Qualification Fund
Financial support for academic qualification
The Graduate School provides funding for a range of qualification measures from the Qualification Fund (so far so-called Nachwuchsfoerderfonds - NWF). You can, for example, apply for funding if you wish to take part in a conference, are planning a short-term research trip or want to organise a conference yourself. The total amount of funding per year can be up to 4,000 euros per person.
Funding is available for doctoral students, postdocs and assistant professors at Leuphana. Please follow the navigation below to learn about your personal funding options.
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For the actual funding of a qualification measure from the qualification fund, the employment regulations for employees valid at the time of the measure at Leuphana University of Lüneburg regarding travel during the Corona pandemic apply analogously.
Funding opportunities for doctoral students
Doctoral students at Leuphana University of Lüneburg can apply for funding from the Qualification Fund (so far so-called Nachwuchsfoerderfonds - NWF) for training courses and other development measures. The total amount of funding per year can be up to 2,600 euros per person.
The basic condition for funding is that the applicant has been admitted to a doctorate at Leuphana at the time of the funding measure in question. Further criteria and more information can be found in the funding guidelines and the relevant application form.
| Category | Sponsorship Measure | Funding Amount | Application Form |
|---|---|---|---|
Presenting and networking | Active participation in conferences | Germany: up to EUR 600 Europe: up to EUR 800 International: up to EUR 1,300 | Application [pdf] |
Presenting and networking | Participation in conferences | Up to EUR 400 | Application [pdf] |
Educating and networking | Participation in Summer / Autumn / Winter / Spring Schools | Gen. 50% of the costs, up to EUR 1,000 | Application [pdf] |
Researching and networking | Short-term research trips | Usually only travel expenses, up to EUR 1,000 | Application [pdf] |
Funding opportunities for postdocs
Under certain conditions, postdoctoral researchers can access financial support for qualification measures from the Qualification Fund (so far so-called Nachwuchsfoerderfonds - NWF). The total amount of funding per year can be up to 4,000 euros per person.
You can apply for funding if you are a postdoc who is employed at Leuphana or holds a Leuphana scholarship. Further criteria and more information can be found in the funding guidelines and the relevant application form.
| Category | Sponsorship Measure | Funding Amount | Application Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting and networking | Active participation in conferences | Germany: up to EUR 600 Europe: up to EUR 800 International: up to EUR 1,300 | Application [pdf] |
| Presenting and networking | Participation in a Summer / Autumn / Winter / Spring Schools | Gen. 50% of the costs, up to EUR 1,000 | Application [pdf] |
| Researching and networking | Short-term research trips | Usually only travel expenses, up to EUR 1,000 | Application [pdf] |
| Researching and networking "at home" | Organization of conferences at Leuphana | Up to EUR 2,000 | Application [pdf] |
Funding opportunities for assistant professors
Under certain conditions, assistant professors at Leuphana can access financial support for qualification measures from the Qualification Fund (so far so-called Nachwuchsfoerderfonds - NWF). The total amount of funding per year can be up to 4,000 euros per person.
Further criteria and more information can be found in the funding guidelines and the relevant application form.
| Category | Sponsorship Measure | Funding Amount | Application Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting and networking | Active participation in conferences | Germany: up to EUR 600 Europe: up to EUR 800 International: up to EUR 1,300 | Application [pdf] |
| Researching and networking "at home" | Organization of conferences at Leuphana | Up to EUR 2,000 | Application [pdf] |
Application deadlines
The following applies in principle:
Your application for funding must be received in paper form at the Graduate School before the funding measure begins!
You can hand in your application in person on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until 12:30 p.m. or you can send your application by (internal) mail.
Please note additionaly:
In accordance with the Funding Regulations - cf. letters b) and c) -, an application submitted by email can only be considered to be on time if it is submitted in complete form and before the project / the measure (e.g. participating at a conference) has started and has arrived in paper form no later than two days following the end of the appropriate round of funding.
The funding decision on applications received by the following deadlines will be made 6 to 8 weeks after the end of these deadlines:
January 15, 12 o’clock
May 15, 12 o’clock
September 15, 12 o’clock
Should the 15th be a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the period ends at the next working day by 12 o’clock.
Contact Qualification Fund
Graduate School
Qualification Fund
Universitätsallee 1 C14.124
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677- 2402
gradschool.qf@leuphana.de