Dear early career researchers,

We can't wait to welcome you back to our new workshops at Dahlem Research School! Mark Your Calendar: Booking opens on March March 19, 12pm (noon). Pro Tip: As many workshops might be fully booked quickly, we recommend you register (www.drs.fu-berlin.de/course_list) in advance to be ready to book workshops in the summer semester 2025.

Are you interested in pursuing doctoral research at Freie Universität Berlin but concerned about funding? The Elsa-Neumann-Scholarship could be the solution for you! Successful applicants receive a monthly stipend of €1,350 and an additional €100 for materials, for up to three years. To qualify, your academic performance must be exceptional, and your doctoral project should significantly contribute to your field. The next application deadline is April 16, 12 noon. For more details, visit www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/funding/nafoeg.

Join the Elsa Neumann online information session on March 26, 2025, at 2 PM, as part of the Open Door Talk “Doing your Doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin.” Registration: ssl2.cms.fu-berlin.de/fu-berlin/en/sites/drs/offers/PM-registration.

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"

New Podcast Episode Alert! We're excited to announce our latest podcast episode: "Challenges in the Journey of First-Gen Doctorates" featuring Prof. Martin Lücke: https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/2025/02/19/first-gen-doctoral-researchers/.

The Dahlem Research School podcast "DRS 4 Docs @Berlin" (https://blogs.fu-berlin.de/drs_podcast/) supports prospective and current doctoral researchers during their early career phase. It features expert interviews covering all stages of a doctorate and chats with winners of the supervisor award.

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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. Visit our booking platform: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/.

NEW USERS: Make sure you register with an institutional email address.
REGISTERED USERS: Confirm your continued membership once a year to be able to book workshops.

BOOKING START
Don’t miss out: register in advance to be ready to book workshops in the summer semester 2025, as many workshops might be fully booked quickly.
Date: March 19, 12 (noon)
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/course_list

OPEN DOOR TALK: DOING YOUR DOCTORATE AT FU BERLIN
Once you decide to pursue a doctorate, it’s essential to address practical aspects like finding a supervisor, securing funding, and navigating the admission process. By addressing these questions early on, you’ll establish a solid foundation for a successful dissertation project. Following the Open Door Talk, there will be an information session on the current call for applications for the Elsa Neumann Scholarships of the State of Berlin for doctoral researchers.
Date: March 26, 2pm-4pm
Venue: online
Registration: https://ssl2.cms.fu-berlin.de/fu-berlin/en/sites/drs/offers/PM-registration

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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.

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

ERFOLGREICH IN DIE PROMOTION (DE) - retreat
Eine Präsenzveranstaltung für Promovierende der Berlin University Alliance, die am Anfang ihrer Promotion stehen.
Date: March 24-26, 2025
Venue: Hotel & Spa Sommerfeld
Registration: https://hu.opencampus.com/de/node/6350

KICK OFF YOUR DOCTORATE (EN) - retreat
An in-person event from the Berlin University Alliance for doctoral researchers starting their doctorate in Berlin.
Date: March 26-28, 2025
Venue: Hotel & Spa Sommerfeld
Registration: https://hu.opencampus.com/de/node/6357

GLÜCK AHOI - Gestärkt und gesund durch die Promotion
Date: 02.-03. April 2025
Registration: https://programm.zewk.tu-berlin.de/de/events/01926be7-41b9-7654-bc2a-dbcc9f01f859

HAPPINESS AHOI - Strengthened and healthy through the doctoral thesis
Date: April 2-3, 2025
Registration: https://programm.zewk.tu-berlin.de/de/events/01926be9-407d-7dc9-b0a7-41dd4d03370a

WRITING WEEK – (2)
Creative Retreat for Academic Writing to enhance writing skills, advance individual projects and receive individual counselling.
Date: June 16-20, 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: Hittorfstr. 16 (Dahlem Research School)
Registration: https://www.drs.fu-berlin.de/en/node/108021

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Calls & Announcements  

PROCOPE-MOBILITÄT 2025
Description: Mobility scholarships to France for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
Application Deadline: March 10, 2025
URL: https://www.wissenschaft-frankreich.de/procope-mobilitaet/

CAREER WEEK FOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR RESEARCHERS
Description: Insights into academic and non-academic career prospects in Germany.
Target Group: International PhD students and postdocs.
Date: March 10-14, 2025
URL: https://www.tu.berlin/en/go200551/

EINSTEIN FOUNDATION AWARD Winners Colloquium
Description: Colloquium on scientific integrity featuring award winners.
Target Group: Researchers and the general public.
Date: March 13, 2025, 4-6pm (CET)
URL: https://www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/events/award/2024-einstein-foundation-award-winners-colloquium

STARTER KIT ACADEMIC TEACHING
Description: An introduction to academic teaching, including course design and student engagement.
Target group: International staff teaching at Freie Universität Berlin.
Date: March 13-14, 2025
Application deadline: Open until fully booked
URL: https://veranstaltung.dcat.fu-berlin.de/Veranstaltung/cmx6703e02384543.html

IDEENWETTBEWERB "KUNST TRIFFT WISSENSCHAFT"
Description: Competition to bring scientific work into the public space.
Target Group: Researchers in Berlin.
Application deadline: March 15, 2025
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/items/2025/250130-ideenwettbewerb.html

EINSTÜNDIGE DIGITALE INFO-VERANSTALTUNG ZUM PROMOVIEREN MIT BEHINDERUNG (AUF DEUTSCH)
Description: Dr. Tatjana Schweizer and Abdel Hafid Sarkissian from iXNet will discuss hurdles, opportunities, support, and academic careers for PhD researchers with disabilities.
Date: April 1, 2025, 13:30-14:30h
Application deadline: March 24, 2025
URL: https://forms.office.com/e/DPgFCauZBG 

3R CURRICULUM: ETHICS AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Description: Course on the 3R principles in biomedical research.
Target Group: International doctoral students and young scientists.
Date: March 31 - April 4, 2025
URL: https://charite3r.charite.de/en/education/3r_curriculum/

UNA EUROPA SUMMER SCHOOLS
Description: Summer schools on various interdisciplinary topics.
Target Group: Doctoral researchers.
Date: check individual calls
URL: https://www.una-europa.eu/opportunities/una-europa-summer-schools

MARGHERITA-VON-BRENTANO-PREIS
Description: Award for achievements in gender research and equality.
Target Group: Individuals or projects in gender research and equality.
Date: April 15, 2025
URL: https://www.mvbz.fu-berlin.de/mvb-preis

EINSTEIN FOUNDATION AWARD
Description: Award for promoting quality in research.
Target Group: Researchers, institutions, and early career researchers.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
URL: https://award.einsteinfoundation.de/

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM MEDICAL NEUROSCIENCES
Description: Seeking candidates with substantiated interest and experience in cell and molecular biology with a strong clinical connection in the field of Neuroscience.
Dates: January 15, May 15, September 15
URL: https://medical-neurosciences.charite.de/en/application_admission/application_doctoral_program

CARDS - COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCING RESEARCH DATA SUPPORT (FDM)
Description: Enhancing research data management (RDM) expertise and services for researchers at Berlin University Alliance institutions.
Target group: Researchers and data stewards
Date: Project duration from May 2024 to October 2026
Application deadline: Open until fully booked
URL: https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/sharing-resources/shared-resources-center/CARDS-FDM

SPOTLIGHT ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY
https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/drs/research-integrity/gwp-news/index.html

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
Description: (Annual) Calls for doctoral places, doctoral positions and/or fellowships
URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/doctorate/structured-or-individual/drs_programs

DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Description: A selection of the most important institutions that award doctoral scholarships
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/drs/funding/grants/index.html

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Offers from our partners

BUA GRADUATE STUDIES SUPPORT PROGRAM
www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/projekte/graduate-studies-support-program/list/ 

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

CAREER PERSPECTIVES with a PhD in Natural & Life Sciences
https://www.bcp.fu-berlin.de/en/graduiertenzentrum/promovierende/veranstaltungen/careertalks/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

BUA POSTDOC ACADEMY
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/promoting-talent/postdoc-academy/index.html

BERLIN UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE
https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/events/index.html

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

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