Research Funding
The GGN awards travel grants for attending scientific events.
Would you like to present your research work at a meeting or conference? Would you like to attend a congress or a summer school? Are you planning a reserach stay? Participation in scientific events is highly beneficial: You will collect (international) research experience, learn from leading experts, expand your personal network, get to know new methods and get a different perspective within your field of research.
The exchange with other researchers and the networking that takes place at scientific events is of central importance for young scientists. Sometimes it is not possible to finance such a trip with third-party funding. In such cases, the GGN can support its early career researchers with a travel grant of up to EUR 750.
Who can apply?
Applications are open to Master students, doctoral students and postdocs at JLU who are members of the GGN.
What is funded?
Expenses for traveling to conferences, meetings, congresses or symposia (with own contribution), a participation in summer schools or workshops as well as research stays longer than one week. The GGN will cover a maximum amount of EUR 750 of the total cost of the trip. The professorship or the institution to which the applicant belongs, or the applicant himself, must bear the additional costs incurred.
What needs to be submitted for application?
Please submit the following documents:
- Short letter of motivation with reference to your own research project
- Reason for travel grant application (topic, description and objectives of the planned project)
- Personal data sheet (cv)
- Title and abstract of own contribution (if applicable)
- Cost calculation
- Declaration by the professorship or the institution the applicant is assigned to that it is not possible to adequately finance the planned trip from third-party funding.
When do the documents have to be submitted?
Please submit your application at least four weeks before the start of your travel and so that a decision can be made before cost-incurring obligations are entered into. Please send the necessary documents to the GGN office (Leihgesterner Weg 52, 35392 Gießen, mail@ggn.uni-giessen.de ).
Who is deciding?
The Executive Board of the GGN.
Notes
- As an employee of JLU, you have to submit a travel notification before the trip. If your application is successful, you will receive a letter of confirmation that the GGN will bear the costs as announced. After the trip, please send the application for reimbursement of travel expenses, including all original bills and receipts, the approved travel notification, the letter of confirmation and the confirmation of participation, directly to Department D.
- Funding is limited to two trips per person per calendar year. The maximum total amount of funding per person is EUR 1500.
On the initiative of the Dr. Herbert Stolzenberg Foundation and the Executive Board of the Justus Liebig University, the GGN is able to award prizes for the recognition of young scientists in the natural sciences.
2022
The GGN awards three early career researchers in the natural sciences.
On initiative of the Dr.-Herbert-Stolzenberg Foundation and the Executive Board of Justus Liebig University , the GGN granted three awards for supporting early career researchers in the natural sciences. The awards were endowed with € 1,000 each. They serve to honor young scientists at an early stage of their scientific careers who distinguish themselves through outstanding achievements in their field and exceptionally commitment to their discipline.
The winners of the Dr.-Herbert-Stolzenberg-Awards for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences:
Winner |
Marcel Linka
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Janis Kevin Eckhardt
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Dr. Anton Windfelder
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Institute |
Experimental Psychology (FB06) |
Institute for Theoretical Physics (FB07) |
Experimental Radiology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME |
Supervisor(s) |
Prof. Ben de Haas, Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Jutta Billino (apl.) |
Prof. Dr. Christian Heiliger | Prof. Dr. Tina Trenczek |
Topic |
For his outstanding commitment to the connection between basic research and science communication, in particular his citizen science project " Millionen Augenblicke ". |
For his excellent scientific work on future battery electrodes and the development of a network model to study impedance spectra of battery materials. |
In recognition of the development of an alternative high-throughput screening system for the targeted characterization and non-invasive diagnosis of inflammatory changes in the gut of tobacco hawkmoth larvae and its unparalleled commitment to effectively process and make available its research results to the public. |
The award ceremony took place on July 3, 2023 as part of the opening ceremony of the GGN.
You can find the call for applications for the award 2022 here.
The application phase ended on April 14, 2023.We would like to thank all applicants for their outstanding submissions.
You are in the last phase of your doctorate and don’t know how to finish data collection or analysis besides all the other tasks you have to handle? You are starting a new experiment and a helping hand is needed to set up your equipment? Your experiments failed and you have to start all over again? Or, you just want assistance for your experiments?
Apply now to hire a student research assistant! The GGN supports 5 early career researchers by providing financial resources for a student research assistant for six months within the period May to December 2025 .
Who can apply?
Applications are open to doctoral students and postdocs at JLU who are members of the GGN. The head of your research group has to be GGN member as well. You are not eligible to apply if you have already received funding for a student research assistant by the GGN.
Who can be hired?
You will search for a suitable candidate by yourself. The candidate can either be a new candidate or a student research assistant who is already working in your group.
What is funded?
The GGN will cover the costs of hiring a student research assistant for six consecutive months in the period May to December 2025 for a maximum of 25 hours per month. The start date is flexible, but please consider that all documents necessary for employment have to be send to the administration at least one month before the start date.
What needs to be submitted for application?
- A one-page letter (English or German) describing your motivation and the tasks of the student research assistant
- A statement of the head of your group that he or she agrees with the application
Application deadline
1 st March 2025
Send your documents to the GGN office: mail
You want to learn a specific method or topic, but there is no workshop that teaches it? You would love to discuss hands-on research topics with experts in your field? You are an expert yourself and would like to pass on your knowledge to other early career researchers?
The GGN supports the organization of 4 workshops by early career researchers of the GGN. Apply now to get financial support of € 5.000 for the organization.
Who can apply?
Applications are open to doctoral students and postdocs at JLU who are members of the GGN. You can apply alone or as a group. If you apply as a group, at least one person of the group must be a GGN member.
How should the workshop be organized?
Any kind of workshop that will benefit you and/or other early career researchers in your research and career development can be supported. You can invite international experts or researchers. The workshop has to take place latest in October 2025 and will be completely organized by you. The GGN can support you in the organization.
What is funded?
Expenses for the organization of the workshop (for example travel costs of invited guests, marketing, venue) can be funded by the GGN. The expenses for food and drinks can not be covered by the GGN and must be covered by other sources.
What needs to be submitted for application?
- A letter (1-2 pages, English or German) describing your motivation, the topic and structure of the workshop, and the expected benefit for you and other early career researchers
- Cost calculation
Application deadline
31 st March 2025
Send your documents to the GGN office: mail