heiDOCS Funding Scheme

The "Mobility Grant" aims to increase the early scientific independence and visibility of doctoral students. It provides travel grants for participation in conferences, workshops, summer schools, and research stays with external working groups. The maximum grant for the entire doctoral phase per doctoral student is 600€. Applications must be submitted to the Graduate Academy by January 10, April 10, July 10, and October 10.

The "Supervision Grant" serves as a quality assurance measure in the review and examination process in the sense of broadening supervision. It provides travel allowances (no remuneration!) for external reviewers who come to Heidelberg for the defense of their thesis. Funding is provided up to a maximum amount of 650€ per review process. Applications must be submitted to the Graduate Academy by January 10, April 10, July 10, and October 10.

The "Doctoral Student Initiative" is intended to promote scientific and interdisciplinary networking among the doctoral students of the faculty. It provides financial support, for example, to organize doctoral seminars with out-of-town speakers, "chats by the fireplace", "retreats", and the like. The initiative must be scientifically or academically related, originate from at least two doctoral students of the faculty, and be carried out by them independently (no outsourcing!). Applications must be submitted to the Graduate Academy by January 10 (for initiatives in the summer semester) and July 10 (for initiatives in the winter semester).

The "Graduation Support“ provides the faculty's doctoral students with financial support to complete their doctoral degree after their existing funding has expired, provided that the delay is scientifically/academically justified. The ”Family Support" also provides financial support for the completion of the PhD, but in this case it is aimed at candidates who have become parents during the course of their doctoral studies (the cut-off date is the date of acceptance as a doctoral student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science) and when this has led to an interruption or reduction in working hours on the PhD. Funding is granted for a maximum period of 6 months (Graduation Support) or a maximum of 12 months (Family Support) for an amount of 1200€/month. Applications must be submitted to the Graduate Academy by January 10, April 10, July 10, and October 10. The grant can be initiated at the earliest just under 1 month up to a maximum of 6 months after the respective cut-off dates.