support programmes

Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard-Stiftung

The Nobel Prize winner in medicine is the founder and namesake of the foundation, which aims to make it easier for talented women with children to pursue a career in science. In particular, it aims to support female doctoral students in the experimental natural sciences and medicine.

Contact:
Christiane-Nüsslein-Volhard-Stiftung
Brigitte Walderich
(Office hours: Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)
phone: 07071 - 601 398
fax: 07071 - 601 1398
email: heike.heth@…
web: cnv-stiftung.de

Hildegardis-Verein e.V

The Catholic association has been granting interest-free loans for almost a hundred years. Today, it also awards research grants, which are advertised separately each year. The association supports women in all fields of study.

Contact:
Hildegardis-Verein e.V.
Frauen – Studien – Fördern
Geschäftsführerin Frau Birgit Mock
Wittelsbacherring 9
53115 Bonn
phone: 0228 - 96 59 249
fax: 0228 - 96 95 226
email: post@…
web: hildegardis-verein.de

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

The Böll Foundation is politically close to Alliance 90/The Greens. The foundation's scholarship programme not only supports women, but one of its fundamental principles is gender equality. Students and doctoral candidates from all disciplines are eligible to apply. Currently, the Böll Foundation is particularly interested in supporting women in the natural sciences and technical subjects.

Contact:
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Schumannstraße 8
10117 Berlin
phone: 030 - 285 344 00
fax: 030 - 285 345 400
email: info@…
web: boell.de

Gunda-Werner-Institut

The Feminist Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation awards five doctoral scholarships each year as part of the Gunda Werner College in cooperation with the Böll Foundation's scholarship programme. The Institute sets a current focus on women's policy and promotes cooperation between scholarship holders who are conducting research on this topic.

Contact:
Feministisches Institut Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V.
Schumannstraße 8
10117 Berlin
phone: 030 - 28 5 34 1 22
fax: 030 - 28 53 4 1 09
email: gwi@…
web: gwi-boell.de

Deutsche Stiftung Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung

This private initiative aims to highlight women's contributions to human history. It finances book and magazine projects dedicated to this topic, for example, and provides funding for symposia and conferences. The focus is on the humanities and gender studies, and the perspective is international. Women can submit informal funding applications to the foundation.

Contact:
Deutsche Stiftung Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Strasse 69
69126 Heidelberg
phone: 0 62 21 - 30 39 93
fax: 0 62 21 - 30 30 15
email: info@…
web: stiftung-frauenforschung.de

maecenia Frankfurter Stiftung für Frauen in Wissenschaft und Kunst

The Frankfurt-based maecenia foundation for women in science and the arts is dedicated to promoting women. It supports projects in the fields of science, art and culture. The foundation's founder, Eva Brinkmann to Broxten, works as a scientist and women's studies researcher at Frankfurt University. She has been active in the women's movement for more than 30 years. maecenia awards grants every two years.

Contact:
maecenia Frankfurter Stiftung für Frauen in Wissenschaft und Kunst
Gustav-Freytag-Straße 27
60320 Frankfurt am Main
phone: 0 69 - 70 06 67
fax: 0 69 - 77 96 73
email: info@…
web: maecenia-frankfurt.de

femtec.network

The Femtec Network, which is funded by the German federal government, aims to attract young women to engineering and natural sciences and bring companies into contact with talented female students at an early stage. Femtec is a cooperation project between the universities of Aachen, Darmstadt, Dresden, Stuttgart and the Technical University of Berlin and internationally operating companies. The support consists of a two-year career-building programme that runs alongside studies with summer and winter schools, regular meetings and virtual project work. Female students from participating universities are eligible to apply.

Contact:
Femtec. Hochschulkarrierezentrum für Frauen Berlin GmbH
c/o TU Berlin, H 7131-7137
Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
phone: 0 30 - 31 42 69 20
fax: 30 - 31 47 33 98
email: info@…
web: femtec.org

Kompetenzzentrum Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung (CEWS), Bonn

As a knowledge- and research-based service institution, the CEWS Competence Centre, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, provides its services to female scientists, universities, research institutions, scientific organisations and political bodies. The CEWS provides information on funding from foundations.

Contact:
CEWS
Universität Bonn
Poppelsdorfer Allee 15
53115 Bonn
phone: 0 2 28 - 73 - 48 35
fax: 0 2 28 - 73 - 48 40
email: info@…
web: gesis.org/cews/

Verein Kompetenzzentrum Technik – Diversity – Chancengleichheit (TeDiC)

The association brings together measures to promote equal opportunities in education, training, careers, science and research. Through target group-oriented project work and effective public relations, it aims to continuously increase the proportion of women in IT professions, engineering and computer science. The work, which is supported by the Federal Ministries of Education and Research, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, as well as Economy and Labour, but also by companies, focuses on three areas: ‘Information society – digital integration’, "Education, further training and careers‘ and ’Higher education, science and research".

Contact:
Kompetenzzentrum TeDiC e.V.
Fachhochschule Bielefeld

Am Stadtholz 24
33609 Bielefeld
phone: 0521 - 106 73 22
fax: 0521 - 106 71 71

mail: info@…
web: kompetenzz.de