Support for applications
Support for applications for third-party funding
Have you found a suitable funding instrument but you require additional resources or information before you can submit the application?
FAU provides a range of services to support you in this process. Various contacts are available to help you both at the University Administration and in the faculties.
FAU contacts
University Administration can support you with applications for joint research projects (such as CRC or RTG) once your application has reached the advanced draft stage, by providing a budget for equipment or staff (for example, research associate positions for up to six months). Please contact the Office of Research Strategy, F3, for assistance in preparing your application.
Dr. rer. nat. Sonja Pötzsch
- Organization: Department of Research Services and Research Development
- Working group: Office of Research Strategy
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24875
- Email: sonja.poetzsch@fau.de
Sebastian Hemmer
- Job title: Referatsleiter
- Organization: Department of Research Services and Research Development
- Working group: Office of Research Strategy
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26331
- Email: sebastian.hemmer@fau.de
The Office of Research Strategy (F 3) provides informal financial support of up to 2500 euros for launching research initiatives. This funding is available for activities aimed at completing third-party funding applications, boosting visibility in the scientific community or preparing cooperation and transfer projects. Please provide the reasons for your application using the attached form Formular “Antrag Anschubfinanzierung (F3)” (German).
Sebastian Hemmer
- Job title: Referatsleiter
- Working group: Office of Research Strategy
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26331
- Email: sebastian.hemmer@fau.de
Funding to support researchers with setting up international research projects can be applied for in the context of BayIntAn (Bavarian Funding Programme for the Initiation of International Projects) with the Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs (F 1).
VAe Andrea von der Ruhr
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe A-Ca
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-22803 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: andrea.vonderruhr@fau.de
- Office hours: vormittags
RA Alexandra Lohbusch
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe Ce-Cz sowie Fre-Hap
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-22841 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: alexandra.lohbusch@fau.de
VAe Cosima Strantz
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe D-Fex
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-23474 (Mo bis Do 10 bis 13 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: cosima.strantz@fau.de
VAe Britta Hoppichler
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe Fey-Fra
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-26460 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 13 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: britta.hoppichler@fau.de
RIin Christine Wacker
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe Har-L
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-26470 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: christine.wacker@fau.de
VA Nicolai Nagengast
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe M-Rus
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-24215 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: nicolai.nagengast@fau.de
VAe Julia Müller
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe Rut-S
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-26886 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: julia.jm.mueller@fau.de
ROI Andreas Scheunpflug
- Job title: Förderung durch DFG, Bund, Land und Sonstige - Nachname des Lehrstuhlinhabers Buchstabe T-Z
- Working group: Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs
- Phone number: 09131/85-26459 (Telefonsprechzeiten: Mo bis Do 10 bis 14 Uhr, Fr 10 bis 12 Uhr)
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-26239
- Email: andreas.scheunpflug@fau.de
The Emerging Talents Initiative supports young FAU postdoctoral researchers with their applications for external funding in a competitive selection process (held twice a year).
Dr. Anne Kathrin Buhmann
- Working group: Office of Research Strategy
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-26344
- Email: anne.buhmann@fau.de
Contacts at the faculties
Prof. Dr. Roland Sturm
- Job title: Dean of Research
- Working group: Chair of Political Science I (Prof. Dr. Sturm)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22370
- Email: roland.sturm@fau.de
Dr. Cordula Glass
- Job title: Büro für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie)
- Working group: Office for Research and Young Scientists
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-23180
- Email: cordula.glass@fau.de
Dr. Robert Fischer
- Working group: Office for Research and Young Scientists
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-23049
- Email: robert.fischer@fau.de
School of Business, Economics and Society
Prof. Dr. Markus Beckmann
- Job title: Forschungsdekan des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaften
- Working group: Chair of Corporate Sustainability Management (Prof. Beckmann)
- Phone number: +49 911 5302-651
- Email: markus.beckmann@fau.de
Dr. Dennis Kirchberg
- Working group: Forschungsreferent der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät (RW)
- Phone number: +49 911 5302-685
- Email: dennis.kirchberg@fau.de
School of Law
Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. h. c. Mathias Rohe, M.A., Richter am OLG a.D.
- Working group: Chair of Private Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law (Prof. Dr. Rohe, M.A.)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-22823
- Email: mathias.rohe@jura.uni-erlangen.de
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Katrin Schiebel
- Job title: Research Representative
- Working group: Forschungsreferat der Medizinischen Fakultät
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24604
- Email: katrin.j.schiebel@fau.de
Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi
- Working group: Chair of Physical Chemistry I (Prof. Dr. Guldi)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-27340
- Email: dirk.guldi@fau.de
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Lerch
- Working group: Chair of Sensor Technology (Prof. Dr. Lerch)
- Phone number: +49 9131 85 23131
- Email: reinhard.lerch@fau.de
Kerstin Stoltze
- Job title: Forschungskoordinator
- Working group: Fakultätsverwaltung Technische Fakultät
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-28223
- Email: kerstin.stoltze@fau.de