Funding opportunities of the TRA 4
We support your third-party funding application from the idea to networking, start-ups and service to the application!
- Idea: Use TRA-specific calls, programs and events.
- Network: find cooperation partners, develop & discuss ideas in workshops
- Start-up: Start projects & apply for (financial/ideal) funding
- Service: Application advice for TRA and third-party funding
- Application: Project support and contact to specific consulting and service institutions
For more information on our support options:
Calls
Social cohesion has many facets. For example, “the Council of Europe defines social cohesion as the ability of a society to ensure the well-being of all its members and to manage differences and divisions by minimising inequalities and avoiding marginalisation, and to ensure the means to achieve the well-being of all.” Social media, among others, play a special role in our society - with both integrating and fragmenting effects that need to be systematically empirically tested.
At the same time, this correlates with questions about individual knowledge and skills, habits, behavioural styles and personality traits, but also about motives, goals and (educational) contexts, which can only be answered through cooperation between economics, sociology, law, psychology, theology, media studies and others.
Social cohesion has many facets. For example, “the Council of Europe defines social cohesion as the ability of a society to ensure the well-being of all its members and to manage differences and divisions by minimising inequalities and avoiding marginalisation, and to ensure the means to achieve the well-being of all.” Social media, among others, play a special role in our society - with both integrating and fragmenting effects that need to be systematically empirically tested.
At the same time, this correlates with questions about individual knowledge and skills, habits, behavioural styles and personality traits, but also about motives, goals and (educational) contexts that can only be answered through cooperation between economics, sociology, law, psychology, theology, media studies and others.
Annemarie Schimmel’s life and work has built bridges between East and West, between Islam and Christianity and has inspired researchers of religion around the globe. On the occasion of her 100th birthday, the Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship was established to give international PhD students and young scholars the opportunity for a stay at the International Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues (CTSI) at Bonn University to pursue research in the field of Comparative Theology.
The Fellowship will support the CTSI’s goal of providing a space for exchange and bridge-building between various religious traditions.
A) For PhD students
What we offer
- 4-month research stay at the CTSI from April-July including working space, access to library, participation in events, and the opportunity to discuss your project with international researchers. You can use your stay to develop a full research proposal for a scholarship application or focus on a specific part of your PhD project.
- Participation in the networking activities of the Transdisciplinary Research Area Individuals, Institutions and Societies (TRA 4)
- Travel allowance depending on country of destination
- Financial support for visa and health insurance
- Housing in Bonn
- 600 Euros monthly scholarship to cover your daily expenses
How to apply
The deadline for application is 15 August each year for the Fellowship in the following year. Decisions will be made by the end of September. Please provide
- a 5-page proposal of your research idea in the area of Comparative Theology, including the concrete questions you would like to pursue during your stay in Bonn
Your CV - Contact details of two members of academic staff that would write a letter of recommendation upon our request
B) For Postdocs
What we offer
- 2-month research stay at the CTSI from May-June including working space, access to library, participation in events, and the opportunity to discuss your project with international researchers
- Participation in the networking activities of the Transdisciplinary Research Area Individuals, Institutions and Societies (TRA 4)
- Travel allowance depending on country of destination
- Financial support for visa and health insurance
- Housing in Bonn
- 600 Euros monthly scholarship to cover your daily expenses
How to apply
The deadline for application is 15 August each year for the Fellowship in the following year. Decisions will be made by the end of September. Please provide
- a 5-page proposal of your research idea in the area of Comparative Theology, including the concrete questions you would like to pursue during your stay in Bonn
Your CV - List of publications
Please send all documents combined in one PDF-file to lwiesenh@uni-bonn.de.
Find out more about the CTSI
Find out more about TRA 4
The University of Bonn Transdisciplinary Research Areas (TRAs) aim to jointly support highly innovative, transdisciplinary collaborative research projects from researchers from at least two different TRAs. The funded projects should address new and relevant questions at the interface between disciplines or should aim at the development of new tools, which push the borders of existing research questions.
The innovative and cross-disciplinary nature of the proposal is the most important requirement for funding. A continuation of already established projects will not be funded.
Programme
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
The DFG offers a variety of funding programs, such as Single Grants (SBH), Packet Proposals and Research Units (FOR), Independent Junior Research Groups (ENP), Research Training Groups (GRK), Priority Programs (SPP), Collaborative Research Centers (SFB)/Transregios (TRR), and Clusters of Excellence (EXC).
European Research Council (ERC)
Talented young scientists* (2 to 7 years after PhD), advanced scientists* (7-12 years after PhD), established and leading research leaders who want to build a research team can apply for the ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant or ERC Advanced Grant. Other funding opportunities: ERC Proof of Concept, ERC Synergy Grant.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
The MSCA is one of the most important funding programs of the European Union for the training of young scientists. It funds excellent research and innovation by researchers from all fields at all career stages as well as interdisciplinary research collaborations.
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Find project partners: Collaboration Platform of TRA 4
On our Collaboration Platform, our members can present and discuss their current research ideas. Tell your TRA network that you are looking for collaboration partners or contribute your expertise to other projects and ideas!
Build your idea and your network: Workshops
Take advantage of TRA's networking and exchange opportunities, as well as our other support during the various stages of your external funding application.
Funding can include, for example, funds for workshops and networking events:
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Kick-off meetings: brainstorming on the content direction of the project and the appropriate third-party funding format.
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Open workshops/panels: finding collaborative partners for the application process
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Workshops/Retreats for the preparation of your third-party funding application
Have we aroused your interest? Contact our TRA manager!
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Create your idea: Event Grants
Our funding can include, for example, the financing of a workshop or networking event
- to stimulate brainstorming about the appropriate third-party funding program for your idea.
- finding cooperation partners for your third-party funding proposal.
- to advance the preparation of your third-party funding proposal.
Focus: Promote inter/transdisciplinary research activities that address the goals of TRA 'Individuals & Societies'.
Start your project: Project Grants
Our support can also include
- the employment of student/research assistants and - in special cases - of scientific staff to support you in the preparation of your third-party funding application.
- other research needs, such as travel or event costs for the preparation of your third-party funding application.
Focus: Funding of inter-/transdisciplinary research projects that address the goals of TRA 'Individuals & Societies'.
Things to know: funding opportunities, specifications,...
Applications may be submitted by members of TRA 4 by September 1 for the following fiscal year and by March 1 for the current fiscal year and are subject to the availability of funds. Funds are subject to annuality, longer periods and short-term funding are available upon request. Approval decisions are made by the TRA 4 Steering Committee based on project content and availability of funds. At least two faculties or a strategic cooperation partner of the University of Bonn must be involved in an application. Further information can be found in our financial guide.
Application for TRA 4
An application includes the application form (cf. eCampus) and a project outline, in which the project content and the inter/transdisciplinary orientation are described, as well as the extent to which the goals of TRA 'Individuals & Societies' are addressed. It also contains information on the intended outcome, a time plan and a budget. The overall scope is based on the project and the amount of funding requested.
Please contact our TRA manager for more information (e.g., procedures, application guidance, funding lines, etc.) before submitting your application.
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The TRA Individuals & Societies offers you
- individual application advice on TRA 4 funding opportunities
- initial consultations on third-party funding programs
- support during your project
Specific consulting and service offerings for research funding (Division 7.1)
You have a project idea and are now looking for a funding opportunity? You are already planning the application for a research project and need support? You are already leading a project and have questions about the financial processing? You are involved in a collaborative project and need a cooperation agreement? The department 7.1 Förderberatung will be happy to advise and support you!
Further consulting and service offers of the University of Bonn
Transfer Center enaCom
Mediator, translator and catalyst between science and participants outside science - goal: to make research results available for the benefit of society
Service Center Research Data Management
Support of the FDM throughout the entire research process - from the planning and application of research projects to the publication and archiving of research data
Equal Opportunity
Offers, initiatives, measures and support programs that specifically contribute to the promotion of diversity, participation and equal opportunities, as well as enable individual and needs-based support
Argelander Program: Early career scientists
The Argelander Program supports you on your way to a scientific career after your PhD. The various funding lines offer you the opportunity to sharpen your international profile and expand your scientific network.
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More about the TRA 4 Individuals & Societies
About the TRA 4
Learn more about goals and the organization of the transdisciplinary research area.
Network
Here you can learn more about our network, our members and our cooperation partners.