Dear early career researchers,

Welcome back and Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful and joyful holiday season. As we move into 2025, we have some exciting announcements to kick off the year:

The Career Day for Doctoral Researchers, organized by the Berlin University Alliance, will take place on January 28, 2025, from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM. This event is designed for doctoral researchers looking to explore various career options, both academic and non-academic. It offers a platform for networking, gaining insights, and discussing future career paths. Learn more here: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/projekte/graduate-studies-support-program/module-5.

Dahlem Research School has released a new booklet titled "Dealing with Emerging Crises During Your Doctorate." This hands-on guide offers information on support and services available at Freie Universität Berlin for typical crises that might emerge during your doctorate. Learn more here: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/drs/resources/documents/DRS-booklet-dealing-with-emerging_crises_during-your-doctorate-FUB.pdf or pop into Dahlem Research School and pick up a copy.

We encourage you to take advantage of the various events, workshops, and resources available to you. Whether you're looking to enhance your research skills, network with peers, or simply find some inspiration, there's something for everyone.

Let's make 2025 a year of academic growth, discovery, and success in your doctoral journey together!

Best wishes and take care,
Your DRS Team

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DRS Podcast

Upcoming DRS Workshops

BUA Events and Workshops

Calls & Announcements

Offers from our partners

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DRS Podcast "Drs 4 Docs @ Berlin"

The Dahlem Research School podcast "DRS 4 Docs @Berlin"  (https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/) for prospective and current doctoral researchers was created to support during the early career phase. Across various seasons of the podcast, you will hear interviews with experts aimed at different phases:

Season One: Starting a Doctorate

Season Two: Doing a Doctorate

Season Three: Finishing a Doctorate

Season Four: Supervisor Award

The latest episodes:

"The value of Open Science and accessibility of scientific products" with Stefan Skupien, coordinator for Open Science for the Berlin University Alliance: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/2024/12/12/the-value-of-open-science-and-accessibility-of-scientific-products/

and the interview “We have to be consulted if there are any changes to the PhD regulations specifically” with Maren Vogel, the representative of the doctoral council at FUB: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/2024/12/12/doctoral-council/.

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Upcoming DRS Workshops

Dahlem Research School offers an extensive workshop program that is open to doctoral researchers from the partner institutions of the Berlin University Alliance. The workshops are assigned to different categories. All workshops can be viewed and booked via our booking platform: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/.

PUBLIKATONSSTRATEGIEN FÜR GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTLER*INNEN 
Datum: Januar 9, 10-12 am
Ort: Dahlem Research School, Hittorfstr. 16, 14195 Berlin
Registrierung: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/104335

MATERIAL CRISIS
Date: January 16, 2025  1 pm – 3 pm
Venue: Hittorfstr. 16, room oo4
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/102815

All workshops at Dahlem Research School: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/course_list.

NEW USERS: Make sure you register with an institutional email address of the Berlin University Alliance (Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) or Universität Potsdam.

REGISTERED USERS: Once a year will receive an email with an invitation to confirm your continued membership of an institution of the Berlin University Alliance or Universität Potsdam. Only after this membership confirmation will you be able to book workshops.

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BUA Events and Workshops   

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore participation is free of charge.

CAREER DAY
For information on academic and non-academic career choices and mini-workshops.
Date: January 28, 2025 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: Humboldt Graduate School, Luisenstr. 56
Registration: https://www.humboldt-graduate-school.de/en/services-en/career-development/carrer-day-2025

WRITING WEEK – 1
Creative Retreat for Academic Writing to enhance writing skills and advance individual projects.
Date: March 10-14, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: online
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/101964

MENTAL HEALTH DAYS (both a German and English group)
Strategies for more resilience and stress tolerance during the doctoral process.
Date: April 2-3, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: tba 
Registration: tba

WRITING WEEK – 2
Creative Retreat for Academic Writing to enhance writing skills and advance individual projects.
Date: June 16-20, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: in person
Registration: tba

Workshop list of the Graduate Studies Support Program: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/projekte/graduate-studies-support-program/list/index.html

Upcoming events of the Berlin University Alliance:
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/events/index.html

Events and offers of the Postdoc Academy: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/index.html 

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Calls & Announcements   

MENTAL HEALTH AWARNESS WEEKS at Freie Universität Berlin
Date: January 13-24
Venue: check website
Information: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/mentalwellbeing/Veranstaltungen/index.html

PROMOTIONSSTIPENDIUM DER KONRAD-ADENAUER-STIFTUNG
Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung unterstützt engagierte Wissenschaftler*innen in der frühen Karrierephase aus allen Fachrichtungen (außer Medizin) mit Promotionsstipendien.
Bewerbungsfrist: 15. Januar 2025
Weitere Informationen: www.kas.de/de/web/begabtenfoerderung-und-kultur/promotionsfoerderung

PROMOTIONSSTIPENDIUM DER HANNS-SEIDEL-STIFTUNG
Ziel der Promotionsförderung der Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung ist es, begabte und gleichzeitig gesellschaftspolitisch engagierte Promovierende im Rahmen von Stipendien ideell und finanziell zu fördern.
Bewerbungsfrist: 15. Januar 2025
Weitere Informationen: https://www.hss.de/stipendium/wen-suchen-wir/

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY INSTITUTE FOR NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES invites applications for its doctoral program. 4 doctoral scholarships and 7 doctoral memberships are available. Please find all information regarding the application procedure as well as the application platform here: https://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduateschool/application/application_procedure/index.html    
Deadline: January 31, 2025

BERLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL AND TRANSREGIONAL STUDIES (BGTS): 2025 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
3 year full -time doctoral program starting September of each year in Berlin
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Application link: https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/birt/bgts/bgts-application/index.html

KLIMASCHUTZSTIPENDIUM DER ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT STIFTUNG
Target group: Young leaders and postdocs with climate expertise
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Application link: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/international-climate-protection-fellowship

WBKOLLEG YOUNG SCHOLARS PRIZE 2025
Target group: Excellent young researchers from Switzerland and abroad
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Application link: https://www.wbkolleg.unibe.ch/about_us/young_scholars/index_eng.html

IRS SPRING ACADEMY 2025
Target group: Doctoral students and early postdoctoral researchers from disciplines such as Sociology, History, Geography, Architecture, Spatial and Environmental Planning, Economics, and others.
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Application link: https://leibniz-irs.de/irsspra

DEUTSCHER STUDIENPREIS 2025
Zielgruppe: Die Ausschreibung richtet sich an Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen aller Fachrichtungen, die im Jahr 2024 eine exzellente Dissertation von besonderer gesellschaftlicher Bedeutung vorgelegt haben
Preis: Drei Spitzenpreise zu je 25.000 Euro und weitere Förderangebote.
Einsendeschluss: 1. März 2025
Weitere Informationen: https://koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/german-thesis-award/teilnehmen/

GERDA HENKEL FOUNDATION PHD SCHOLARSHIP
Target group: Outstanding doctoral candidates in the humanities
Deadline: Applications accepted year-round (no deadline)
Application link: https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/phd-scholarships

WETTBEWERB „100 TO 100“: Innovative Ideen für Produkte, Prozesse und Projekte
Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende und Interessierte an Berliner Universitäten und Institutionen.
Format: Monatliche Ausschreibung mit Prämien und Jahresabschlussauszeichnung
Bewerbungsfrist: Laufend, monatliche Bewertung und Auswahl.
Weitere Informationen: https://matchem.science-startups.berlin/p/100-to-100-science-and-startups

CAREER PERSPECTIVES with a PhD in Natural & Life Sciences
Date: every 2^nd Thursday of a month
Venue:  online
For information on speakers, check: https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/graduiertenzentrum/promovierende/veranstaltungen/careertalks/index.html

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Offers from our partners

CAREER SERVICE DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/career/veranstaltungen/index.html

UNIVERSITÄTSBIBLIOTHEK DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT
u.a.Richtig Zitieren, offene Schreibsprechstunde, Literaturverwaltung, Fake-News erkennen, Qualitätskriterien für die Literaturauswahl: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/ub/ueber-uns/termine/index.html

PHILOLOGISCHE BIBLIOTHEK DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT
Das Exposé zur Dissertation, Publikationsstrategien, Dissertationspreise:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/philbib/schulungstermine-fuer-das-Wintersemester-2024_25/index.html

STATISTISCHE BERATUNGSEINHEIT DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT - FU:STAT
(Deutsch oder Englisch, fachbereichsspezifisch und disziplinenoffen):
https://www.stat.fu-berlin.de/schulungen_neu/interne-start/index.html

FORSCHUNGSPREISE
www.fu-berlin.de/forschung/service/foerderung/informationen/preise

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