Advising on Equal Opportunity Aspects when Applying for Research Grants
Equal opportunity is a decision-relevant criterion that can directly affect the approval or disapproval of research funds by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Applications can be denied on the basis of an insufficient description or by a total lack of equal opportunity safeguards in a project proposal – as has happened in the past.
To support applicants for grant funds (as part of the university’s statement towards the DFG’s “Research-Oriented Standards on Gender Equality”) the university’s executive board decided to create consultation opportunities for grant applicants with a specific focus on the consideration of equal opportunity factors when submitting research proposals (such as for collaborative research centers, graduate schools, etc.). The consultation offers include:
- Information about the possibility of applying for additional funding to ensure equal opportunity;
- Consultation on developing Equal Opportunity Concepts (EOCs) tailored to a specific proposal;
- Advice on the implementation of those concepts.
More information on the topic of “equality between women and men in scientific and academic communities” can be found on the DFG’s website under “Promoting Equal Opportunity”.
Contact
- Dr. Regina Sprenger
-
Office for Equal Opportunities
Office: W1.107
Telefone: +49 5251 60-5490
E-Mail: regina.sprenger(at)uni-paderborn(dot)de - Dipl.-Päd. Irmgard Pilgrim
-
Office for Equal Opportunities
Office: E 2.103
Telefone: +49 5251 60-3724
E-Mail: irmgard.pilgrim(at)uni-paderborn(dot)de
Contact for Questions about Research Funding and Programs
- Silke Horstmann
-
Research Office at the University of Paderborn
Office: B 2.229
Telefone: +49 5251 60-2564
E-Mail: horstmann(at)zv.uni-paderborn(dot)de
Overview
- About us
- Measures during the corona pandemic
- Programs, Opportunities and Support
- Service
- Funding within the framework of the Equal Opportunity Concept
- Info & Consultation: Sexualized Discrimination and Sexual Assault