In terms of academic career support, funding line I supports researchers in early career phases in the preparation of third-party funding applications.

It is aimed at:

• Researchers in the early stages of their career (especially postdocs and junior professors) from the submission of their dissertation who, as (co-)project leader, are planning to apply for substantial own funds from a third-party funding body (e.g. DFG individual research grant, DFG Emmy Noether Program, project funding or multi-year research fellowship from foundations / ministries, DFG Walter Benjamin Program)

Prerequisites:

•     Promising proposal that contributes to the achievement of scientific independence of the researcher
•     Funding of generally over €100.000 will be applied for
•     Advice from the research funding officers in Department 7 before submitting the third-party funding application

Funding available for:

•     Personnel resources
•     Material resources
•     Travel funds

As a rule, the funding volume should not exceed €15.000.

Funding line II offers postdoctoral researchers who have applied for third-party funding to finance their own position at Osnabrück University support in bridging the review period.

The funding line is initially limited until 31.8.2025.

It is aimed at:

• Postdoctoral researchers at Osnabrück University who have applied for third-party funds to finance their own position at Osnabrück University for at least 2 years (e.g. DFG grant with own position, Thyssen project proposal with own position) and need to bridge the review period.

Prerequisites:

• Promising application for funding of their own position at Osnabrück University has been submitted
• Third-party funding application must have been submitted via Department 7 or a final draft must have been submitted to Department 7
• It must be ensured that there is no vacant position available in the school in the near future and that central funding is therefore absolutely necessary
• A financial contribution from the school is required

Funding available for:

• Personnel funds - own position for up to 6 months at a rate of up to 65% TVL-13. A financial contribution from the school is required.

Applications over €15.000 must be received by Department 7 at least 1 month before the respective meeting of the FNK.
Applicants are advised to observe the restrictions of the WissZeitVG.

Funding line III supports professors at Osnabrück University who do not have their own staff available from basic funding as well as research fellows and teaching staff for special tasks (LfbA) with permanent positions in the preparation of project proposals.

It is aimed at:

•     Professors at Osnabrück University who do not have their own staff available from the basic budget
•     Research fellows and teaching staff for special tasks in permanent positions

Prerequisites:

•     LOM-relevant application to the DFG, foundations, EU, BMBF and other third-party funding bodies
•     Acquisition of generally over €100.000

Please note that competitive funds from the MWK or special funds from the state are not LOM-relevant.

Funding available for:

•  Funds for student assistants; for particularly extensive (collaborative) projects, personnel funds for up to 6 months 50% TV-L E13

Funding line IV supports researchers at Osnabrück University in preparing a proposal for national or international research consortia.

It is aimed at:

• Applicants for Collaborative Research Centers, Research Units, Priority Programs and Research Training Groups of the DFG, collaborative projects of a federal ministry as well as foundations, the EU and other third-party funding organisations.

Prerequisites:  

•     Significant participation of Osnabrück University in the research consortium
•     Profile/structure-building significance of the project for Osnabrück University

Funding is provided in multi-stage procedures, preferably for the preparation of the final application (establishment proposal); alternative funding for the application in the first phase (draft proposal) is possible in individual cases with special justification.

Funding available for:

•     Personnel resources
•     Material resources
•     Travel funds

Funding line V. supports researchers at Osnabrück University in the initiation of and (as PI) participation in EU collaborative research projects. Support is provided for activities that serve to prepare a LOM-relevant third-party funding application (e.g. trips to coordination meetings, preparatory workshops or similar to the cooperating institution in another EU country for the preparation of a project application). The involvement of postdoctoral researchers and junior professors at Osnabrück University is desirable; long-term cooperation should be anchored in a UOS department.

The funding line is aimed at:

• UOS researchers who are preparing an LOM-relevant third-party funding application for a joint research project with one or more research institutions in other EU countries

Please note that competitive funds from the MWK or special funds from the federal state are not LOM-relevant.

Prerequisites:  

•     Activities serve to prepare a LOM-relevant third-party funding application
•     Specification of the program in which a joint application is to be submitted
•     Timetable for the preparation of the application

Funding available for:

• Travel and accommodation costs for Osnabrück researchers for meetings at the cooperating institution in another EU country
• Material resources
• Personnel resources for student assistants

• Application form
• Statement from the dean's office or the institute management with the signature of the dean's office (template available for download if required) on the eligibility for funding and significance of the planned third-party funded project from the perspective of the school/ institute as well as the possibility of financial participation in the measure applied for from the research pool
• Additional information as detailed below

1. Funding lines I, III-V: Description of the planned third-party funded project

•     Description of the project for which a proposal will be prepared with the help of funds from the research pool
•     Details of the research funding institution and the date of the planned proposal
•     Information on the amount requested and the planned duration of the third-party funded project
•     Are other persons/ disciplines involved in the externally funded project?
•     Proof of the application requirements according to the funding lines

Funding line II: Description of the research project for which third-party funding is being applied for, including the applicant's own position, with details about the points listed above.

2. Explanation of the use of the funds requested from the research pool and the funding requirements

• What support is required and what will the requested funds be used for? How will this specifically support the development of the third-party funding application?
• Please prepare a brief financing plan for the funds requested from the research pool, differentiated according to personnel costs, material costs, and travel costs
• If doctoral candidates or postdoctoral researchers are to be funded from the requested measure, please state their name, age, degree, and current qualification phase

Depending on the volume applied for, the decision will be made by the responsible member of the President`s Cabinet, the FNK or the President`s Cabinet.

Funding guideline with tabular overview of the funding lines (in German) (PDF, 1.56 MB)

Dezernat 7:

Dr. Marie-Kathrin Drauschke, mariekathrin.drauschke@uni-osnabrueck.de

Dezernat 3:

Rabea Lüken, rabea.lueken@uni-osnabrueck.de