Promotion

Habilitation funding programme

Since 2010, the faculty has maintained a project pool for individual support of women's habilitation theses. Support is provided through allocating funds for research assistant support and laboratory costs, transitional funding, travel for networking, mentoring, etc. The pool is funded by the Department for Equality (Federal Equality Programme) and faculty funds. Since 2025 the funding program is open for person who identifies themselves to be in a diversity category (physical and mental impairments; age; ethnic origin; social background and status; sexual orientation and gender identity).

Number of projects funded since 2010

Parent's fund

Since 2025 new parents have the opportunity to apply for support in the form of personal points, by reducing their teaching load or supporting their research. The measure is aimed generally at new parents, but in the context of the leaky pipeline, it particularly supports breastfeeding mothers, as they are to receive 90 minutes of paid working time per day for breastfeeding or pumping (See Wegleitung zur Verordnung 1 zum Arbeitsgesetz, 5. Kapitel: Sonderschutz von Frauen, 1. Abschnitt: Beschäftigung bei Mutterschaft, Art. 60 Arbeitszeit und Stillzeit bei Schwangerschaft und Mutterschaft).

• Those eligible to apply include individuals at all academic levels (i.e. doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, professors).
• Applicants can apply for 6 PP to hire a person for a semester to support teaching or research.
• Financing can be applied for during the child's first year of life.
• There are two deadlines per year: April 30, october 31