Step by Step-Application
Required Documents
During the application process, you will be asked to upload files at three different points. However, while you fill out the form, you unfortunately do not have the option to save your progress to access again later.
The following documents will be required for the application. Please merge them into one PDF file.
For All Levels of Funding:
- Information about the applicant and their academic and professional background (to be submitted through the Powermail form)
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae with a list of publications
- Digital copies of all previously acquired university certificates (diploma, university degree, etc.) Note: certified copies are not required
- Description of the planned research project in accordance with academic practices (topic, scope and goal, preliminary work, work schedule, research methods). This should include a specific content and time schedule for the funding period as well as an explanation of how the scholarship fits into the overall career plan (approx. 10 pages)
- If applicable: A copy of child(ren)’s birth certificate(s)
- If applicable: Proof of maternity leave/parental leave
- If applicable: Proof of caregiver status
- If applicable: Proof of disability
- Signed agreement for a final report and the framework program
PhD:
- Copy of the supervisory agreement of first supervisor
Post-Doc:
- Statement from a dean or advisory board member confirming an existing relationship between the scholarship applicant and an institution of the University of Bamberg.
- Proof of completion of the PhD with at least a grade of magna cum laude.
Habilitation:
- Proof of habilitation status from the advisory board (Fachmentorat), and if applicable, a notification of successful interim evaluation)
- Copy of the PhD certificate
Post-Habilitation:
- Copy of the PhD certificate
- Confirmation from the faculty that the habilitation thesis has been positively assessed; that the habilitation process has been initiated; that the intermediate examination has been completed; or that the junior professorship has been successfully evaluated
Please give all files consistent and informative names.
Lastly, to complete the application, two evaluations written by professors are required for every application level. From the post-doc application level and beyond, one of the evaluations needs to be externally provided. The evaluations are not to be uploaded here, but rather should be sent to us by the professors directly. The evaluations are to be sent to: mentoring.frauenbeauftragte(at)uni-bamberg.de