Internal Research Funding Tools
The Medical Faculty offers scientists a broad portfolio of internal research funding tools. Some of these funding options are coordinated through the Bonfor office. Others through our Gender Equality Office or the Center for Clinical Trials. The following page provides an overview of the options available to support your research projects.
BONFOR
BONFOR describes the central funding entity of the Medical Faculty. It offers a variety funding opportunities directed to scientist in nearly all career stages.
Current application deadlines:
08.01.2024 (SciMed)
22.01.2024 (BONFOR-other instruments)
News: Bonfor Symposium 18.01.2024
Clinical studies
Since 2016, funding can be requested by scientists for the implementation of clinical studies. The applications are evaluated by the Clinical Studies Commission.
FEMHABIL / FEMAPL
Female physicians and scientists can apply to the Gender Equality Office for funding to complete their Habilitation or obtain an Adjunct (apl) Professorship.
Accent
Advanced Clinician Scientists (ACS) can apply for a fellowship which will allow them to invest 50 percent of their working time on research over a period of 6 years.
next call 2024
Neuro-aCSis
In this programme, young physicians with a strong scientific foucs receive three years of funding and a corresponding release from their clinical work for research.
next call 2024
External Funding Consultation
The Faculty of Medicine wants to support its researchers during the application for third-party funding from funding institutions and foundations. In close collaboration with the Research Funding Department of Department 7 - Research and Transfer - at the University of Bonn it offers a comprehensive advisory service.
Contact - Coordination Internal Funding
PD Dr. Ildiko Racz
Science Management - Coordination Internal Funding
Dr. Dorothea Schmitt
Science Management - Coordination Internal Funding
Dr. Heike Wolff
Currently not on duty
Dr. Philipp Worst
Science Management - Coordination Internal Funding (Team Lead)
69.4 Mio
Euros of DFG funding were acquired in medicine between 2017 and 2019 (source: DFG Funding Atlas 2021)
2008
Scientists conducting research at the Faculty of Medicine (as of 2020)
c. 1,600
scientific publications are published each year by researchers of the faculty