Drs. Graute und Graute-Oppermann-Stiftung
About the funder
The Drs. Graute and Graute-Oppermann Foundation was established in 2000 by the married couple Dr. med. Paul and Dr. med. Irm Graute-Oppermann and serves to promote interdisciplinary medicine. The foundation awards research prizes and supports, in particular, graduate colleges and junior research groups at the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen, aiming to strengthen cross-disciplinary clinical research approaches in surgery, internal medicine/geriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, and related disciplines. The foundation's assets amount to approximately 2 million euros, with an annual funding volume of about 50,000 euros.
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Mission & Vision
The Drs. Graute and Graute-Oppermann Foundation is committed to promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical medicine and providing young medical scientists with opportunities through targeted scholarships, research awards, and graduate programs to conduct innovative, cross-disciplinary research projects. It believes in the power of cooperation among various medical and scientific disciplines to better understand complex health issues and develop patient-centered solutions.
Target groups
The funding programs are aimed at collaborative research teams and outstanding early-career researchers at the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Support is provided to medical doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and university faculty members who work on clinical-medical research projects within interdisciplinary graduate schools or junior research groups over a period of up to three years. A prerequisite is close collaboration among at least three different disciplines.