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The "Lower Saxony Impulse Professorship" addresses academics approaching the end of their early career phase up to a maximum of ten years after completing their doctorate. It is intended to support universities in the state of Lower Saxony in their efforts to attract and retain early career researchers – thereby consolidating Lower Saxony as a science location.
The program addresses academics approaching the end of the early career phase up to a maximum of ten years after completing their doctorate. The funding is intended to increase their promising career potential in terms of disciplinary expertise as well as their capacity to shape research profiles and structures. In this light, it seeks to boost their potential for future leadership roles ("rising stars").
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Research Cooperation Lower Saxony – Israel
Funding is provided for outstanding research projects in Life Sciences and Medicine carried out jointly by scientists from universities and research institutions in Lower Saxony and Israel. The program is preferably aimed at researchers a few years after their doctorate. Deadline: March 31, 2025
07
Nov
Female professors for Lower Saxony
Funding offer for universities in Lower Saxony that were successful in the federal and state government's Female Professors Program 2030.
30
Oct
New call: Climate Future Lab "Microclimate in urban areas"
This call for proposals supports the establishment and implementation of a research consortium to address the microclimate in urban areas as part of the Climate Future Labs of the Lower Saxony Centre for Climate Research (ZKfN). Deadline for application: October 30, 2024
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Jul
Lower Saxony Impulse Professorship
The program addresses academics approaching the end of the early career phase up to a maximum of ten years after completing their doctorate. Deadline: June 1, 2025 | Dec. 1, 2025
14
Dec
Strategic Development of Potential
Universities in Lower Saxony can apply for funding to sharpen their strategic profile.
07
Nov
Support for the Foundation’s grantees in Israel
The Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 is challenging Israel in many different respects, and the country's academic sector is also suffering the consequences. Within the funding initiative zukunft.niedersachsen, we want to help our grantees on the ground.
13
Oct
Innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to combat rare diseases
Eligible are professors and postdocs at universities and non-university research institutions in Lower Saxony.
