Advice on funding and drafting proposals
Are you looking for the right funding options for your research project? Do you need support and strategic advice on how to write your project proposal? Research management at FAU has a wide range of expertise for such issues.
Trained advisors at the faculties and various points of contact at funding providers are on hand to provide you with advice.
DFG advice
Are you a professor interested in submitting a proposal to the German Research Foundation? Research and Early Career Support and H3 at FAU are with you every step of the way, from developing the idea up until the review. The sooner you contact us, the better we can tailor our advice to your individual situation and assist the application process with our experience.
DFG – Einzelförderung
Referat H3 - Drittmittel und Rechtsangelegenheiten der Forschung
Abteilung H - Haushalt
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-70811
- Email: susanne.schreiber@fau.de
Themen: Förderung durch die DFG - Sachbeihilfen, Forschungsgruppen, Schwerpunktprogramme - Nachname der Lehrstuhl-/Institutsleitung Buchstabe A-Z
Dr. Sonja Pötzsch
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24875
- Email: sonja.poetzsch@fau.de
Dr. Christina Böhm
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-71092
- Email: christina.boehm@fau.de
- Website: https://www.fau.de/graduiertenzentrum/
Detailed information on CRC applications is available on the linked internal page
Dr. Christian Schmitt-Engel
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-20722
- Email: christian.schmitt-engel@fau.de
- Website: http://www.fau.de/graduiertenzentrum
Dr. Henriette Müller-Ahrndt
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22807
- Email: henriette.mueller-ahrndt@fau.de
- Website: https://www.fau.de/graduiertenzentrum
Dr. Sonja Pötzsch
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24875
- Email: sonja.poetzsch@fau.de
Larisa Zaburdaeva
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26330
- Email: larisa.zaburdaeva@fau.de
BMBF advice
You are a researcher looking for funding options. The different federal ministries and the regional Bavarian ministries offer a wide range of funding options. H3 at FAU can provide you with valuable assistance in your application process.
Arbeitsgruppe Bundesförderung
Referat H3 - Drittmittel und Rechtsangelegenheiten der Forschung (DFG)
Abteilung H - Haushalt
Themen: AiF IGF, AZA und ZIM, DAAD PPP, weitere Bundesministerien, ESF-Kofinanzierung durch Bundesministerien
Arbeitsgruppe Bayernförderung
Referat H3 - Drittmittel und Rechtsangelegenheiten der Forschung (DFG)
Abteilung H - Haushalt
Themen: Bayerische Forschungsstiftung, Bayerische Forschungsverbünde, Bayerisches Verbundforschungsprogramm (BayVFP), Bayerische Staatsministerien und Landesämter, BayIntAn, vhb, EFRE
EU advice
The EU Research Office (euRO) and H3 are available to provide support for researchers interested in funding from the EU.
Martina May
Schlossplatz 4
91052 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-71295
- Email: martina.may@fau.de
Svenja Talv
Schlossplatz 4
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-71338
- Email: svenja.talv@fau.de
Other sources of advice regarding third-party funding (e.g. foundations)
For information on further providers of third-party funding, we would recommend contacting H3 at FAU Their website gives a comprehensive overview of different funding options.
Arbeitsgruppe Sonstige Förderung
Referat H3 - Drittmittel und Rechtsangelegenheiten der Forschung (DFG)
Abteilung H - Haushalt
Themen: Stiftungen und Vereine sonstige öffentliche Geldgeber
Other funding options
Contacts
Funding to support researchers with setting up international research projects can be applied for from H3 in the context of BayIntAn (Bavarian Funding Program for the Initiation of International Projects).
Arbeitsgruppe Bayernförderung
Referat H3 - Drittmittel und Rechtsangelegenheiten der Forschung (DFG)
Abteilung H - Haushalt
Themen: Bayerische Forschungsstiftung, Bayerische Forschungsverbünde, Bayerisches Verbundforschungsprogramm (BayVFP), Bayerische Staatsministerien und Landesämter, BayIntAn, vhb, EFRE
The Emerging Talents Initiative supports young FAU postdoctoral researchers with their applications for external funding in a competitive selection process (held twice a year).
Administrative and legal advice
Has your project already been approved? Do you need support with your consortium agreement? Visit our page with information on managing projects and legal issues: