Application & Funding

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As a member of the Graduate Research Academy RNA Biology you will have various benefits such as funding of method courses, travel grants or student helpers. As a prerequisite for funding, the applicant (PhD student) is required to be a member of the Graduate Research Academy and his/her scientific project has to have a strong focus on RNA biology.

To become a member of the Graduate Research Academy, applications should be directed to the Management Office of the Graduate Research Academy and need to include a CV, a short summary of the PhD project (description used to apply for RIGeL membership) and a short motivation letter indicating the relevance of the PhD project to RNA biology. Applications for membership and funding are evaluated by the Board of the Graduate Research Academy based on criteria including quality of the application, motivation, and relevance to RNA biology or RNA-based research.

Please note that all PhD students hired for SFB960 are automatically subscribed as members of the Graduate Research Academy and don’t need to apply.

M. Sc. students can also be supported (attending method courses, short term research visits) as part of a "qualification scholarship".

For further information please contact the Management Office of the Graduate Research Academy.

 

For PhD Students

 

 

Method Courses

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We fund the participation in special method courses of your choice with immediate relevance to your PhD project.

Application deadline | no
Target group | PhD students of the Graduate Research Academy RNA Biology working on projects related to RNA biology
Description of funding | course fee, accomodation and travel costs

Application Form

 

Personal Student Helper

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We fund the employment of your personal student helper who supports your own PhD project.

Application deadlines | January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15
Target group | PhD students of the Graduate Research Academy RNA Biology working on projects related to RNA biology
Period of support | 3 months with a maximum funding period of 6 months during the whole PhD
Workload | max. 40 h/ month
Further comments | The person who will be contracted as student helper is not allowed to perform his/her bachelor-/master thesis at the same time.
Further documents | Einstellungsantrag SHK und WHK als Studierende | Anlage 1 zum Einstellungsantrag | Einstellungsunterlagen SHK und WHK als Studierende |  Musterbogen Dokumentationspflicht MiLoG

Application Form 

 

Short Term Research Visits

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We fund short term research visits in cooperating labs abroad of up to 3 months.

 Application deadline | 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st December
Target group | PhD students of the Graduate Research Academy RNA Biology working on projects related to RNA biology
Descriptioin of funding | Accomodation and travel costs
Period of support | 1-3 months

Application Form

 

Please send the complete application documents digital via email to the following address:

kinga.ay@ur.de or carolin.apfel@ur.de

 

Others

 

 

Conference Funding

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For conference funding please contact the secretary of the SFB960. This possibilty just applies to PhD students of the SFB 960.

 

Doctoral Scholarships

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To explore the research environment in Regensburg we fund doctoral scholarships of up to 3 months. If interested please contact the Management Office of the Graduate Research Academy.

 

Membership | Graduate Research Academy RNA Biology

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If you are PhD student and if you are working on a topic related to RNA biology you can apply for membership of the Graduate Academy. As member of the Graduate Research Academy you benefit from the services of our Graduate Academy. For more information please contact the Management Office of the Graduate Research Academy.

Application deadline| no
Target group | PhD students of all RIGeL sections working on a topic related to RNA biology
Other requirements | no membership in further research associations (SFB etc.)

Application Form

 

Please send the complete application documents digital via email to the following address:

kinga.ay@ur.de or carolin.apfel@ur.de

 

PhD Positions

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At the moment there are no open PhD positions.

If you are interested in a particular research area or project you can directly contact the respective project leaders and discuss possible projects, possibilities for funding and formal requirements.