# Funding for Your Postdoc Phase
**Source**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support
**Parent**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies
The University of Bonn supports postdocs in various funding lines and provides individual advice on external funding opportunities. Whether you are looking for material resources to carry out your own research projects or travel grants to attend a conference - you will find the right funding instrument here.
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## Transdisciplinary Research Areas (TRA)
The six transdisciplinary research areas (TRAs) of the University of Bonn offer various funding opportunities for their members (and members-to-be).
[To the Funding Opportunities within the TRAs](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas)1
## Funding from the University of Bonn
As the central pillar of the “Argelander Program for Early Career Researchers”, the **Argelander Grants** support you on your path to an academic career after your doctorate. The various funding lines give you the opportunity to gain academic independence, raise your international profile and expand your academic network. The University of Bonn also offers many other funding opportunities. In particular, the aim is to support young female scientists on their career path and thus increase the proportion of **women in science**. Another focus is on postdoctoral researchers and academics from **countries in the Global South**, who are to be given the opportunity to spend time at the University of Bonn through our own funding programs.
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### Argelander Starter-Kit Grant (A) “Stepping Stone”
The aim of this funding line is to enable early-career researchers who would like to continue their academic career by moving to the University of Bonn to obtain a start-up position and to support them in securing third-party funding.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-starter-kit-grant-for-postdocs-starter-kit-a)2
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### Argelander Starter-Kit Grant (B) “Research Funds”
The aim of the funding is to prepare postdocs at the University of Bonn for the start of an academic career in the transitional phase after the doctorate and to support them in the acquisition of third-party funding.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-starter-kit-grant-for-postdocs)3
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### Argelander International Conference Grant
Funding for active participation in conferences to support postdocs in building international networks.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-international-conference-grant)4
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### Argelander Mobility Grants
The funding covers a research stay for six to 12 months at a research institution abroad.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-mobility-grants)5
- © Bryan Meltz/ Emory University
### Emory University CRG
Collaborative Research Grant for joint research projects between the University of Bonn and Emory University.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/emory-university-crg)6
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### Hebrew University CRG
Collaborative Research Grant for joint research projects between the University of Bonn and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/hebrew-university-crg)7
- © University of Melbourne
### University of Melbourne REF
Research Excellence Fund for joint research projects between the University of Bonn and University of Melbourne.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/university-of-melbourne-ref)8
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### Career With Family for Female Postdocs
Ziel der Förderlinie Career with Family ist die Förderung und Unterstützung von Postdoktorandinnen mit Erziehungsaufgaben, die im Rahmen ihrer Qualifizierungsphase einen Auslandsaufenthalt planen.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/career-with-family)9
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### University of St Andrews CRG
Collaborative Research Grant for joint research projects between the University of Bonn and University of St Andrews.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/university-of-st-andrews-crg)10
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### Qualification Support for Female Postdocs
Ziel der Förderlinie Career with Family ist die Förderung und Unterstützung von Postdoktorandinnen mit Erziehungsaufgaben, die im Rahmen ihrer Qualifizierungsphase einen Auslandsaufenthalt planen.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/qualification-support)11
- © Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn
### Bonn International Fellowships
Invitation of excellent researchers from all disciplines to Bonn for short stays (up to 12 days).
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/bonn-international-fellowships)12
- © Mira Zöller/Uni Bonn
### Bonn SDG Fellowships
Invitation of scholars preferably from the Africa, Latin America and South(east) Asia for research on Sustainable Development Goals-related topics (for periods of 3–12 months).
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/bonn-sdg-fellowships)13
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### Support for Participation and Involvement
The goal is to enable female scientists to participate in and help shape university decision-making processes.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/support-for-participation-and-involvement)14
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### Guest Female Professors Program
With the guest female professors funding, the University of Bonn actively encourages outstanding international female scientists to come for research and teaching stays and to strengthen the university's international profile.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/guest-female-professors-program)15
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### Conference Participation or Stay Abroad
The funding within the framework of STEP 5c aims to enable participation in scientific conferences as well as research stays abroad in order to present one's own research results in a lecture to an international audience and to discuss them with other (international) scientists.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/conference-participation-or-stay-abroad)16
- © Lannert / Uni Bonn
### Funding for a Guest Stay
The goal is to enable female scientists to conduct joint research projects at the University of Bonn in cooperation with a visiting female scientist and to present these to the local academic community.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/funding-for-a-guest-stay)17
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### Funding for Innovative Product Validations
The university awards prototyping grants to promote scientifically based and innovative start-up ideas from the University of Bonn. These ideas are to be further developed toward market readiness during the funding period and achieve a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 4. This ensures compatibility with important start-up funding programs.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/funding-for-innovative-product-validations)18
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### Individual Research Funding for Female Professors
The aim of the STEP Onboarding and Commitment program is to support a smooth start for a female researcher at the University of Bonn and to enhance the attractiveness of the professorship in the context of appointment and retention negotiations with female academics.
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/individual-research-funding-for-female-professors)19
- © University of St Andrews
### St Andrews Joint Education Fund
Joint Education Fund zwischen der Universität Bonn und der University of St Andrews
[Read more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/st-andrews_joint_education_fund)20
## External funding opportunities
Are you a postdoctoral researcher looking for external funding for your research project? Then you can get individual advice on the many external funding opportunities that await you statewide, nationally and internationally. You can also stay informed about new calls for proposals with the FIT newsletter.
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### Individual funding advice
You are welcome to seek individual advice on all aspects of third-party funding. To do so, make an appointment with the Research Funding Department (7.1) in the Department of Research and Transfer.
[Application advice for your third-party funded project](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/forschungsfoerderung)21
### FIT Database and Newsletter
The Information Service for Research, International Affairs, and Transfer (FIT) is a database with a newsletter function that collects new information on research funding options, event announcements, calls for proposals, and much more on a daily basis. Thanks to the University of Bonn's membership in the FIT network, members of the University of Bonn can use FIT and customize it to their individual needs.
[Subscribe now](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/fit-newsletter)22
## External funding databases
### EURAXESS
Job and scholarship database of the European Commission
[Learn more](https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/)23
### DAAD-Scholarship database
Database of the German Academic Exchange Service on funding opportunities for graduates, doctoral candidates and university teachers
[Learn more](https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/de/21148-stipendiendatenbank/)24
### KISSWIN
Database with funding for young researchers
[Learn more](https://www.kisswin.de/)25
### Find A PostDoc
Funding opportunities and positions for postdocs worldwide
[Learn more](https://www.findapostdoc.com/)26
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## Contact
Dr. Robert Radu
[funding@verwaltung.uni-bonn.de](mailto:funding@verwaltung.uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-60222](tel:+49 228 73-60222)
I am happy to help with any questions you may have on our Argelander Grants. Get in touch!
© Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn
## Also see
### Qualification Program Careers plus
Careers plus offers free events and coaching on generic competences.
**[Learn more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/nach-der-promotion/qualifizierung)27**
### Orientation and Support
The Argelander Program for Early-Career Researchers offers a wide range of services to support you during your postdoc.
**[Learn more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/nach-der-promotion/orientierung)28**
### News and Events
Find out what's new and what events are coming up.
**[Learn more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/aktuelles-events)29**
## Links
1. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas
2. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-starter-kit-grant-for-postdocs-starter-kit-a
3. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-starter-kit-grant-for-postdocs
4. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-international-conference-grant
5. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/argelander-mobility-grants
6. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/emory-university-crg
7. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/hebrew-university-crg
8. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/university-of-melbourne-ref
9. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/career-with-family
10. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/university-of-st-andrews-crg
11. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/qualification-support
12. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/bonn-international-fellowships
13. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/bonn-sdg-fellowships
14. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/support-for-participation-and-involvement
15. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/guest-female-professors-program
16. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/conference-participation-or-stay-abroad
17. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/funding-for-a-guest-stay
18. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/funding-for-innovative-product-validations
19. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/ecrs/after-your-doctoral-studies/support/individual-research-funding-for-female-professors
20. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/university-grants/st-andrews\_joint\_education\_fund
21. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/forschungsfoerderung
22. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/support-for-researchers-and-teachers/research-funding/fit-newsletter
23. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/
24. https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/de/21148-stipendiendatenbank/
25. https://www.kisswin.de/
26. https://www.findapostdoc.com/
27. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/nach-der-promotion/qualifizierung
28. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/nach-der-promotion/orientierung
29. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/forschung-lehre/early-career/aktuelles-events