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The line of funding is aimed toward highly qualified female postdoctoral researchers in the early stage of motherhood.

Support measures will be made available on a semester-by-semester basis to help focus and maintain high-quality research. The research support measures take the form of temporary relief from certain duties of assistants, for example teaching, project lead, academic administration, and laboratory work. The support measures are scheduled to fit approximately with the duration of semesters.

Dates and deadlines

Applications can be submitted at any time. On 1 April and 1 October, all applications received to date will be evaluated. The support measure is then provided for the following semester.

• To receive support in Spring Semester from 1 February - 31 July  > Apply by 1 October
• To receive support in Fall Semester from 1 August - 31 January  > Apply by 1 April