Funding consultation and proposal drafting
From the idea to the funding application
Are you looking for the right funding options for your research project? Do you need support and strategic advice on how to write your project proposal? Research management at FAU has a wide range of expertise for such issues.
Searching for funding
The links below redirect you to databases containing information on the current calls for proposals of the most important third-party funding providers and to other funding databases.
Current calls for proposals and databases
The links below redirect you to databases containing information on the current calls for proposals of the most important third-party funding providers and to other funding databases informing you of current calls for proposals.
- DFG funding programmes
- BMBF calls for proposals (German)
- Advice from the German government on research and innovation (German)
- German government’s research database (German)
- Foundation search engine of the Association of German Foundations (German)
- DAAD scholarship database (German)
- EU Participant Portal (current EU calls for proposals)
- ELFI – Electronic Research Funding Information System
Subject-related advice
For initial questions with regard to your research project (in particular the concept, searching for funding and writing the proposal) you can contact the advisors at your faculty directly.
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology
Dr. Cordula Glass
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-23180
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-22176
- Email: cordula.glass@fau.de
Dr. Robert Fischer
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-23049
- Email: robert.fischer@fau.de
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law
School of Business, Economics and Society
Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann
Chair of Business Administration (Auditing) (Prof. Dr. Henselmann)
- Phone number: 09115302-95437
- Email: wiwi-pruefungswesen@fau.de
Dr. Dennis Kirchberg
- Phone number: +49(0)911 5302 95685
- Fax number: +49(0)911 5302 95621
- Email: dennis.kirchberg@fau.de
School of Law
Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. h. c. Mathias Rohe, M.A., Richter am OLG a.D.
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22823
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-25779
- Email: mathias.rohe@jura.uni-erlangen.de
Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Katrin Schiebel
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24604
- Email: katrin.j.schiebel@fau.de
Faculty of Sciences
Prof. Dr. Falk Nimmerjahn
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-25050
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-28526
- Email: falk.nimmerjahn@fau.de
Patrik Stör, Dipl.-Pol.
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-67116 +49 9131 53367103
- Email: patrik.stoer@fau.de
Betreuung internationaler Promovierender
DAAD-Doktoranden
Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Kai Willner
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-28504
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-28503
- Email: kai.willner@fau.de
Kerstin Stoltze
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-28223
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-27831
- Email: kerstin.stoltze@fau.de
Advice for collaborative applications (DFG, EU)
The application process for collaborative applications can seem complex and confusing at first glance. We can help you during this process by
o Giving advice and guiding you through the entire application process
o Clarifying the various steps in the application process (e.g. guidelines, checklists)
o Pooling information gained from previous initiatives
o Providing support with the review process (e.g. trial reviews, lists of questions)
We can also assist you with start-up financing for the application and checking applications and managing projects.
Please contact us with any questions.
Contact SFB, TRR, FOR
Dr. Sonja Pötzsch
Office for Research Support
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24875
- Email: sonja.poetzsch@fau.de
Dr. Anne Kathrin Buhmann
Office for Research Support
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26344
- Email: anne.buhmann@fau.de
Contact GRK
Dr. Christian Schmitt-Engel
Graduate Centre and Young Researchers Support
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-20722
- Email: christian.schmitt-engel@fau.de
Contact EU-Projects
VAe Laura Kropf
Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Email: laura.kropf@fau.de
VAe Martina May
Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Email: martina.may@fau.de