Exposé-Scholarship
The Graduate Academy supports graduates in their process of planning a doctorate with funding to elaborate a detailed research concept for a Ph.D. project. The aim of this six-month scholarship is to secure further funding for the Ph.D. thesis.
Application deadlines: March 31 | September 30
Travel Grant to Participate at Conferences and for Short-Term Research Trips (for up to four weeks)
The Graduate Academy supports Ph.D. candidates and postdocs with travel grants for attending conferences and congresses/symposia/workshops. Also, shorter research trips up to the duration of four weeks can be supported.
Application deadlines: March 31 | June 30 | September 30 | December 30
Scholarship for a Research Stay Abroad (for up to six Months)
The Graduate Academy financially supports research stays abroad as part of the Ph.D. project for a period of one to six months. Funding consists of a travel lump-sum and a monthly living allowance.
Application deadlines: March 31 | September 30
Networking Initiatives
The Graduate Academy offers financial support for Ph.D. candidates and postdocs who want to organise workshops (scientific exchanges) or conferences with a subsidy of up to 4,000 Euro.
Application deadlines for smaller workshops: March 31 | June 30 | September 30 | December 31
Application deadlines for self-organised conferences: March 31 | September 30
Completion Grant in the Event of Particular Hardships
The goal of this funding programme, which is supported by both the Graduate Academy and the Equal Opportunities Office (Hochschulbüro für ChancenVielfalt), is to support young researchers in finishing their Ph.D. project if delay is caused by family reasons or by the event of particular hardships.
Application deadline: Application is possible at any time.
Lindemann-Scholarship
Every two years, the Dr. Heinz Lindemann Stiftung offers, in close cooperation with the Graduate Academy, the so-called Lindemann-Scholarship to a Ph.D. candidate of Leibniz University Hannover, who is performing his/her Ph.D. in technical or natural science related field.
Next application deadline: July 15, 2021
