IMPULSE - project

Acquiring their own third-party funding is an important step in the career development of early career researchers and the establishment of their own research profile. The success of their own research proposals depends heavily on the preliminary scientific work they have done. For this reason, we support our early career researchers by providing them with financial assistance in the preparation of promising research proposals for the acquisition of third-party funding.

Program line for early postdocs
University of Jena postdocs who obtained their PhD no more than three years ago are eligible to apply within the pro-gramme line for early postdocs. The programme for early postdocs supports projects that should result in a grant proposal for third-party funding after a period of up to 12 month. It is possible to apply for funding up to a total amount of 10,000 euros for academic employees, student assistants and material and travel expenses.
Please note: The postdoc‘s immediate superiors must confirm that the applicant will be employed at the University of Jena for the entire period of financial support. Intramural double funding at the university hospital / University of Jena is excluded.

Program line for advanced postdocs
This programme supports advanced postdocs to prepare grant applications in order to establish their own research groups (e.g. Emmy Noether-Programme, Heisenberg Programme, Marie Curie Fellowship, ERC, no DFG Individual Research Grant!). Postdocs of the University of Jena who obtained their PhD no more than six years ago are eligible to apply. The programme for advanced postdocs supports projects that should result in an application for third-party funding within a period of up to two years. It is possible to apply for funding up to 20,000 euros for academic employees, student assistants, and material and travel expenses.
Please note: Applicants should have independently obtained funding for at least one project through a competitive process. The postdoc‘s immediate superior must confirm that the applicant will be employed at the University of Jena for the entire period of financial support. Intramural double funding at the university hospital / University of Jena is excluded.

Selection decision
The selection is made based on independent assessments of the originality of the research idea, the quality of the work programme and the likelihood that a suitable project proposal will be drawn up within the funding period. The assessment also considers the achievements to date (university degree, doctorate, publications, and procurement of third-party funding, academic awards) and takes account of the length of the applicant’s academic career.