Endowed Chair or Junior Professorship (ZU|Foundation / Zeppelin University)
Funding of research and teaching through the assumption of costs for endowed chairs or junior professorships at Zeppelin University. From €100,000 per year, duration from three years.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The funding aims to strengthen research and teaching at Zeppelin University by covering the salaries for endowed chairs or junior professorships, thereby supporting interdisciplinary research on societal issues as well as its communication to students and decision-makers.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel expenses
Eligible to apply
- Foundations
- Companies
- Individuals
Description
The ZU|Foundation enables long-term support of interdisciplinary research and teaching in Baden-Württemberg by covering the personnel costs for an endowed professorship or a junior professorship at Zeppelin University. Starting from a funding amount of €100,000 per year with a minimum duration of three years, innovative projects in the fields of science, research & innovation, as well as education and training, are sustainably strengthened. The funding offer is aimed at non-profit foundations, companies, and committed private individuals who wish to promote knowledge transfer on societal issues. The establishment of new professorships or junior professorships creates space for practice-oriented research and interdisciplinary teaching for students and decision-makers.
With continuously open application procedures, funders can enter flexibly and realize their individual focus areas. In addition to nominal recognition in print media and on the university website, the partnership offers diverse interaction opportunities with the university – from panel discussions to guest lectures. The financing not only contributes to filling high-caliber professorships but also strengthens the innovative capacity of the academic community at Lake Constance. Interested funding institutions and individuals receive personal consultation upon request regarding the design of the cooperation and other forms of university support such as institutes & research centers or contract research.
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