Lore Agnes Fellowship
Supporting female postdocs with children
Develop Your Grant Proposal at RUB and Secure Funding for a Longer Postdoc Stay!
The Lore Agnes Fellowship offers international female early career postdoctoral researchers with children the opportunity to spend up to six months at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).
The main objective is to develop a competitive research grant proposal together with a host researcher at RUB, with the aim of securing external funding for a longer postdoctoral stay. Similar to our Writing Grant, the fellowship provides time and space to prepare a joint funding application while exploring future research opportunities at RUB.
With a monthly stipend of €2,300 for up to six months, the Lore Agnes Fellowship also recognizes the particular challenges of combining an academic career with family responsibilities. Fellows are encouraged to bring their families to Bochum and can benefit from a range of support services for researchers with children.
The fellowship is part of RUB's Lore Agnes Program, which promotes gender equality and supports the university's commitment to creating family-friendly conditions for academic careers.
Please find information on eligibility, funding, and review criteria below.
Best Practice Example
First fellow receives Humboldt fellowship
Congratulations to our first Lore Agnes Fellow Dr. Emanuela Garatti! She was awarded a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellowship and was able to expand her stay to 30 months. She gave an in-depth interview to our university's communications department you can read here and a very charming interview in a feature by CERES you can watch on youtube.com
RUB Welcome Centre: Always there when it comes to finding an accommodation, visa isues, authorities visits, opening bank account, etc.
Child Care: RUB has two kindergartens on campus and our staff will help on all matters regarding family issues.
Women Professors Forum: RUB's female professors will help to find a female mentor who will provide her knowledge and network
Department of Research: Staff will gladly advise on choosing and applying for various international and national funding bodies to realize a longer postdoc stay (or more) at RUB.
RUB Research School: Take part in our broad qualification and interdisciplinary event program tailored to the specific needs of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
Funding
RUB Research School awards one Lore Agnes Fellowship per year. The fellowship provides a monthly stipend of €2,300 for a period of up to six months.
Eligibility
The Lore Agnes Fellowship is open to international female postdoctoral researchers with children from all countries and research disciplines.
Applicants must be within three years of completing their PhD. If a child was born during this three-year period, the eligibility window may be extended to account for the time associated with childbirth and parental leave.
Applicants must identify a host researcher at RUB with whom they intend to develop a research grant proposal for a longer postdoctoral stay.
Review Criteria
Applications are evaluated based on:
- Academic achievements and research potential
- Quality and feasibility of the proposed research and funding application, particularly its potential to secure external funding for a longer postdoctoral stay at RUB
- Quality of the host researcher's nomination and commitment to supporting the applicant in developing the grant proposal
Review Process
Two of RUB's postdoctoral researchers, one subject-specific and one non-subject specific, will review the application. RUB Research School's Executive Board finally decides about the fellowship based on the reviews and its own evaluation.
Deadlines
Annual application deadline is November 1.
Application
Please fill in your online application here: Application Page
Send your CV and the nomination letter by your host to joern.benzinger@rs.rub.de
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