Young Career Award
Award for medical specialists in training to promote clinically relevant research projects with €210,000 over three years. Applications for 2026 currently closed.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for a research project in the field of human medicine at German university hospitals.
Eligible expenses
- Costs in accordance with DFG guidelines
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Medical specialists in training
- At least two years of scientific research (ideally abroad)
- Return to Germany to complete specialist training
- Conducting the work at a German university hospital
Documents required for application
- Personal details
- Curriculum vitae (max. 1 page)
- Annotated list of publications (max. 1 page)
- Project description with timeline and work plan (max. 5 pages)
- Certificate of completed training periods (if available)
Description
The Young Career Promotion Award honors medical specialists in training who wish to implement clinically relevant research projects at German university hospitals. A total of €210,000 is available over a period of 36 months, to be used in accordance with the guidelines of the German Research Foundation (DFG). With this award, the Jung Foundation for Science and Research promotes scientific excellence in human medicine and contributes to the development of new therapies as well as to strengthening the scientific junior staff in Germany.
Eligible to participate are specialists in training with at least two years of proven research experience—ideally in an international context—and a clear intention to return to the clinical training pathway at a German university hospital. The application must include, among other documents, a one-page project outline with a timeline and work plan, a curriculum vitae in tabular form, and an annotated publication list. Funding is granted in two installments, with the second half paid out after a positive evaluation of the interim report. Currently, the application period for the 2026 promotion award is closed. Interested candidates are referred to future call periods to realize their research projects in the field of human medicine.
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