The right contacts for your research
Third-party funding opens up scope for research projects, for networking and knowledge transfer and is an important component of an academic career.
Our service for your research
The services offered by the Research Unit (SG 2.2) cover the entire field of research, start-up and innovation funding. We have many years of experience with various funding bodies and can provide you with expert advice on classic and new funding programmes. During the application preparation phase, we support you with strategic editing, advise you on financial planning and obtain the necessary signatures from university management. We advise you on how to utilise the results of your research and work with you to find the best way to combine the scientific quality of the research results with patent protection. We advise you on all legal issues arising in connection with research projects (and co-operations).
Do not hesitate to contact us at an early stage!
Learn more about our service offer
- Programme information and advice on calls for proposals from the federal and state ministries and at European level
- Funding advice in the fields of basic research, applied research, research & development and start-up projects
- Support in researching suitable funding formats for your project
- Initial advice for newly appointed (junior) professors and postdocs
- Strategic funding advice for researchers and departments
- Follow-up consultation for large-scale projects on possible follow-up funding opportunities and utilization of research results
- Feedback on the structure and persuasiveness of your proposal from a non-specialist perspective.
- Feedback on the fit and consistency with the funding agencies' guidelines or topics in the EU Research Framework Programme
- Advice on funding planning
- Advice on project planning
- Consultation with project promoters and EU contact points
- Coordination with the university management and other responsible university offices
- Advice on cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender equality, promotion of young researchers, research data management, internationalisation of research) and support with concrete formulation proposals. Our guide, which you can download from the Downloads section, provides an overview of these services as well as initial guidance on how to incorporate cross-cutting issues into grant proposals.
- Office of the Senate Committee for Research and Junior Academics
- Information on funding programmes of the Committee, assistance with applications and processing of funding applications
- Advice on internal research funding through the research reserves
- Cooperation agreements / subcontracts in connection with publicly funded research projects (e.g. BMBF, ZIM, EU)
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Accompaniment and management of contract negotiations with various partners from industry and research
- Binational and bilateral doctoral agreements
- Cooperation agreements with foreign universities
- Legal questions on (grant) contracts of the DAAD, MIWF etc.
- Grant and onward transfer agreements
- Sponsorship agreements
- Legal questions in connection with separation accounting
- Accompanying the planning process for new Research Training Groups and Collaborative Research Centres at UPB.
- Coordination of the committee process and coordination with the university management
- Supporting the Research Commission in internal quality assurance at the university
- Exchange and coordination process with DFG
- Cooperation with the Jenny Aloni Centre in the development of measures in the qualification and counselling concept
- Supporting the review process by the DFG
Research information system (FIS)
- Central platform for the collection, management and external presentation of research information according to KDSF
- Quality-assured database for UPB's research services
- Search for possible research collaborations, e.g. based on subject areas or research fields
- Digitization of processes, above all the introduction of digital third-party funding notification
- FIS-Login
Funding opportunities & Co
FIT Newsletter
Stay informed with the Research, International Affairs and Transfer (FIT) newsletter:
- You will receive a regular overview, on a day of your choice, of all current funding calls relevant to your own department.
- The FIT database is available to assist you in your search for funding opportunities.
- You can subscribe to ‘internal announcements’ to be kept informed about workshops organised by the Research Office on research funding and related topics.
The UPB holds a licence for this service, so any UPB staff member can register free of charge.
Register at: https://fit.uni-kassel.de
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