Support for Young Scientists

Since 2013, the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences has made a targeted effort to promote the career development of young scientists.

Travel grant

Research associates are given travel grants for:

Participation in research committees
Conferences and lectures in the context of a doctorate or habilitation

Each institute has earmarked funding for this purpose that is allocated in the annual distribution of funding. Each department has an annual budget of (tentatively for 2015) around 1,750 euros.

For this type of grant, please contact the head of your department directly. They decide on the individual amount of the grant.

Support of continuing education in didactics

Research associates are reimbursed the participation fees and travel costs for:

University didactic education
Media didactic education
Tutor training

Expense accounting is done with the Faculty Management. With your expense claim, you must submit:

Expense form from the Faculty Management
Copy of the certificate of participation
Copy of the HDZ receipt
Copy of the receipt for payment
if applicable, request for travel expense reimbursement from the University of Hohenheim (travel costs) including the form business trip authorization

Support in the context of the network INEF

The network Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance (INEF) provides a limited number of scholarships to doctoral candidates and postdocs from the University of Hohenheim for a stay at one of the INEF partner universities and for participating in conferences. Further information regarding the application process is available on the website of the network.

The University Management and the Faculty support the preparation of project proposals with targeted measures and rewards outstanding achievements by its young scientists.

Seed Grant for young researchers

You have an exciting idea for a research project? But you still need some prepatory work before a proposal can be submitted? A Seed Grant might be the right choice. The development of ideas and scientific preparation work for reseach proposals can be funded with a Seed Grant.

Information regarding the current call for applications is available on the website of the Department Research Promotion.

Awards and scholarships

Excellent students and researchers need special promotion and support. Together with benefactors and donors the University of Hohenheim honors the efforts of its excellent young scientists with numerous awards and scholarships.

The most important awards, especially for economists and social scientists, are:

Further information to individual calls is available on the central webpages of the university.

Personnel development and career promotion

With the establishment of an academic human resource development and career promotion plan, the University of Hohenheim offers researchers a program specifically directed at them for their professional development.