Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation

The Foundation awards grants to pay for assistance in household chores and for additional childcare. Next application deadline: November 30, 2022

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The Foundation for the promotion of science and research, initiated in 2004, supports talented young women with children. It aims to enable them to create the freedom and mobility required to further their scientific careers. The Foundation wishes to help prevent science from loosing excellent talent. It is aimed specifically at graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the fields of experimental natural sciences and medicine.

Women are, measured by their scientific potential, underrepresented in leading scientific or research positions. Our foundation targets specifically the problem that makes life so difficult for many female scientists, namely balancing family obligations with the duties of an independent researcher. A monthly financial grant to pay for assistance in household chores and for additional childcare is aimed to relieve these young female scientists from household tasks. The time thus freed allows them to continue working at a high standard, despite the double burden. We hope to contribute towards increasing the proportion of highly qualified women participating in high-level research in Germany.

Applications can be submitted via our application portal starting September 1, 2022.

Next application deadline: November 30, 2022

Applications can only be accepted during that period.

For more information on who and how you can apply please read this info paper.

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