Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard-Foundation - Call 2021

Support for talented young women with children.

The Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard-Foundation for the promotion of science and research, initiated in 2004, supports talented young women with children. It aims to enable them to create the freedom and mobility required to further their scientific careers. The Foundation wishes to help prevent science from loosing excellent talent. It is aimed specifically at graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of experimental natural sciences and medicine.

Women are, measured by their scientific potential, underrepresented in leading scientific or research positions. The Foundation targets specifically the problem that makes life so difficult for many female scientists, namely balancing family obligations with the duties of an independent researcher. A monthly financial grant to pay for assistance in household chores and for additional childcare is aimed to relieve these young female scientists from household tasks. The time thus freed allows them to continue working at a high standard, despite the double burden. The Foundation hopes to contribute towards increasing the proportion of highly qualified women participating in high-level research in Germany.
 

Applications can be submitted via an application portal starting September.
Next application deadline: November 30, 2021
Applications can only be accepted during that period.

For more information, please visit the Foundation's websites.

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