Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
DFG Emmy Noether Programme
Up to 6 years of funding for early-career researchers to establish an independent junior research group in Germany.
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Key facts
- Career stage
- 2-4 years post-PhD (up to 6y for clinicians)
- Duration
- Up to 6 years
- Host
- German research institution
- Key requirement
- Independence from PhD/postdoc supervisor
- Success rate
- ~20-25%
Who is eligible?
- •2 to 4 years of postdoctoral research experience at the call deadline (up to 6 years for clinicians / MDs)
- •Childcare extensions: +2 years per child (women) or +1 year per child (men), max +6 years total
- •Rotation position available for clinicians to retain at least 49% clinical employment alongside the Emmy Noether group
- •Project carried out at a research institution in Germany
- •Host institution commitment to providing infrastructure
Curious who tends to win this grant?
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