Workshop: Strategic Third-Party Funding & Career Goals - Module 1: Strategic Funding Landscape & Own Positioning
Event type:
- Research Academy Ruhr
- CoachingPLUS
- For Junior Faculty
- Für Junior Faculty
- Workshop
This workshop offers a strategic perspective on acquiring competitive third-party funding in Germany and Europe. Participants will explore the funding landscape and how to align their applications with individual research development and career plans.
This workshop offers a strategic perspective on acquiring competitive third-party funding in Germany and Europe. Participants will explore the funding landscape and how to align their applications with individual research development and career plans. The workshop integrates practical funding knowledge with strategic career aims:
- Overview of German and European research funding (DFG, ERC, BMFTR, Horizon Europe)
- Matching funding schemes with career stages and aims
- Strategic independence plan: leveraging funding as a career driver
- Interactive session: mapping individual funding roadmaps
The workshop is supported by an asynchronous digital learning platform, accessible to all participants for at least six months. The platform provides:
- Resources: proposal templates, checklists, funding overviews, video inputs, and peer forums
- Micro-learning modules: “How to write a strong abstract,” “DFG evaluation criteria,” “ERC panel expectations,” etc.
- Self-reflection exercises: “My scientific independence plan (SIP),” “My strategic funding map”
- Date: Thu, 15 January 2026, 09:00–13:00 h
- Location: online via Zoom
- Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors)
- Trainer: Dr. ès sc. habil. Alexander Schiller
- Registration deadline: 18 December 2025
- Contact for organizational questions: eventrs.ruhr-uni.bochumde