As a university, we rely on people who support us and the work of our students and researchers. This is the only way that teaching and research can be supported effectively and innovative ideas can come to life. The funding associations at FAU are committed to the work of the University and help to foster the relationships between business, the University and the population of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.
Would you like to get involved or do you have a query about the work of the funding associations? Just get in touch with the relevant contacts:
The University Association, Universitätsbund Erlangen-Nürnberg e. V., is an association bringing together the friends and supporters of FAU. For over 100 years, it has functioned as an intermediary between the interests of the University and the many interests of the people and the economy of the region in Northern Bavaria. In addition to funding opportunities for research and teaching, it holds events and provides platforms for exchanging knowledge and transferring technology.
It currently has around 2,200 members in six regional groups comprising students, graduates, teaching staff, local councils, companies and individuals from all areas of society.
The aim of the Förderverein für das Wassersportzentrum Pleinfeld (Supporters’ Association of the Water Sports Center in Pleinfeld) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg e.V. is to provide funding and support for amateur and competitive sports at the center in Pleinfeld. The focus of this support is mainly on water sports training, continuing education, and support for members of FAU and for members of regional schools on request.
Link to the website of Förderverein für das Wassersportzentrum Pleinfeld
This group of supporters was founded with the aim of making FAU’s hidden and valuable scientific collections accessible to the public once again. In partnership with the Museumswinkel in Erlangen, the association coordinates activities for the museum’s history of science section.
Contact:
Volker Leiste
Institute for Applied Geology
Schlossgarten 5
91054 Erlangen
Tel.: +49 9131 206784
A group of dedicated members, alumni and friends of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The aim is to promote internationalization at our university.
Development and support of various projects that benefit international students and visiting scientists. The group also supports students from Germany to gain experience abroad.
Financial support is needed for this work and you can help by giving a donation.
Donations are subject to tax concessions as the association is recognized by the Erlangen tax office as a non-profit association.
The association carries out the following duties.
It promotes the internationalization of FAU by:
- Providing language and communication courses for international visiting scientists and students
- Holding seminars in regional studies and cultural integration
- Giving practical support with immigration formalities
- Organizing events at the University designed to promote interaction between people from Germany and abroad
- Supporting international study programs with universities abroad
- Providing loans as a form of initial assistance
- Awarding scholarships
- Providing assistance with finding internships for international students
Directors:
- Chairperson of the association: Dr. Elisabeth Preuss
- Treasurer: Dr. Frank Mielke
- Secretary: Kerstin Sommer
Bank details:
“Förd. Int. Uni ERN“
Account: 14 000 120
Bank: Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Erlangen
BLZ: 763 500 00
IBAN: DE80 7635 0000 0014 0001 20
SWIFT-BIC: BYLADEM1ERH
Contact:
Please contact our directors via International Affairs at FAU:
Freyeslebenstraße 1
91058 Erlangen
Email: foerderverein-internationalisierung@fau.de
The association promotes the internationalization of FAU by providing language courses for visiting scientists and students from abroad. It provides assistance with cultural integration and immigration, promotes international study and scholarship programs and provides loans.
Link to the association’s website: Förderverein zur Internationalisierung der Universität Nürnberg
The goals of the friends’ association are to contribute to the preservation of the Botanical Garden, to raise public awareness of the Garden and to help ensure that the Garden remains accessible free of charge as a green oasis in the heart of Erlangen.
The special fund finances academic work and research projects at the University that are ineligible for state funding.
An application can be made once a year. All professors at FAU are sent an email with information about the current application requirements in March or April each year.
Since the funding awarded is generated from interest on a relatively small capital base, approved applications will generally receive a maximum amount in the mid four-digit range. The decision regarding funding and announcements are not made by committees or departments at the University, but by the advisory board of the special fund in Nuremberg.
Contact:
Daniela Weiß
Referat H1-Sachhaushalt
Freyeslebenstr. +49 9131 85-71373
daniela.weiss@fau.de
The association was founded with the aim of supporting research and teaching in the fields of taxation law, corporate taxation and accounting at the School of Business, Economics and Society (Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Link to the association’s website: Nürnberger Steuergespräche
The association’s tasks include providing financial support and equipment for amateur and competitive sports within university sports, support and advice for the University Sports department at the Institute of Sport Science and Sport with public relations, teaching and purchasing media, promoting collaboration in university sport with the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg, with sports associations and clubs, promoting networking between other universities in Germany and abroad in university sports, and ensuring that alumni of the University can keep in touch with their alma mater.
The Verein zur Förderung der Mathematik in Erlangen (VFME) (Association for Promoting Mathematics in Erlangen) has set itself the goal of strengthening the connection between the Mathematics Department at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the general public through organized activities.