Advice on funding and drafting proposals
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.
Trained advisors at the faculties and various points of contact at funding providers are on hand to provide you with advice.
DFG advice
Are you a professor interested in submitting a proposal to the German Research Foundation? Research and Early Career Support and H3 at FAU are with you every step of the way, from developing the idea up until the review. The sooner you contact us, the better we can tailor our advice to your individual situation and assist the application process with our experience.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andre Kaup
Chair of Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing
Professors
Contact
- Email: andre.kaup@fau.de

Dr. Sonja Pötzsch
Deputy
Contact
- Email: sonja.poetzsch@fau.de

Dr. Christina Böhm
Counselling and Seed Funding DFG CRC, RU
Contact
- Email: christina.boehm@fau.de
Detailed information on CRC applications is available on the linked internal page

Dr. Christian Schmitt-Engel
Contact
- Email: christian.schmitt-engel@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-20722

Dr. Henriette Müller-Ahrndt
Contact
- Email: henriette.mueller-ahrndt@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-22807

Dr. Christian Schmitt-Engel
Contact
- Email: christian.schmitt-engel@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-20722

Larisa Zaburdaeva
FAUconnect, Central Research Institutions, Emerging Fields Initiative (EFI)
Contact
- Email: larisa.zaburdaeva@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-26330
BMBF advice
You are a researcher looking for funding options. The different federal ministries and the regional Bavarian ministries offer a wide range of funding options. H3 at FAU can provide you with valuable assistance in your application process.
EU advice
The EU Research Office (euRO) and H3 are available to provide support for researchers interested in funding from the EU.

Martina May
EU Research Office - euRO
Contact
- Email: martina.may@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-71295

Svenja Talv
EU Research Office - euRO
Contact
- Email: svenja.talv@fau.de
- Phone: +49 9131 85-71338
Other sources of advice regarding third-party funding (e.g. foundations)
For information on further providers of third-party funding, we would recommend contacting H3 at FAU Their website gives a comprehensive overview of different funding options.
Administrative and legal advice
Has your project already been approved? Do you need support with your consortium agreement? Visit our page with information on managing projects and legal issues: