at least 850.00 euros per relevant doctorate and month. The draft of a funding agreement between the third parties involved and the applicant, which includes a corresponding commitment by the third parties involved, must be submitted with the application.

Land innovation doctorates

In the case of Land innovation doctorates, research is conducted on topics that are of particular interest to the Free State of Saxony and are expected to have an impact on the Saxon labour market. For the funding of state innovation doctorates, the applicant must submit a justification of the special interest of the Free State of Saxony in the research topic and the expected effects on the Saxon labour market with the application.

Projects to reconcile family and academic career

(also in combination with one of the above)
Projects to reconcile family and academic career serve to continue doctoral studies after a family-related interruption in academic activity. When funding projects to reconcile family and academic career, interruptions of at least six months to take parental leave or to care for relatives in need of care are considered family-related.

Conditions

Type of funding
Non-repayable grant (partial funding)

Amount

Doctoral scholarship as a contribution to living expenses:

• for industrial doctorates - EUR 850.00 per month
• for state innovation doctorates and projects to reconcile family and academic career - EUR 1,700 per month
• Child allowance for each child for whom the sponsored person (doctoral candidate) receives child allowance - EUR 100.00 per month

Flat-rate administrative allowance in the form of lump-sum funding, staggered according to the number of fellowships

Duration
up to four years

(Details: see funding module / programme page of the SAB)

Please note: There is no legal entitlement to this funding.

• Documents and evidence

You will find a detailed list of all required documents in the application form.

• individual doctorates are understood as work packages within the applicant's overall project
• when designing doctoral projects, efforts should be made to ensure gender parity at the respective university location
• female doctoral candidates are approached both through targeted acquisition and by establishing projects in departments with a higher proportion of women.

A detailed list of all required documents can be found in the application form (Further Information).

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In the first step, take advantage of the advisory services offered by the SAB.

• You can obtain the necessary forms and fact sheets online here via Amt24 or directly from the SAB.
• Complete the application and submit it to the SAB with the required documents and evidence.
• After the SAB has checked your application, you will receive written notification of whether and to what extent your application has been approved.

• Submission of project outlines (next deadline): 20.01.2023 for doctoral projects with funding start between 01.06.2023 and 01.09.2023
• Application: before the start of the project

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