Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for LMU Research Fellowship Program for incoming and outgoing researchers to pursue research in the field of their choice. Applicants from all over the world are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
The program is designed to promote the career development of early-career postdoctoral researchers and to support them in building international networks of collaboration.
About University: Welcome to the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich – the University in the heart of Munich. LMU is recognized as one of Europe’s premier academic and research institutions. Since our founding in 1472, LMU has attracted inspired scholars and talented students from all over the world, keeping the University at the nexus of ideas that challenge and change our complex world.
Degree Level: Fellowships are available to pursue research.
Available Subject: Fellowships are awarded to pursue research in the field of their choice.
Scholarship Benefits: Incoming LMU Research Fellowships
Fellowship Package
- Attractive salary (German public service employee pay grade TV-L E14)
- Material and travel expenses of up to € 10,000 p.a.
- Start-up funding of up to € 25,000
Outgoing LMU Research Fellowships
Fellowship Package
- Attractive salary (German public service employee pay grade TV-L E14)
- Material and travel expenses of up to € 15,000 p.a. during outgoing phase
- Contribution to living expenses during the outgoing phase
- € 10,000 during the reintegration phase
Number of Scholarships: We offer ten Incoming LMU Research Fellowships to outstanding international junior academics and five Outgoing LMU Research Fellowships to excellent early-career researchers with a doctorate from LMU Munich.
Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
Incoming LMU Research Fellowships
Junior researchers who
- Have completed their doctorate within the last 3 years
- Comply with the mobility rule of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (i.e. they may not have lived or worked in Germany for more than 12 months during the three years prior to the application deadline)
Outgoing LMU Research Fellowships
Junior researchers who
- Have completed their doctorate at LMU Munich within the last 12 months
- Comply with the mobility rule of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (i.e. they must be nationals or long-term residents of an EU Member State or an Associated Country)
Eligible Nationalities: Applicants from all over the world are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
Application Procedure: Applications may be submitted on the program’s application portal at any time until the closing date on 1 December 2017.
Deadline: The closing date for applications is December 1, 2017.