Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
20 Research Fellowships open to all disciplines
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München awards 20 Research Fellowships as of 1 July 2009. These fellowships are open to excellent postdocs in all disciplines. Applicants must have completed their doctoral studies in any field, having graduated no more than three years ago with outstanding results. Candidates must be able to design a research project and successfully carry it through to completion. The project must be supported by a professor of LMU Munich. The fellows will also be associated with the Center for Advanced Studies and be able to make use of its services.
The fellowships come with an attractive award (of up to € 60,000 per year). For carrying out a research project at LMU Munich, an additional € 25,000 may be applied for as start-up funding, as well as up to € 10,000 per year as material and travel expenses. Also, in the first two years following completion of their research stay, the fellows may be provided with up to € 5,000 for continuation of cooperative efforts with LMU Munich.
The fellowships are initially limited to two years. An extension of two years may be granted upon a positive academic evaluation.
You will find all information about the conditions of application at:
www.lmu.de/excellent/research-fellowships
