WE-Heraeus Physics Schools
Funding of physics schools on emerging research fields (usually at least five days) for advanced students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs; applications for physics schools outside the Physics Center Bad Honnef are possible twice a year (spring/autumn).
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for one- to two-week international physics schools on current, often still textbook-free research areas as a supplement to university lecture offerings. The events enable advanced students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs to engage in intensive professional exchange with recognized experts.
Eligible expenses
- Accommodation costs for scientific directors and speakers
- Travel subsidies for speakers
- Funding of poster awards
Non-eligible expenses
- Lecture fees
- Travel expenses of participating students
Eligible to apply
- Educational Institutions
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Application by scientist (student, doctoral candidate, or postdoc)
- Topic must cover a young research field without established textbooks
- Duration of the physics school at least five days
- Substantial involvement of the German specialist community
Documents required for application
- Application with the title of the school, venue, date, and duration
- Curricula vitae of the scientific directors
- Program draft (schedule, list of lectures)
- Justification and scientific background
- Detailed cost breakdown
Evaluation criteria
- Didactic quality and continuity of the speakers
- Innovative content of the chosen research field
- Proportion of female speakers and participants
- Substantial involvement of the German community
Description
The Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation supports nationwide one- to two-week physics schools that focus on cutting-edge, often still textbook-free research fields. These events offer advanced students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs the opportunity to engage in intensive academic exchange within an interdisciplinary environment with recognized experts. Typically, 50 to 80 participants attend the physics schools, which last at least five days. The funding recipients are non-profit educational institutions or private individuals, with substantial involvement of the German scientific community being a prerequisite. The foundation grants subsidies for accommodation costs of the scientific directors and lecturers, travel subsidies for the speakers, as well as financial resources for poster prizes, while lecture fees and travel expenses of the participants are not funded.
Funding applications can be submitted twice a year, in spring and autumn. Those responsible for the application are scientists (students, doctoral candidates, or postdocs) who present a young research field with a didactically high-quality concept. The application dossier includes the title of the physics school, venue, date and duration, short CVs of the scientific leadership, a detailed program draft, as well as a justification with scientific background and a cost breakdown. Evaluation criteria particularly include the continuity and quality of the speakers, the innovativeness of the topic, the proportion of female speakers and participants, and the involvement of the German scientific community. Interested applicants can find further guidelines and deadline information on the foundation’s website.
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