All staff employed in research and teaching at School I who are not university lecturers are eligible to apply. In particular, academic staff in qualification positions (doctoral and postdoctoral researchers) and Teaching staff for special tasks are eligible for funding.

Proposals can be submitted to the Dean's Office of School I at any time. These should be received by the office at least six weeks before the funding deadline. If applications are submitted at shorter notice, it may not be possible for the Dean's Office to pass a resolution in time and funding may not be approved. Retroactive deanery resolutions cannot be brought about. For funding in the 2023 financial year, please submit your application by 31 October 2023.

Proposals will be approved,

• which serve to support active participation (e.g. own lecture, poster presentation as first author) at an international scientific event (conference, congress, workshop, etc.). In this case, applications can be made for grants towards travel expenses (including accommodation costs) and participation fees.
• for the publication of research findings in open access format. Here, a share of up to EUR 600 can be covered if the scientist is the first author of the article in early career phases.

Passive participation in international conferences can also be funded for Teaching staff for special tasks, but requires an additional brief statement of reasons from the supervising university lecturer.

The maximum funding limit granted by the School is 350 EUR for courses in other European countries and 500 EUR for courses in non-European countries.

Before submitting an application, applicants must check and explain whether other sources of financing or partial financing (e.g. via the DAAD, the department or from project funds) are available.

The maximum funding limit granted for publications in open access format is 600 EUR, to bridge the funding gap that cannot be covered by grants from the DFG and the library for open access articles (https://uol.de/bis/forschen-und-publizieren/open-access/open-access-publikationsfonds).

• Proof of active participation in a conference by means of an official confirmation of acceptance of the scientific contribution, e.g. in the form of an invitation letter from the organiser or a notification of acceptance of the presentation.
• An overview of the event (e.g. programme booklet, conference proceedings, flyer).
• Proof of first authorship for open access publications is provided in the form of an official confirmation of acceptance of the publication, e.g. in the form of a letter from the publisher/editor of the journal. Proof of the fees incurred must be provided.
• A comprehensible detailed overview of the costs incurred (travel expenses, accommodation costs, etc.), if necessary with proof (e.g. in the case of participant fees).

The FK Secretariat will immediately inform the applicant, the supervising academic staff member and the relevant department’s administrative office of the Dean's Office’s decision. The approved amount will be allocated to a financial unit to be designated by the Institute once the trip has taken place. Costs and expenses incurred as part of an approved business trip must be settled through this unit. Settlement via any other means is not permitted under any circumstances. Further binding information on the settlement of travel expenses is available at

https://uol.de/dezernat2/finanzbuchhaltung/reisekosten .

Proposal for support for early-career researchers in the area of ‘Research/Internationalisation’