Advice relating to internal FAU funding and support

FAU is committed to supporting early career researchers in all aspects of their academic career. Particular emphasis is laid on creating a nurturing environment in which young talents can reach their full potential. In order to live up to this objective, FAU offers a number of internal funding and support measures that are tailored individually to the needs of academics at the various stages in their career.

From doctoral candidates to postdoctoral researchers or early career researchers venturing into independent research for the first time: Specific programs and support are available for each stage.

Whether you require support for your research projects, networking opportunities or support geared specifically towards future academic challenges, FAU strives to provide you with tailored solutions at all time.

Overview of funding and support provided by FAU

The following pages give a detailed overview of the various funding and support measures. They are aimed at giving a clear overview of the wide range of opportunities available and help you to choose what is best suited to your individual situation.

FAUconnect

With the FAUconnect dialog platform, researchers have a tool specifically for initiating and developing their interdisciplinary research projects. The platform creates impetus for new and innovative research consortia and identifies and supports promising initiatives early on. In the long term, the aim of FAUconnect is to increase the amount of third-party funding from renowned external funding partners, strengthening FAU’s competitiveness on an international level.

F³G

The “research consortia for promoting equality at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg” (F³G) are an alliance of various collaborative research projects at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. As well as encouraging collaboration between the groups, the objective of the alliance is to ensure that funds for promoting equality are used correctly and for the purpose set out in the guidelines.
F³G