Financing & Funding

The departments within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences regularly and successfully secure external funding from European, national, and regional funding agencies. These successful grant proposals enable innovative research projects and strengthen research in the long term. The faculty and the university support the grant application process with targeted funding opportunities.

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Research Funding

The faculty and the university support their researchers with a wide range of research support and funding opportunities. On this page, you will find information on incentives for top publications and external grant applications, as well as on the faculty’s support for early career researchers.

In addition, you’ll find information on seed funding and the University of Hohen­heim’s Open Access Publication Fund.

Contact

Tim Boissinot

Head of Research, Academic Careers & Knowledge Transfer, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

wiso_forschung(at)uni-hohenheim.de

Early Career Researchers

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences actively supports the career development of its early career faculty members.
The university administration also supports this process with targeted programs to help prepare project proposals and rewards outstanding scholarly achievements through appropriate recognition and funding opportunities.

About Early Career Researchers

Financial Recognition for Outstanding Research Achievements

The faculty’s focus on outstanding research achievements is also reflected in the financial recognition these achievements receive. In recognition of outstanding publications and efforts to secure outstanding external funding, departments receive amounts determined by the faculty as part of the funding allocation process.

Faculty members can find further information in an internal faculty folder on the ILIAS platform.

Go to the ILIAS folder

Start-up Funding from the University of Hohenheim

A seed grant (for early-career researchers) or start-up funding can be used to support the preparation of applications for external funding. These grants are intended exclusively for the preparation of applications and can be applied for on an ongoing basis.

You can find the application form and further information on the website of the Department of Research and Transfer at the University of Hohenheim.

Go to the University of Hohenheim’s Research and Transfer Department

 

University of Hohenheim Open Access Publication Fund

The University of Hohenheim supports open-access publications through a publication fund. Researchers at the university can apply for a cost-sharing subsidy for accepted articles.

You can find the application form and further information on the website of the University of Hohenheim’s Communication, Information, and Media Center (KIM).

Go to the University of Hohenheim’s Center for Communication, Information, and Media