Travel grants to present at international conferences

Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the BSRT are encouraged to attend international conferences dealing with regenerative therapies. The BSRT can offer travel grants to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the BSRT. A short application with the reasons of why this conference is important has to be submitted to the BSRT coordination office. Please use the form provided for application for a BSRT travel grant which can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area of the BSRT website. The application should also include the submitted abstract and an estimate of the entire costs. Travel grant holders are obliged to travel economically. It must be also mentioned if other travel grants are available for this conference and if the applicant will also submit an application to the other funding body.

Travel grants are granted depending on the quality of the abstract, merit, and relevance of the conference. Travel grants can only be given if money is available in the BSRT budget. The BSRT will pay a maximum of € 1000 for conferences overseas and a maximum of € 500 for conferences within Europe. Doctoral or postdoctoral researchers who have not yet received a travel grant will receive funding in prevalence to those who already received funding. Travel Grants to German National Meetings will not be supported. Within four weeks of returning from the conference doctoral or postdoctoral researchers, who received a BSRT travel grant, will have to give a presentation summarizing the conference. This presentation can be organised within the own research group. However, it must be open to all members of the BSRT and shall be announced through the BSRT coordination office at least three days in advance.

There will be four submission deadlines per year:
31 January  ⋅  30 April  ⋅  31 July  ⋅  31 October

Please submit:

• The completed application form. It can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area.
• The submitted conference abstract.
• The BSRT supervision agreement if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• A copy of the "Zulassung zur Promotion" if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• The minutes and progress reports of the mentoring committee meetings if they have not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.

Allowance for lab exchanges

Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of at the BSRT are encouraged go on a lab exchange with international partner institutes to learn new approaches which will help them to progress in their research work. The BSRT can support doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the BSRT by paying an allowance for the first three months for their trip abroad. The allowance is in accordance with the DFG guidelines (please click her for further details).

An application with the detailed description of the research that will be conducted during the lab exchange and the reasons why this lab exchange is important for the progress of the own research project has to be submitted to the BSRT coordination office. Please use the form provided for application for a lab exchanges which can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area of the BSRT website. The application must also mention if other grants are available for this lab exchange and if the applicant will also submit an application to the other funding bodies. The allowance for the lab exchange is granted depending on the quality of the proposed research and the justification for the lab exchange. The allowance for a lab exchanges can only be given once to each doctoral or postdoctoral researacher. Up to four young scientists can be funded per year. Lab exchanges to labs in Germany will not be supported.

Within four weeks of returning from the lab exchange, the doctoral or postdoctoral researacher, who received an allowance, will have to give a presentation summarizing their research conducted at the international partner lab. This presentation can be organised within their own research group, but it must be open to all members of the BSRT and must be announced through the BSRT coordination office at least three days in advance.

There will be four submission deadlines per year:
31 January  ⋅  30 April  ⋅  31 July  ⋅  31 October

Please submit:

• The completed application form. It can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area.
• The invitation of the partner laboratory where the lab exchange will take place.
• The BSRT supervision agreement if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• A copy of the "Zulassung zur Promotion" if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• The minutes and progress report of the mentoring committee meeting if they have not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.

Funding for joint student research assistant

Doctoral students of the BSRT are encouraged to set up collaborations with other doctoral students of the BSRT with the aim to develop joint research projects. The BSRT can offer funding for a joint student research assistant who can help the doctoral students in the lab.

An application not exceeding five pages with the detailed description of the planned joint research project and the reasons why a student research assistant is required has to be submitted to the BSRT coordination office. Please use the form provided for application for a joint student research assistant which can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area of the BSRT website. The funding of a joint student research assistant is granted depending on the quality of the proposed research and the justification for the necessity to have extra help in the lab. Funding for a student research assistant is available for up to six month. An extension for further six month can be granted for a successful renewal proposal of this joint research project. Funding for joint student research assistants can only be given if money is available in the BSRT budget.

The BSRT students, who received this funding, will have to give a presentation summarizing their research project. This presentation can be organised within their own research group, but it must be open to all members of the BSRT and must be announced through the BSRT coordination office at least three days in advance.

There will be four submission deadlines per year:
31 January  ⋅  30 April  ⋅  31 July  ⋅  31 October

Please submit:

• The completed application form. It can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area.
• The BSRT supervision agreement if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• A copy of the "Zulassung zur Promotion" if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• The minutes and progress report of the mentoring committee meeting if they have not yet been subitted to the BSRT coordination office.

Funding of stipend for completion of doctoral thesis

The BSRT can support doctoral researchers who have to interrupt their doctoral project in case of pregnancy, parental leave or due to some exceptional circumstance such as a long period of illness or the need for extended care of a family member which results in their project taking longer to complete. The BSRT can provide funding of a stipend of 1000€ per month for a period of up to 12 month for the doctoral student to complete their thesis.

An application with the detailed description of the progress of the doctoral research, a detailed schedule with the work packages that need to be done to finish the thesis and an explanation why the project could not be finished in time has to be submitted to the BSRT coordination office. Please use the form provided for application for a “stipend for completion of the doctoral thesis” which can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area of the BSRT website. The application must also mention if other grants are available and if the applicant will also submit an application to the other funding bodies. The fellowship is granted depending on the quality of the proposed research and the justification for the delay in finishing the doctoral project.

There will be four submission deadlines per year:
31 January  ⋅  30 April  ⋅  31 July  ⋅  31 October

Please submit:

• The completed application form. It can be accessed after login and can be found in the download area.
• The BSRT supervision agreement if it has not yet been subitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• A copy of the "Zulassung zur Promotion" if it has not yet been submitted to the BSRT coordination office.
• The minutes and progress report of the mentoring committee meeting if they have not yet been subitted to the BSRT coordination office.

Funding opportunities at the Humboldt-Universität within the Excellence Initiative

The HU provides various funding oportunities for young scientist of the HU. (Read more...) at the HU.

Current call for applications:

The Humboldt Research Track funding line is designed to support 24 outstanding Master’s students per year in taking a first step towards a PhD. The programme offers funding for the transition phase between the end of a Master’s programme and the beginning of PhD level research. [Click for more information]

Applications must be submitted by 15 May 2013

The Humboldt Postdoctoral Scholarship funding line is designed to support 20 young researchers per year in taking the next step in their academic career after acquiring their PhD. The programme offers funding for the transition phase between the end of a doctorate and the beginning of a postdoctoral research project. [Click for more information]

Applications must be submitted by 15 May 2013

Funding opportunities at the Dahlem Research School

The BSRT is member of the DRS, an umbrella organisation for graduate schools at the Freie Universität Berlin. The DRS provides various funding opportunities for Post-Docs (Read more...) at the Freie Universität Berlin.

Funding opportunities at the Potsdam Graduate School

The BSRT is member of the PoGS, an umbrella organisation for graduate schools at the Universität Potsdam. The PoGS provides various funding opportunities for doctoral researchers at the Universität Potsdam. Read more...

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Internship at the BSRT through the DAAD RISE program (Bachelor level)

Undergraduate students from the US, Canada and the UK studying biology, chemistry, physics or engineering who want to do an internship for 2 to 3 months at the BSRT can apply for stipends through the DAAD RISE program. There is currently a call for applicaition for the DAAD RISE program. Deadline is the 31st January 2013. The following projecs from doctoral researchers are available. You need to apply through the DAASD RISE program.

• Hajar Razi: Response of bone to mechanical stimuli in different age mice models
• Annette Birkhold: Mechano-regulation of bone remodelling
• Marta Aido: Examining the osteocyte structure during normal tissue growth and after anabolic treatment
• Andreas Benn: Effects of BMP-Stimulation on Directed in vitro Sprouting Angiogenesis
• Miroslava Racheva: Hydrogel microparticles for delivery of bioactive molecules

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Travel grant to participate at the BSRT summer school (Master Level)

Each year the BSRT organises a summer school on innovative approaches in regenerative therapies for graduate students (Bachelor, Master level) from all over the world who gain first-hand experience of the graduate training program of the BSRT. This summer school is funded by the DAAD and provides grants which cover the travel expenses and accommodation for the two weeks course. Read more...

Doctoral positions at the BSRT

Doctoral students who study for their doctoral degree at the BSRT are either fundet by the BSRT or through third party funding of the group where they do their scientific research. Graduates who have their own funding either through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) or other funding bodies have to apply to the BSRT through the same application procedure. Read more about the application procedure...

Postdoc fellowships at the BSRT

The BSRT seeks to attract creative young scientists from all over the world with original and innovative ideas who plan to do their first post-doc project with their own research concept within the scientific focus areas of the BSRT. The BSRT provides fellowships for the postdocts to fund their projects. Read more about the application procedure...

Postdoc Fellowship COFUND at the Dahlem Research School

The Dahlem Research School (DRS) has launched a fellowship program for postdoctoral researchers with the aim to integrate them into the research network of the Freie Universität at an early phase in their career. The COFUND Program – co-financed by the Marie Curie program of the European Union – provides funding for outstanding international postdoctoral fellows to conduct their own research project in one of the Excellence Programs at the Freie Universität including the BSRT. Further Details can be found here.

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