More financing options

• Friedrich Schiller University Jena: ProChance^exchange
  Friedrich Schiller University Jena is committed to generating equal opportunities for women and men in academia. The objective of ProChance^exchange is to enhance the scientific interaction and increase the noticeability and scientific qualification of female researchers at Jena University. This objective is attained by providing funding for the participation in academic events, in which the applicant is a presenting author or leading to the enhancement of the applicant's scientific qualification. Eligible are female doctoral candidates at Jena University, as long as they are not employed by a non-university research institution. Applications may be submitted at any time, but at least six weeks prior to the date of intended utilisation of funding.
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena: Impulse^conferences
  The programme IMPULSE^conferences provides funding for the participation in scientific events in which the applicant is a presenting author. Eligible are doctoral candidates as well as postdocs at Jena University, as long as they are not employed by a non-university research institution. Applications may be submitted at any time, but at least six weeks prior to the date of intended utilization of funding.
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)External link
  The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers travel grants for conferences and more. Unfortunately, information about this funding option is only available in German.
• Fazit StiftungExternal link
  The Fazit Stiftung offers travel grants for doctoral candidates. Unfortunately, information about this funding option is only available in German.
• Minerva StiftungExternal link
  Minerva Short-Term Research Grants are available for all subject areas and are open to applicants from all research facilities (in Israel - public or governmental research institutes) and universities in Germany and Israel. Applicants should not be older than 38 years.

• Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (B.I.F.)External link
  The B.I.F. awards travel grants for young researchers pursuing experimental projects in basic biomedical research. Travel grants are awarded for short-term visits of up to 3 months. The B.I.F. do not support attendance of conferences, symposia and workshops without practical training.
• Christoph-Dornier-StiftungExternal link
  This foundation provides funding for young researchers in the area of clinical psychology, such as grants for research trips abroad or travel to conferences. Unfortunately, more information about this funding option is only available in German.
• Max-Weber-Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland (DGIA)External link
  Once a year the Max Weber Foundation offers Gerald D. Feldman travel grants to German academics with support of the Peters-Beer-Foundation in the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. The travel support aims to improve the professional opportunities for outstanding, internationally orientated academics in the humanities.
• Weichmann-StiftungExternal link
  This foundation funds research on political exile. It offers grants to fund trips to archives for doctoral candidates whose dissertation projects are already in an advanced state of completion. Unfortunately, more information about this funding option is only available in German.

• Publication fond of Thuringian University and State LibraryExternal link
  The Thuringian University and State Library (ThULB) can cover publication costs of articles in open access journals written by researchers of the University of Jena. Funding is also available for open-access monographs resulting from projects funded by the German research foundation (DFG). The funds are provided by the DFG and the state of Thuringia and are available from 2023 to 2025.
• Deutscher AkademikerinnenbundExternal link
  The grants committee of the Deutscher Akademikerinnenbund (German Female Academics' Alliance) accepts applications for publication subsidies from female academics of all fields of study. The committee awards grants for academic publications done at a German publishing house (up to 500 euros) and also offers female academics the opportunity to have their dissertation published in the alliance's own series at the LIT Verlag (Münster/ Hamburg/ London) (without publication subsidies).
• FAZIT-StiftungExternal link
  This foundation offers publication grants for the mandatory copies of your dissertation or postdoctoral thesis if you have no chances of receiving funding from another source. In addition, you can also request a list of publishers which print dissertations for a relatively low price.
• Gerda Weiler StiftungExternal link
  The Gerda Weiler Foundation provides funding for feminist women's studies. It awards publication grants for research projects which fulfill the criteria of the foundation and which would otherwise not be published due to insufficient funding. Work in the following research areas is eligible for funding: anthropology, biology, history, art, medicine, music, philosophy, religion, social sciences, spirituality, linguistics and literary studies.
• VG WortExternal link
  The endowment fund of the German copyright collection society VG Wort provides funding for science and research, particularly through grants for the initial publication of academic monographs which would otherwise not be published due to their high degree of specialization and small print run. A committee composed equally of publishers and researchers uses strictly academic criteria to decide whether a publication can receive funding and, if approved how much.

• DZ Bank StiftungExternal link
  The DZ BANK Foundation provides funding for outstanding academic projects with direct relevance for cooperatives and banking. Publication grants are among the possible forms of funding.
• Geschwister Boehringer Ingelheim - Stiftung für GeisteswissenschaftenExternal link
  This foundation awards publication grants for scholarly publications in the humanities which have some connection to "the German-speaking world" in the broadest sense. The foundation only provides publication grants for dissertations which received a grade of summa cum laude or magna cum laude.
• Georg Strecker StiftungExternal link
  The Georg Strecker Stiftung is dedicated to promoting the field of theology. Among other forms of support, it offers publication grants for above-average academic achievements.
• Johanna und Fritz Buch StiftungExternal link
  The Johanna and Fritz Buch Foundation awards publication grants for dissertations and postdoctoral research projects in the humanities, the social sciences, and law.
• Studienstiftung ius vivumExternal link
  This academic foundation provides rapid and unbureaucratic funding for academic work. Among other forms of funding, the foundation also awards publication grants.
• More options to receive a publication grant (in German)External link

• Fritz Thyssen StiftungExternal link
  The Fritz Thyssen Foundation provides funding for small-scale conferences which deal with interdisciplinary issues or bring together international experts on a particular topic.
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena: Impulse^conferences
  The programme provides funding for the participation in academic events in which the applicant is a presenting author.
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena: ProChance^exchange
  The programme supports academic acitivities and qualification of female researchers and especially their participation in conferences.
• VolkswagenStiftungExternal link
  The Volkswagen Foundation funds small-scale, interdisciplinary conferences, symposia, or workshops focusing on innovative topics.

• DZ-BankExternal link
  This foundation supports conferences on topics with direct relevance for cooperatives and banking.
• Fonds der chemischen IndustrieExternal link
  The endowment fund of the German chemical industry funds selected international conferences in Germany. The organizers of the conferences can also apply for travel stipends for international participants.

ProChance – Programme for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in Science

The ProChance programme supports the scientific activity and qualification of female researchers. The aim of the ProChance^exchange programme line is to provide financial support for short research stays, publication costs and participation in workshops and summer schools. Within the framework of the ProChance^career programme line, funding can be applied for to carry out research projects or organise conferences, for mobility (e.g. for stays abroad), for planned third-party funding and for academic leave.

• Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard-FoundationExternal link
  The Foundation promotes talented female researchers with children and is particularly aimed at postgraduate and postdoctoral students of experimental natural sciences or medicine.
• Deutscher Akademikerinnen Bund e. V.External link
  Female academics of all subject fields are supported, especially with regard to publications and achievements, by the provision of awards. The association provides support without consideration for politics, religion, nationality or age. Female students are also invited to apply for support.
• UNESCO-L'Oréal promotional programme for researchers with childrenExternal link
  Every year, the UNESCO-L'Oréal Support Programme in Germany supports three outstanding female PhD candidates with children. The programm is for young scientists in experimental life sciences or medicine. The yearly support amounts to max. 20000 EUR for each PhD candidate.