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Google PhD fellowship program

Google PhD Fellowships directly support graduate students as they pursue their PhD, as well as connect them to a Google Research Mentor.

Nurturing and maintaining strong relations with the academic community is a top priority at Google. The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created to recognize outstanding graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related fields. Fellowships support promising PhD candidates of all backgrounds who seek to influence the future of technology. Google’s mission is to foster inclusive research communities and encourage people of diverse backgrounds to apply. We currently offer fellowships in Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, India, Latin America, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States.

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Application status, how to apply, research areas of focus, review criteria, award recipients.

Applications are currently closed.

Update on 2024 Announcement : Decisions for the 2024 application cycle, originally planned for July 2024, will now be announced via email in August 2024. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as we work to finalize decisions.

• Launch March 27, 2024
• Deadline May 8, 2024
• Awardees Notified By Aug. 31, 2024

The details of each Fellowship vary by region. Please see our FAQ for eligibility requirements and application instructions.

PhD students must be nominated by their university. Applications should be submitted by an official representative of the university during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

Australia and New Zealand

Canada and the United States

PhD students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan must be nominated by their university. After the university's nomination is completed, either an official representative of the university or the nominated students can submit applications during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

India and Southeast Asia

PhD students apply directly during the application window. Please see the FAQ for more information.

Latin America

The 2024 application cycle is postponed. Please check back in 2025 for details on future application cycles.

Google PhD Fellowship students are a select group recognized by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world. The Fellowships are awarded to students who represent the future of research in the fields listed below. Note that region-specific research areas will be listed in application forms during the application window.

Algorithms and Theory

Distributed Systems and Parallel Computing

Health and Bioscience

Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization

Machine Intelligence

Machine Perception

Natural Language Processing

Quantum Computing

Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention

Software Engineering

Software Systems

Speech Processing

Applications are evaluated on the strength of the research proposal, research impact, student academic achievements, and leadership potential. Research proposals are evaluated for innovative concepts that are relevant to Google’s research areas, as well as aspects of robustness and potential impact to the field. Proposals should include the direction and any plans of where your work is going in addition to a comprehensive description of the research you are pursuing.

In Canada and the United States, East Asia and Latin America, essay responses are evaluated in addition to application materials to determine an overall recommendation.

What does the Google PhD Fellowship include?

Students receive named Fellowships which include a monetary award. The funds are given directly to the university to be distributed to cover the student’s expenses and stipend as appropriate. In addition, the student will be matched with a Google Research Mentor. There is no employee relationship between the student and Google as a result of receiving the fellowship. The award does not preclude future eligibility for internships or employment opportunities at Google, nor does it increase the chances of obtaining them. If students wish to apply for a job at Google, they are welcome to apply for jobs and go through the same hiring process as any other person.

• Up to 3 year Fellowship
• US $12K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Google Research Mentor
• 1 year Fellowship
• AUD $15K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Up to 2 year Fellowship (effective from 2024 for new recipients)
• Full tuition and fees (enrollment fees, health insurance, books) plus a stipend to be used for living expenses, travel and personal equipment
• US $10K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• Yearly bursary towards stipend / salary, health care, social benefits, tuition and fees, conference travel and personal computing equipment. The bursary varies by country.

Early-stage PhD students

• Up to 4 year Fellowship
• US $50K to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Late-stage PhD students

• US $10K to recognise research contributions, cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel
• US $15K per year to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Southeast Asia

• US $10K per year for up to 3 years (or up to graduation, whichever is earlier) to cover stipend and other research related activities, travel expenses including overseas travel

Is my university eligible for the PhD Fellowship Program?

Africa, Australia/New Zealand , Canada, East Asia, Europe and the United States : universities must be an accredited research institution that awards research degrees to PhD students in computer science (or an adjacent field).

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia : applications are open to universities/institutes in India, Latin America (excluding Cuba), and in eligible Southeast Asian countries/regions (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).

Restrictions : All award payments and recipients will be reviewed for compliance with relevant US and international laws, regulations and policies. Google reserves the right to withhold funding that may violate laws, regulations or our policies.

What are the eligibility requirements for students?

All regions

• Students must remain enrolled full-time in the PhD program for the duration of the Fellowship or forfeit the award.
• Google employees, and their spouses, children, and members of their household are not eligible.
• Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
• Past awardees from the PhD Fellowship program are not eligible to apply again.
• Grant of the Fellowship does not mean admission to a PhD program. The awardee must separately apply and be accepted to a PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) at an eligible institution.
• Grant of the Fellowship will be subject to the rules and guidelines applicable in the institution where the awardee registers for the PhD program.

Nominated students in Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and the United States, East Asia and Europe.

Universities should only nominate students that meet the following requirements:

• Africa: Incoming PhD students are eligible to apply, but the Fellowship award shall be contingent on the awardee registering for a full-time PhD program in computer science (or an adjacent field) within the academic award year of the Fellowship award, or the award shall be forfeited.
• Australia and New Zealand : early-stage students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).
• Canada and the United States : students who have completed graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins.
• East Asia: students who have completed most of graduate coursework in their PhD by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins. Students should have sufficient time for research projects after receiving a fellowship.
• Europe: Students enrolled at any stage of their PhD are eligible to apply.

Direct applicant students in India, Latin America and Southeast Asia

• Latin America : incoming or early stage-students enrolled in the first or second year of their PhD (no requirement for completion of graduate coursework by the academic award year).

What should be included in an application? What language should the application be in?

All application materials should be submitted in English.

For each student nomination, the university will be asked to submit the following material in a single, flat (not portfolio) PDF file:

• Student CV with links to website and publications (if available)
• Short (1-page) resume/CV of the student's primary PhD program advisor
• Available transcripts (mark sheets) starting from first year/semester of Bachelor's degree to date
• Research proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee''s work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: What impact would receiving this Fellowship have on your education? Describe any circumstances affecting your need for a Fellowship and what educational goals this Fellowship will enable you to accomplish.
• Transcripts of current and previous academic records
• 1-2 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee's work (at least one from the thesis advisor)

Canada, East Asia, the United States

• Cover sheet signed by the Department Chair confirming the student passes eligibility requirements. (See FAQ "What are the eligibility requirements for students?")
• Short (1-page) CV of the student's primary advisor
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the nominee's work (at least one from the thesis advisor)
• Research / dissertation proposal (maximum 3 pages, excluding references)
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests.
• Student essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time. (A leadership role can mean more than just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or taking the lead role in organizing an event or project. Think about what you accomplished and what you learned from the experience. What were your responsibilities? Did you lead a team? How did your experience change your perspective on leading others? Did you help to resolve an important dispute at your school, church, in your community or an organization? And your leadership role doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to school activities. For example, do you help out or take care of your family?)

Students will need the following documents in a single, flat (not portfolio) PDF file in order to complete an application (in English only):

• Student applicant’s resume with links to website and publications (if available)
• Short (one-page) resume/CV of the student applicant's primary PhD program advisor
• 2-3 letters of recommendation from those familiar with the applicant's work (at least one from the thesis advisor for current PhD students)
• Applicant's essay response (350-word limit) to: Describe the desired impact your research will make on the field and society, and why this is important to you. Include any personal, educational and/or professional experiences that have motivated your research interests.
• Applicant's essay response (350-word limit) to: What are your long-term goals for your pathway in computing research, and how would receiving the Google PhD Fellowship help you progress toward those goals in the short-term?

How do I apply for the PhD Fellowship Program? Who should submit the applications? Can students apply directly for a Fellowship?

Check the eligibility and application requirements in your region before applying. Submission forms are available on this page when the application period begins.

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia: students may apply directly during the application period.

Africa, Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States : students cannot apply directly to the program; they must be nominated by an eligible university during the application period.

How many students may each university nominate?

India, Latin America and Southeast Asia : applications are open directly to students with no limit to the number of students that can apply from a university.

Australia and New Zealand : universities may nominate up to two eligible students.

Canada and the United States : Universities may nominate up to four eligible students. We encourage nominating students with diverse backgrounds especially those from historically marginalized groups in the field of computing. If more than two students are nominated then we strongly encourage additional nominees who self-identify as a woman, Black / African descent, Hispanic / Latino / Latinx, Indigenous, and/or a person with a disability.

Africa, East Asia and Europe : Universities may nominate up to three eligible students. We encourage nominating students with diverse backgrounds especially those from historically marginalized groups in the field of computing. If more than two students are nominated then we strongly encourage the additional nominee who self-identifies as a woman.

*Applications are evaluated on merit. Please see FAQ for details on how applications are evaluated.

How are applications evaluated?

In Canada and the United State, East Asia and Latin America, essay responses are evaluated in addition to application materials to determine an overall recommendation.

A nominee's status as a member of a historically marginalized group is not considered in the selection of award recipients.

Research should align with Google AI Principles .

Incomplete proposals will not be considered.

How are Google PhD Fellowships given?

Any monetary awards will be paid directly to the Fellow's university for distribution. No overhead should be assessed against them.

What are the intellectual property implications of a Google PhD Fellowship?

Fellowship recipients are not subject to intellectual property restrictions unless they complete an internship at Google. If that is the case, they are subject to the same intellectual property restrictions as any other Google intern.

Will the Fellowship recipients become employees of Google?

No, Fellowship recipients do not become employees of Google due to receiving the award. The award does not preclude future eligibility for internships or employment opportunities at Google, nor does it increase the chances of obtaining them. If they are interested in working at Google, they are welcome to apply for jobs and go through the same hiring process as any other person.

Can Fellowship recipients also be considered for other Google scholarships?

Yes, Fellowship recipients are eligible for these scholarships .

After award notification, when do the Google PhD Fellowships begin?

After Google PhD Fellowship recipients are notified, the Fellowship is effective starting the following school year.

What is the program application time period?

Applications for the 2024 program will open in March 2024 and close in May 2024 for all regions. Refer to the main Google PhD Fellowship Program page for each region’s application details.

A global awards announcement will be made in September on the Google Research Blog publicly announcing all award recipients.

How can I ask additional questions?

Due to the volume of emails we receive, we may not be able to respond to questions where the answer is available on the website. If your question has not been answered by a FAQ, email:

Africa: [email protected]

Australia and New Zealand: [email protected]

Canada and the United States: [email protected]

East Asia: [email protected]

Europe: [email protected]

India: [email protected]

Latin America: [email protected]

Southeast Asia: [email protected]

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Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF)

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) awards PhD Fellowships to outstanding early career researchers who wish to carry out an ambitious scientific PhD project in basic biomedical research at an internationally leading laboratory.

Who can apply?

Applications for BIF PhD fellowships can be submitted by European citizens working in Europe or overseas as well as by non-European citizens pursuing their PhD projects in Europe. The PhD projects must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research, and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena and acquiring new scientific knowledge.

Further requirements

Fellows are selected by the renowned scientists comprising the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. They make their decision on the basis of specialist external reports and personal interviews. The process is highly competitive. A successful PhD fellowship application must therefore be outstanding in terms of the candidate's achievements to date, as well as the scientific quality of the proposed research project and host laboratory.

Type and extent of funding

Monthly stipend plus a flat-rate for research-related costs of 150 euros and country-related premiums (e.g. 2,100 euros in total in Germany). In addition to this:

• personal support
• financial support for international
• scientific conferences, courses and laboratory co-operations
• family allowances (e.g. spouse and child care allowances)
• scientific seminars to discuss the fellow’s own scientific projects
• communication training 
• worldwide network of fellows and alumni

2 years. Maximum extension: 18 months.

Application

You will find information about the application procedure on the programme website (see link below).

Funding programmes by the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) supports up-and-coming junior scientists whose research projects experimentally elucidate the basic phenomena of human life. Find information about all BIF funding programmes here.

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Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

Region: Global

For eligible students at universities globally pursuing research aligned to Microsoft Research areas of focus.

Update : Microsoft Research has paused our call for proposals/nominations for the 2023 calendar year. We are exploring new avenues to invest in our academic partnerships and bring together students and researchers to collaborate, share knowledge, and pursue new research directions.

To learn more about the recently announced Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellows program , uniting eminent scholars and experts to collaborate on research at the intersection of AI and society, visit our program page .

The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship is a global program that identifies and empowers the next generation of exceptional computing research talent. Microsoft recognizes the value of diversity in computing and aims to increase the pipeline of talent receiving advanced degrees in computing-related fields to build a stronger and inclusive computing-related research community. We currently offer PhD fellowships in Asia-Pacific, Canada and the United States, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Latin America, Australia and New Zealand.

Over the last two decades, the Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship program has supported over 700 fellows around the world, many of whom have gone on to work at Microsoft. Others have gone on to perform pioneering research elsewhere within the technology industry or accept faculty appointments at leading universities.

See your region for details, instructions, and answers to common questions.

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We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and celebrate individuality. We invite and encourage candidates to come as they are and do what they love.

The Microsoft Research 2022 Global PhD Fellowship recipients were announced in October 2022. Meet all the 2022 PhD Fellowship recipients on our “ 2022 Fellows ” page or hear about what this opportunity means to a few PhD fellows from around the globe below.

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A PhD is a postgraduate research degree, usually lasting three or four years, if undertaken full time. It involves independently conducting original and significant research in a specific field and is normally assessed by a written thesis and oral examination.

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Alzheimer’s Research UK: PhD scholarships Funding to undertake a PhD involving biomedical research in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Applications are made by the prospective supervisor. Funding: Stipend plus tuition fees and research/travel costs Duration: 36 months

Alzheimer’s Society: PhD studentships Funding to undertake a PhD involving biomedical research in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Applications are made by the prospective supervisor. Funding: Up to £85,000 (£91,000 for London) Duration: Three years

British Heart Foundation: Non-clinical PhD studentships Funding to undertake a PhD in cardiovascular science. Applications are made by the prospective supervisor. Funding: Stipend, tuition fees, consumables Duration: Three years

British Heart Foundation: Four-year PhD programme Funding for research organisations to provide a PhD studentship programme in cardiovascular research. Career stage: Prospective students should apply to individual research institutions Funding: Student stipend, tuition fees, research consumables Duration: Four years

MRC: Studentships Find out more about how MRC funds and supports PhD students at universities and MRC units, institutes and centres.

National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research: PhD studentships Funding to undertake a PhD studentship relevant to any area of medical, biological or veterinary research which supports the development and application of the 3Rs. Funding: Cash-limited award of £30,000 pa (£90,000 total over three years) Duration: 36 months

National Institute for Health Research: Doctoral fellowships Funding to undertake a PhD in an area of NIHR research. Funding: Fully funded including current salary Duration: 36 months with p/t options

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TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship

This attractive two-year fellowship program offers excellent researchers who have recently completed their PhD the chance to continue their academic career at TUM.

Save the Date: The Call for Applications for the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowships 2024 will be published soon.

Infosession: 10 September 14:00 CET; Registration   required.

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship 2024 offers up to 10 international young scientists the opportunity to conduct research with a host at TUM for up to 2 years within the framework of the fellowship.  

We will grant the fellowships in two separate calls (March / September). The second call (Call 4.2) will open on September 1, 2024. The deadline for submission of application is September 30, 2024 (23:59 CET).  

Submit your application via our designated application portal. Once the call is published, you will find the respective link on this homepage.

For any question, please contact the team of the TUM Talent Factory at [email protected] .

About the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship

The  TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship  is a funding opportunity for external postdoctoral scientists who are currently residing abroad and would like to start their research at TUM. For 24 months, we will support fellows to diversify their research profile at a TUM department and to initiate new research projects together with TUM scientists.

The call is open to researchers who have completed their doctorate a maximum of three years ago or who will complete their doctorate within the next 12 months. Researchers must reside outside of Germany at the time of submission.

In each call, there are two phases . In Phase I, you do not require to submit a letter of support from a TUM host. However, you must identify a TUM host, who will support your application, during Phase II of the submission process. See below for further information on these two phases.

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship is open to all topics. Researchers are invited to apply with a project that matches the research of the chair/institute/lab of the respective host who supports the application.

If you want to be informed about future calls, please register for our Newsletter .

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Details on the Fellowship

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship 2024 offers successful candidates a fellowship  for 24 months. Fellows receive a monthly stipend of 2.670€  and one additional kick-off payment of 430€. Researchers residing in the Munich metropolitan area receive an additional monthly allowance of 350€. It is also possible to apply for family benefits. Please note that additional payments for consumables and conferences are not included and may be covered by the host subject to their agreement.

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship is a co-financed fellowship. This means that the TUM host needs to co-finance 20% of the fellowship costs. One TUM host can support up to two applicants per call.

• Call 4.1. (March 2024): Upon positive evaluation, you can commence the fellowship within a year from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2025.
• Call 4.2. (September 2024): Upon positive evaluation, you can commence the fellowship within a year from April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026.

Please keep the above in mind, when planning your fellowship. During the fellowship, you will have the support of central TUM services, e.g.  TUM Talent Factory .

Application Requirements

Candidates fulfilling the following criteria are eligible to apply for the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship:

Mobility Rule

Early-career postdocs and doctoral researchers in their final year, residing outside of Germany at the time of submission, are eligible to apply for the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship. Researchers who are already working at TUM or have received their doctorate at TUM are not eligible to apply.

Completion of PhD or letter of confirmation from PhD supervisor

You are eligible to apply for the fellowship if you have finished your PhD within the last three years at an institution other than TUM.

• Call 4.1.: Cut-off date is March 1, 2024, which means you can apply if you have completed your PhD on March 1, 2021 or later. The date on the doctoral certificate is binding.
• Call 4.2.: Cut-off date is September 1, 2024, which means you can apply if you have completed your PhD on September 1, 2021 or later. The date on the doctoral certificate is binding.

You are also eligible, if you have recently handed in your doctorate thesis or if you will complete your PhD within the next 12 months. In each case, you must submit an official letter of confirmation from your supervisor stating that you will complete your PhD within the next 12 months. A PhD certificate is mandatory to be able to start the fellowship.

Support of a TUM Host

For a successful application, you need the support of a TUM host.

In Phase I of the application, you name up to three potential TUM hosts you want to work with. On successful completion of Phase I, you will conduct a matchmaking session moderated by TUM with the potential TUM hosts you have named.

In Phase II of the application, your identified TUM host must support your application by providing a Letter of Support. The Letter of Support by the TUM host is mandatory, as it contains the confirmation of the 20% co-financing by the host.

Please note you can only apply once a year for the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship.

If you have further questions concerning the application requirements, please check our  FAQ document   (PDF).

Application Documents

To apply for the  TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship  2024, you need the following documents in English :

• Letter of Motivation (approx. 1 page) Please tell us about your motivation to join TUM for your postdoctoral research. A well-crafted letter of motivation is crucial for the assessment of your application. Therefore, it is essential that you describe your professional goals with precision and explain your motivation thoroughly for pursuing a postdoc at TUM. Also, explain in detail how the TUM professor(s) you are interested to work with match your research interests and scope. Bear in mind that members of the selection committee might not be experts in your specific field of expertise, therefore, your letter of motivation should be clear and accessible to a broader audience.
• CV , including list of publications ( max. 5 pages )
• Copy of your best paper (max. 1 publication)
• PhD certificate or a confirmation of your PhD submission or a statement from your PhD supervisor that you have completed your PhD or that you will complete your PhD within the next 12 months.
• Reference Letter from your supervisor There are two options to upload the Reference Letter: The applicant can directly upload the letter in the application portal and submit their application. Alternatively, if the referee wishes to upload the letter himself/herself, the applicant can send the referee an automated email from the application portal. The referee will receive an email with a link that allows them to upload the letter themselves. 
• Names of potential TUM hosts that are of interest to you

Please name up to three TUM Hosts who you want to work with. Please note that only active TUM Professors/Head of Institutes/Chairs/Junior Fellows can be hosts. It is not possible to name other scientists, including Honorary Professors, Distinguished Affiliated Professors, and retired professors including the TUM Emeriti of Excellence and TUM President Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann.

The following websites will enable you to find professors who fits your research profile: TUM Schools and Departments, TUM Clusters of Excellence or TUM Research Centers. You can also go through the list of TUM Professors or TUM Junior Fellows .

• Research Proposal  ( max. 4 pages ). Please present the research project you plan to conduct at TUM in a comprehensible way so that reviewers who are not experts in your specific field can follow your argument. In your research proposal, you should also address synergies with the TUM host and your career plans: Why is TUM the best possible place to do your research project? Why is your TUM host  the  person with whom you want to conduct your research project? What are your future career plans? For which subsequent funding would you apply during the fellowship? Your proposal should not exceed four pages (including references and footnotes).
• Letter of Support  from your TUM host (with signature and logo; for details on what the letter of support should entail, see Information for Hosts).

Please note that it is not possible to receive the fellowship without the support of a TUM host (i.e., a TUM professor or TUM Junior Fellow) . As a host cannot support more than two applications per Call, we strongly recommend that you obtain the confirmation of TUM Host supporting your application before you prepare the documents. Since this is a relatively new program, note that potential hosts may not be aware of all the details of the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship.

For questions, you may also refer to our  FAQ document  ( PDF).

Information on the Selection Process

The Call is structured into two phases.

In Phase I , the Scientific Board will evaluate each application by the following criteria:

• Scientific excellence of the applicant
• Career perspectives of the applicant
• Quality of the motivation letter
• Synergies with the TUM host

The best applicants will be selected and a matchmaking process with the TUM Host/s (identified by the applicant in Phase I) will be initiated. Once a match is found, the selected applicants will proceed to Phase II . In this phase, the applicant has to submit a support letter from the TUM Host along with the research proposal. The Scientific Board will evaluate each application by the following criteria:

• Relevance and originality of the proposed research project

Information for Hosts

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship is an important initiative of the TUM Agenda 2030. It offers talented, recently graduated postdocs an opportunity to continue their career at TUM. To attract global researchers, we therefore award a two-year fellowship . Postdocs with family are entitled to receive additional benefits for their partner and children should they reside in Munich. This fellowship may be considered as a startup fund, allowing postdocs a smooth start in research at TUM. The  TUM Talent Factory   will support the fellows with their applications for third party funding and offer advice on career planning. 

For you as a host, the following information is particularly relevant:

• TUM Professors and TUM Junior Fellows can be hosts. Other researchers at TUM cannot become hosts (see also our  FAQs ).
• Call 4.1. (March 2024): Upon positive evaluation, fellowship can be commenced within a year from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2025.
• Call 4.2. (September 2024): Upon positive evaluation, fellowship can be commenced the fellowship within a year from April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026.

Please keep this in mind when planning your support of an applicant.

• You can support no more than two applicants per call. If you support two applicants, at least one applicant must be female. Please bear this is mind when deciding on potential applicants.
• The fellowship requires the host to co-fund 20% of the fellowship. The exact amount of the fellowship depends on the fellow’s family situation and – in the case of a successful application – will be calculated based on the fellow’s current family situation. This implies, for a two year period, a host may have to cover total costs of approx. 14.500€ for a single fellow (~ 600€/month) and approx. 18.800€ for a fellow with a partner and two children (~780€/month).

Important note:   You cannot use Haushaltsmittel or Planstellen for fellowship payment. Payment can come from e.g. overhead and free third-party funding.

• The fellowship only covers the researcher’s living costs. You will need to cover any additional payments for consumables, conferences and so forth.
• Letter of Support from TUM host must be in English language to aid reviewers who are not fluent in the German language. The applicant can upload the letter of support in the application portal. Alternatively, you can upload the letter of support yourself; the applicant can send you a link via the application portal. It is important to submit the letter before the application deadline . Otherwise, the application may not be considered.
• The letter of support  must be on an official TUM letterhead with your signature. In addition to evaluating the candidate’s qualification and the project, you need to confirm the following:
• If the application is successful, you provide the fellow with sufficient working and laboratory place to conduct the project.
• If the application is successful, you agree to cover 20% of the costs of the fellowship.
• The Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation will sign the fellowship contract on behalf of TUM. From an administrative point of view, the fellows will receive a scholarship and will have the status of a “guest researcher” instead of an employee status.

For questions, you may also refer to our F AQ Document here (TUM ID required, PDF).

Additional Funding and Support

TUM Talent Factory  will support the TUM Global Postdoc Fellows  to apply for third party funding during the time of their fellowship. The support includes individual advice on funding possibilities or upskilling events to invited fellows.

During the first 12 months  of the fellowship, the fellows should submit at least one application for third party funding at one of the main funding bodies for postdoc fellowships (e.g. AvH, MSCA, DFG). Due to mobility rules, many of these programs are only open to researchers during their first year in Germany.

At the onset of the fellowship, the host and fellow chart out a training plan to define the fellow’s steps and goal. Upon completion of first year, the fellow must submit an  interim report  detailing the progress and accomplishments.

Besides the TUM Talent Factory  , there are other central services at TUM supporting postdocs during their time at TUM, such as TUM Welcome Services, TUM Gender and Diversity, TUM Family Service, or the TUM Institute for LongLife Learning.

Get to know our fellows

Who are the  TUM Global Postdoc Fellows (TGPF)  ? Find out more about the fellows and their projects, as well as the recipients of the  TUM University Foundation Fellowship  (2013–2020).

TUM Global Postdoc Fellows (3. Call / 2024)

TUM Chair:  Chair of Data Science in Earth Observation , Prof. Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhu

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Aerospace and Geodesy

Academic career and research areas:

Dr. Xizhe Xue earned her doctoral degree in 2024 from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in China, specializing in earth observation. During her Ph.D. studies, she was a visiting student at the National University of Singapore from 2021 to 2023 and also served as a research intern at TikTok in Singapore. At the School of Engineering and Design at TUM under the guidance of Professor Xiaoxiang Zhu, Dr. Xue's research will focus on the multi-scale analysis of landscape heterogeneity in global urbanization. Her work aims to deepen our understanding of how urbanization impacts climate change. Additionally, her research contributes to the development of sustainable urban planning and land management policies, ensuring the preservation of natural environments and ecosystems.

Shruti Vikram

TUM Chair:  Chair of Energy Systems , Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Spliethoff

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Mechanical Engineering

Shruti Vikram completed her Master's degree in Thermal Engineering from Thapar University, India in 2017. After that, she received her doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (Mumbai,India) in 2024. Her PhD research focused on experimental and modeling studies on pyrolysis and gasification of biomass in varying reactive media. As a researcher of bio-energy and sustainable technologies, she investigated the influence of reactive agents on the in-depth understanding of the thermo-chemical conversion routes; and biochar and biofuel generation for decentralized and downstream applications. At TUM, Dr. Shruti Vikram will focus on CO2-assisted pyrolysis of waste feedstock  to achieve high gasification efficiency. The goal is to enhance hydrogen concentration in syngas, while ensuring circular economy, and net-zero carbon emissions. Her research will also be driven to scrutinize the environmental aspects and potential effects on carbon-efficient resource utilization and economic sustainability.

Maryam Khatibi

TUM Chair:  Associate Professorship of Urban Design , Prof. Dr. Benedikt Boucsein

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Architecture

Maryam Khatibi is an architect who holds a PhD degree (2022) with honors in Architectural, Urban and Interior Design (AUID) from the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU), Politecnico di Milano. She has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Université de Lyon (2022-2023) and holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Housing from ETH, Zürich. Her area of research portrays the landscape of collaborative-motivated housing cultures as an efficient way for urban habitation in the European context through which environmentally conscious and participatory process designs are tackled. At TUM, she will pursue her efforts in addressing the socio-ecological impacts of the cooperative housing models through their collective open spaces as an essential resource underpinning urban food gardens and biodiversity conservation.

Ismail Bekar

TUM Chair:  Professorship of Ecoclimatology , Prof. Dr. Annette Menzel

TUM Department: School of Life Sciences, Department of Life Science Systems

Dr. İsmail Bekar received his master's degree from Hacettepe University, Türkiye. Towards the end of his master's studies, he received a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship and started his PhD at ETH Zürich. His doctoral research aimed to enhance understanding of fire regimes using a modeling perspective with a particular emphasis on fire occurrence, fire weather, and large fires. At TUM, his research will focus on investigating fire seasons at a global scale. Using an interdisciplinary approach, he plans to identify the spatial and temporal variability and differences in fire seasons across ecosystems and investigate the role of climatic and anthropogenic factors. His research will be extended to project how climate change may further influence the dynamics of fire seasons.

Malte Toetzke

TUM Chair:  Public Policy for the Green Transition, Prof. Dr. Florian Egli

TUM Department:  TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology

Malte Toetzke conducted his doctoral studies at ETH Zurich focusing on the global transition towards net-zero emissions. In his Ph.D., he developed natural language processing models to inform public policy with new evidence, monitoring different aspects of the transition such as the global provision of climate finance or the emergence of industrial clusters around clean energy technologies. His research has been published and presented in leading academic journals (Nature Sustainability, Nature Climate Change) and machine learning conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR). At TUM, Malte Toetzke will develop a comprehensive platform to inform green industrial policy with real-time evidence, mapping global innovation collaborations around clean energy technologies at the firm level.  

Mattia Piccinini

TUM Chair:  Professorship of Autonomous Vehicle Systems , Prof. Johannes Betz

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Mobility Systems Engineering

Dr. Mattia Piccinini received his doctoral degree from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Trento (Italy) in 2024, specializing in minimum-time trajectory planning, control and state estimation for autonomous vehicles. In 2022, he was a visiting doctoral researcher at the Universität der Bundeswehr, in Munich. Before his doctoral research, he received his M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in mechatronics engineering from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2019. At the TUM Professorship of Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Dr. Piccinini will develop new methods for adaptive collision avoidance in uncertain dynamic environments.

TUM Chair:  Professorship of Quantum Sensing , Prof. Dr. Dominik Bucher

TUM Department: School of Natural Sciences,  Department of Chemistry

Dr.Linyan Nie has a master degree of Biological Engineering at Jilin University, China. After that, she completed her doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof.Romana Schirhagl at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, graduating in October 2021. Her research focused on monitering cellular stress levels by tracking the generation of free radicals using a sensitive technique called diamond relaxometry. This technique allowed her to investigate whether single live cells or organelles were under stress. At TUM, her research focuses on addressing sensitivity issues in MRI imaging at the single cell level by using diamond quantum sensors. 

Milad Malekzadehkebria

TUM Chair: Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control , Prof. Klaus Bogenberger

Dr. Milad Malekzadeh successfully obtained his doctoral degree in the field of control engineering, specializing in intelligent transportation applications from Technical University of Crete, Greece. His Ph.D. research primarily concentrated on Internal Boundary Control of Lane-free Automated Vehicle Traffic, supervised by Prof. Markos Papageorgiou and Prof. Ioannis Papamichail. Throughout his doctoral studies, he actively participated in the TrafficFluid project, dedicating his efforts to exploring the complexities of automated vehicle control in the context of lane-free traffic. His educational background includes the attainment of another Ph.D. degree in control engineering, with a focus on electrical engineering, from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. His research interests encompass the domains of optimal control and nonlinear  dynamics. The main objective of the research carried out at the Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control at TUM, under the supervision of Professor Klaus Bogenberger, is to evaluate the feasibility of lane-free movement at the designated test-site. 

Bastiaan Wilhelmus Albertus Bögels

TUM Chair: Chair of Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems , Prof. Dr. Friedrich Simmel

TUM Department: School of Natural Sciences,  Department of Bioscience

Dr. Ir. Bas Bögels completed both his bachelor's and master's degree at Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands). He subsequently completed his PhD from the same university under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ir. Tom de Greef. During his PhD he explored compartmentalization of DNA nanotechnology for computing purposes. The research interests of Dr. Ir. Bögels are synthetic biology, nucleic acid nanotechnology, and molecular computing. He is currently working on developping RNA-based decission making circuits for use in mammalian cells. Such circuits are expected to allow for more complex yet predictable signalling networks in synthetic biology.

Behnam Khorrami

TUM Chair: Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management ,  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Disse

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Academic career and research areas: ​​​​​​​

Dr. Behnam Khorrami has an educational background in the field of Remote Sensing (RS), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He obtained a Master's degree from the University of Tabriz (Iran; 2016) and and a PhD from Dokuz Eylul University (Türkiye; 2022). As his PhD thesis, Dr. Khorrami worked on the evaluation of hydrological dynamics of groundwater storage over Türkiye's major watersheds using remotely sensed products, mainly the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite observations, and some hydrological model outputs. Dr. Khorrami's thesis received the Best PhD Thesis Award of 2022 from the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Türkiye chapter. Dr. Khorrami's research area is purely multi-disciplinary encompassing environmental- and hydro-informatics. His research at TUM will mainly center around the analysis of hydrological dynamics of groundwater by integrating Machine Learning (ML), hydrological modelling and RS data / techniques. 

TUM Global Postdoc Fellows (2. Call / 2023)

Stefan holzinger.

TUM Chair: Applied Mechanics , Prof. Dr. Daniel J. Rixen

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Dr. Stefan Holzinger completed his doctorate at the Department of Mechatronics at the University of Innsbruck (Austria) in 2023. In his doctoral research, he developed novel formulations and methods for the efficient simulation of rigid and flexible multibody systems and methods for parameter identification. Besides his doctoral research, Dr. Holzinger is also active in teaching at the University of Innsbruck on multibody dynamics, robotics, and mechanical engineering fundamentals. Furthermore, he has been part of several third-party-funded research projects. Before his doctoral research, he received his master's degree in mechatronics in 2016 from the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Austria.

At TUM, Dr. Holzinger’s research will center on methods for efficient and accurate modeling of human soft tissue behavior within multibody formulations and on methods for developing computationally highly efficient multibody models capable of accurately predicting human movement.

Kundu Debraj

TUM Chair: Electronic Design Automation , Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulf Schlichtmann

TUM Department: School of Computation, Information and Technology, Department of Computer Engineering

Debraj Kundu pursued a Master of Technology (M.Tech) from Calcutta University, India, in 2016. After that, he started his research career as a Ph.D. scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India, under the supervision of Prof. Sudip Roy. His doctoral research focuses on developing algorithms for the automation of various bioprotocols on programmable microfluidic biochips. Design automation problems related to sample preparation, module placement, and fluid routing have been the prime focus of Mr. Kundu’s research so far.

He will concentrate on creating new approaches at TUM to address various design automation issues with flow-based microfluidic biochips. Mr. Kundu will research how flow-based microfluidic biochips are made with the goal of creating an effective automation technique to implement some bio-applications on them.

Apolline Louvet

TUM Chair: Population genetics , Prof. Aurélien Tellier

TUM Department: School of Life Sicences, Department of Life Science Systems

Dr. Apolline Louvet has received her doctoral degree in 2022 from Ecole Polytechnique (France). Under the supervision of Amandine Véber and Nathalie Machon, she developed and studied new mathematical models for expanding populations and the dynamics of the spontaneous flora in an urban environment. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath (United Kingdom). Prior to completing her PhD, she received an M.Sc in Mathematics for the Life Sciences from Université Paris Sud (France).

Her research focusses on the mathematical modeling of populations out of equilibrium, and the developement of associated statistical tools to be applied to real-world datasets. During her fellowship at TUM, she will use stochastic approaches to investigate the effect of dormancy on the stability of ecological communities, and the implications in term of genetic diversity.

Nazli Ecem Dal-Bekar

TUM Chair:  Proteomics and Bioanalytics , Prof. Dr. Bernhard Küster

TUM Department: School of Life Sciences, Department Molecular Life Sciences

Dr. Nazlı Ecem Dal-Bekar received her M.Sc. degree in Clinical Immunology from Ankara University, Türkiye. She then completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine at Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye in 2022. Her Ph.D. studies focused on understanding the association between vitamin D and oxidative DNA damage in scleroderma and developing chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods. In 2019, she received a grant from EMBO to visit Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland, where she was able to develop new methods. From 2022 to 2023, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Medicine. She conducted a research project funded by the National Science Foundation of Türkiye.

Dr. Dal-Bekar's research focuses on translational studies in development and application of chromatography-mass spectrometry methods for diagnosis/monitoring processes and determination of effective treatment strategies in autoimmunity and cancer. At TUM, her research will concentrate on a novel proteomic approach using mass spectrometry-based methods to decrypt the mechanisms of action of therapeutic antibodies.

Anna Takayasu

TUM Chair: Traffic Engineering and Control , Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Bogenberger

TUM Department: TUM School of Engineering and Design, Department of Mobility Systems Engineering

Dr. Anna Takayasu received her doctoral degree in the civil engineering field in 2022 from Lyon University (ENTPE) in France and collaborated with EPFL in Switzerland. Her Ph.D. research focused on traffic and trip behavior characteristics simulation and application. Using real traffic data from loop detectors and GPS on cars and complete trajectory data from drones, she investigated the effect of data availability on traffic state estimation. Also, she assessed the macroscopic traffic state prediction accuracy depending on model settings. Prior to her Ph.D., she completed her Master's in information science from Tohoku University in Japan.

Her research activities at the Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control at TUM under professor Klaus Bogenberger aim to develop a multimodal road network design method considering traffic state, comfort, and safety in anticipation of future conditions. The insights of her research will also provide a science-based concept to local organizations for new traffic measures and policies to make sager and less congested transportation.

Dandan Zhang

TUM Chair:  Information-Oriented Control ,  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandra Hirche

Dr. Dandan Zhang was a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Cyber-Systems and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, from 2022 to 2023, and pursued her Ph.D. degree in the School of Information Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, between 2017 and 2022. From 2019 to 2021, she was a Ph.D. Visiting Student at University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

Her research interests include deterministic and stochastic hybrid systems and cyber-physical systems. At TUM, she will focus on stochastic hybrid systems, which may exhibit three sources of randomness: the Wiener process resulting from a stochastic disturbance, the jump times resulting from stochastic impulse, and the jump values resulting from stochastic reset rules.

TUM Global Postdocs Fellows (Alumni)

TUM Chair:  Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry , Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ruland

TUM Department: School of Medicine

Dr. Jing Zhang completed her PhD in the lab of Prof. Dr. Peter ten Dijke at the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands) in 2022. During her PhD, she has specialized towards cancer biology, focusing on understanding the changes of tumor microenvironment, tumor metastasis and the aberrant cellular processes in breast, lung and pancreatic cancer to improve treatment options for cancer patients. After her PhD, she continued as a post-doc in the same lab to work on the regulation of TGF-β signaling and EMT in various cancer types.

At TUM, Dr. Jing Zhang will focus on the aberrant signaling pathways during T cell l lymphomagenesis to offer novel insights for lymphoma-targeted therapies.  

2023: Méline Saubin (Alumni)

Meline Saubin received her Master's degree in Biodiversity, ecology and evolution from Montpellier University and her Engineering degree from the French National Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (AgroParisTech) in 2019. Then, she completed her PhD degree in Biology and ecology of forests and agrosystems in 2023 at AgroParisTech (Nancy, France). At the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), she investigated the influence of demographic variations on the genetic structure of populations in the context of emerging disease. Using population genetics and epidemiology, she developed demogenetic models to study rapidly evolving pathogen populations.

During her fellowship at TUM, she will use temporal genomic data to decipher the bases of host-parasite coevolution. She will develop a Bayesian method to analyse host-parasite coevolution, and apply this method to plant and parasite full genome data.

2023: Somvanshi Sandeep (Alumni)

TUM Chair:  Bioseparation Engineering , Prof. Dr. Sonja Berensmeier

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design,  Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Mr. Sandeep B. Somvanshi is currently pursuing Ph.D. as a DST-INSPIRE Fellow at the Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.), India. He has completed the master’s degree in Physics from the same department. The core activity of his Ph.D. research work is to design and develop multifunctional magnetic nanomaterials-based technologies for the potential benefits of their multimodal-functionality in biomedical applications which will strongly improve the performances of currently used diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

At TUM, Mr. Sandeep B. Somvanshi will conduct research on “Screening and Optimization of Selective Aptamer-Based Separation Processes for the Isolation of Asthma-Preventing Proteins”. This proposed research work intends to overcome the limitations of current protein separation technologies in proteins by testing the aptamer-based approach for the development of a specific separation process.

2023: Graziano Frungieri (Alumni)

TUM Chair: Process Systems Engineering , Prof. Dr. Heiko Briesen

TUM Department: School of Life Sciences, Department of Life Science Engineering

Dr. Graziano Frungieri is a Chemical Engineer, graduated from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, in 2014. He obtained his PhD from Politecnico di Torino in 2018, with a thesis dealing with the numerical simulation of aggregation and breakup phenomena in sheared colloidal suspensions. During his PhD, he spent one year as a guest researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

After his PhD, within the H2020 project VIMMP, he worked on the development of multiscale simulation strategies coupling CFD and DEM simulations to address industrially relevant modelling challenges.

At TUM, Dr. Graziano Frungieri will work on the development of novel computational techniques to study the production of Janus colloidal particles via Pickering emulsion and their exploitation as building blocks for supra-colloidal structures. 

Alex Delhomme

TUM Chair:  Semiconductor Quantum Nanosystems ,  Prof. Dr. Jonathan Finley

TUM Department:  School of Natural Sciences,   Physics

Alex Delhomme received a PhD degree in Physics in 2022 from Université Grenoble Alpes (Grenoble, France). At the Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intense, the French continuous high magnetic field facility, he investigated the optical and magnetic properties of Van der Waals lamellar systems. His research focused on the recombination of interlayer excitons in transition metal dichalcogenide heterobilayers. Prior to completing his PhD, he received a M.Sc in Nanophysics and holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the same university.

Delhomme research interests lie in the experimental characterization of low dimensional quantum structures as well as the physics of systems in extreme environment. At TUM, his efforts are directed at investigating novel quantum phases created by a strain tunable moiré potential in two-dimensional quantum materials.

Maryam Hemmati

TUM Chair:  Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science , Prof. Dr. Corinna Dawid

TUM Department:  TUM School of Life Sciences, Department Molecular Life Sciences

Dr. Maryam Hemmati graduated with a PhD in Applied/Analytical Chemistry from University of Semnan (Iran) in March 2019. In 2018, she got a nationally competitive fellowship to pursue more research opportunities on doctoral level at Granada University (Spain). Her research works have dealt with developing sample preparation techniques compatible with different samples followed by LC-DAD and LC-MS/MS analyses. In 2019, she awarded a grant to undertake postdoctoral research at the University of Liege (Belgium) on “LC‐MS for metabolomics in the context of fluxomics analysis”. She conducted an exercise-induced targeted metabolomics study on low-volumes of whole blood, which were collected by using microsampling techniques.

At TUM, she will develop an integrated Metabo-Lipid-Prote-omics approach to study the inflammation dependent and independent cancer models in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Corinna Dawid.

Sara Arana Peña

TUM Lehrstuhl: Chemie Biogener Rohstoffe ,  Prof. Dr. Volker Sieber

TUM Department:  Campus Straubing

Akademische Laufbahn und Forschungsbereich:

Dr. Sara Arana Peña has completed her PhD under the direction of Prof. Dr. Roberto Fernández Lafuente in Optimization of Enzymatic Biocatalysts and Bioprocess group at the ICP-CSIC (Spain). Previously she has obtained her B.Sc. in Biology and a M.Sc. in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

Dr. Arana Peña’s research is focused on the field of enzyme immobilization. The use of different immobilization strategies, the development and modification of supports and the characterization of biocatalysts were the main points to highlight out of it. At TUM, she will lead a project at Prof. Dr. Volker Sieber’s group to develop co-immobilization strategies for enzymes involved in cascades reactions for their application in sustainable chemistry processes. The preparation of optimal co-immobilized cascades will allow to reduce the cost of processes and improve reaction yields, providing a promising green alternative to the traditional chemical industry.

Sophie R. Thomas

TUM Lehrstuhl:   Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry , Prof. Dr. Roland A. Fischer

TUM Department: School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Sophie Thomas graduated with a Master of Chemistry at Cardiff University (UK) in 2017 before gaining a place on the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Catalysis programme. In 2018, Sophie obtained a Master of Research in Catalysis and then began her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Angela Casini at Cardiff University. Her doctoral research focuses on the use of gold complexes as therapeutic agents, with a focus on achieving catalysis in living cells.

At TUM, she will focus on the use of water-soluble gold nanoparticles stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes for applications in catalysis and biomedicine, with potential to combine both applications for catalysis in cells for therapy.

2022: Alexander Rolle (Alumni)

TUM Chair:  Applied Topology and Geometry , Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bauer

TUM Department: School of Computation, information and Technology, Department of Mathematics

Academic Career and Research Areas :

Dr. Alexander Rolle completed his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 2019. There, he studied applications of topological methods to algebraic geometry, and motivic cohomology in particular. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at TU Graz, Austria, focusing on topological data analysis.

Dr. Rolle’s research is aimed at the development of novel methods in data analysis and statistics that build on well-understood mathematical tools, and especially the tools of algebraic topology. At TUM, he will work on multi-parameter persistent homology and statistics.

2022: Muhammad Hegazy (Alumni)

TUM Chair:  Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design , Prof. Thomas Auer

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design, Department of Architecture

Muhammad Hegazy is an architect and researcher with strong research interests in sustainability, building simulation, and interactive immersive environments. His doctoral research in Architectural Engineering (Osaka University, Japan) focused on the assessment and spatial mapping of daylight perception in architectural spaces using virtual reality, as well as the relationship between such perceptions and physically based daylight metrics.

At TUM, he will pursue a research project on physiological and psychological reactions to daylighting in virtual built environments. This research will contribute to a better understanding of the interdependencies between perception, wellbeing, and daylighting attributes in the built environment.

2022: Anik Dutta (Alumni)

TUM Chair:  Phytopathology ,  Prof. Dr. Ralph Hückelhoven

TUM Department:  TUM School of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Life Sciences

Dr. Anik Dutta has received his doctoral degree in 2021 from ETH Zurich, funded by Federal Office for Agriculture in Switzerland. His PhD research focused on understanding the principles of agricultural pathogen adaptation to biotic and abiotic environments. Using high throughput phenotypic and whole genome sequence data, he investigated mechanisms that maintain genetic diversity in pathogen life-history traits. He also conducted the large-scale genome wide association mapping to uncover sources of complex trait genetic variation. Prior to his PhD, he completed M.Sc. in Crop Sciences from the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart.

His research activities at the Chair of Phytopathology at TUM in collaboration with Dr. Remco Stam are directed at studying the diversity and evolution of plant-pathogen interactions under variable climatic conditions. He will use precise phenotypic and genomic data to identify resistance and susceptibility genes in wild tomato plants to different pathogen. The knowledge derived from this research will be valuable for plant breeders to develop crop varieties with durable resistance to plant pathogens.

2022: Chao Zhou (Alumni)

TUM Chair: Organic Chemistry , Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bach

TUM Department:  School of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Academic career and research areas

Dr. Chao Zhou incepted his PhD degree in organic chemistry in 2020 from Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). There, he designed and developed a series of visible-light-catalyzed [2+2] cycloadditions of olefin and N-arylation reactions with high chemo and regioselectivity. From 2021 to 2023, he has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, focusing on the construction of spiro-compounds via visible light-mediated radical dearomatization.

Dr. Chao’s research is aimed at the development of novel and practical methodologies for the efficient construction of biologically active and synthetically useful molecules, in particular by photocatalysis. At TUM, he will work on the enantioselective photocatalytic organic transformations with Prof. Thorsten Bach.

2022: Nesibe A. Dogan (Alumni)

TUM Chair:   Biogenic Functional Materials , Prof. Dr. Rubén D. Costa

TUM Department:   TUM Campus Straubing

Dr. Nesibe A. Dogan completed her PhD degree with full scholarship at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2019. Her research focused on synthesis of nanoporous polymers for capture of CO 2  gas from industrial flue gas mixtures and precious metal capture from wastewaters. She developed nanoporous covalent organic polymers which were chemically tuned to have an affinity for the desired material in a liquid or gaseous mixture.

During her postdoctoral work at CNRS in collaboration with Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France), she worked in a Horizon2020 project and developed nanocellulose-metal organic framework composite thin films and built an adsorption chamber to operate tests on the artefacts. Currently as a postdoctoral researcher in Aalto University (Finland), she is involved with synthesis and characterization of nanocellulose gels and cyanobacterial growth for photosynthetic cell factories with FET Open Horizon2020 project.

During her fellowship at TUM, she will combine nanocellulose derivatives and fluorescent proteins to develop color filters for bioLEDs. Hybrid optoelectronics is a newly emerging field which promises to incorporate biological materials to advance Green Photonics concept.

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TUM Chair: Transportation Systems Engineering , Prof. Dr.Constantinos Antoniou

TUM Department: School of Engineering and Design, Department of Mobility Systems Engineering

Dr. Liang was a postdoctoral researcher in Traffic Information and Control Engineering at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, from 2019 to 2021, where he also pursued his doctoral degree between 2014 and 2019. From 2016 to 2018, he was a visiting Ph.D. student at University of Washington. His research focuses on data-driven optimization and control of transportation systems with connected autonomous vehicles, and machine learning. He is particularly interested in developing machine learning models, control models, optimization models and game theory to tackle research challenges.

At TUM, he will conduct research on “Personalized Cooperative Automated Platooning using Safe Reinforcement Learning”. In this research, he will develop a simulation platform which is capable of simulating human driving behaviours in a realistic traffic and vehicle-to-vehicle communication environment. Further, using safe reinforcement learning theory, he will develop a methodology for describing human driving styles in making decisions on platoon formation, platoon maintenance and platoon dissolution as well as in planning the corresponding trajectory, and a methodology for personalized decision making and trajectory planning for human-machine-collaboration-driven vehicles.

TUM University Foundation Fellows (awarded 2013-2021)

Tuff alumni round 1-11.

This is a non-exhaustive list and only includes persons who provided their consent to be added to the Alumni list.

TUFF Round 1

• Dr. Joanna Deek – Professorship of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Department of Physics
• Dr. Satoshi Endo – Chair of Information-oriented Control, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Cristian Gutierrez Ibanez – Chair of Zoology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Juan Leonardo Martinez-Hurtado – Center for Nontechnology and Nanomaterials, Department of Physics
• Dr. Genny Pang – Chair for Biological Imaging, TUM School of Medicine
• Dr. Thomas Stecher – Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry

TUFF Round 2

• Dr. Roberta Fonti – Chair of Structural Design, Department of Architecture
• Dr. Sijie Hao – Professorship of Experimental Semiconductor Physics, Department of Physics
• Dr. Paul Albert König – Chair of Clinical Chemistry, TUM School of Medicine
• Dr. Hesam Sagha – Chair of Human-Machine Communication, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Annelies Vandersickel – Chair of Energy Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering

 TUFF Round 3

• Dr. Siwei Bai – Professorship of Bio-inspired Information Processing, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Karin Kleigrewe – Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Jürgen Rauleder – Chair of Helicopter Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Simone Scilabra – Chair of Neuroproteomics, TUM School of Medicine
• Dr. Weiwei Xie – Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Goutam Tanti – Department of Neurology, TUM School of Medicine

TUFF Round 4

• Dr. Ina Bisha – Theoretical Chemical Biology and Protein Modelling Group, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Alejandro Cosimo – Chair of Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Paul D'Agostino – Professorship of Biosystems Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Bhupal Dev – Chair of Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, Department of Physics
• Dr. Kiwon Um – Chair of Computer Graphics and Visualization, Department of Informatics
• Dr. Bin Zou – Chair of Mathematical Finance, Department of Mathematics

TUFF Round 5

• Dr. Giorgia Aquilar – Chair for Urban Development and Regional Planning, Department of Architecture 
• Dr. Astrid De Clercq – Chair of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Pablo Lanillos – Chair of Cognitive Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Nicolás M. Ortega – Chair of Livestock Biotechnology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan 
• Dr. Pablo Albertos Arranz – Professorship for Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan 

TUFF Round 6

• Dr. Gulen Burak – Professorship of Protein Chemistry, Department of Chemistry 
• Dr. Alessandro Cattabiani – Chair of Computational Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Laura Hoodless – Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, TUM School of Medicine 

TUFF Round 7

• Dr. Batyr Garlyyev – Professorship of Physics of Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Physics
• Dr. Abdulla Ghani – Professorship of Thermo-Fluid Dynamics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Zhi Jin – Chair of Media Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Tahoora Narany – Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Gianluca Orlando – Chair for Analysis, Department of Mathematics
• Dr. Yongpeng Wu – Institute for Communications Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

TUFF Round 8

• Dr. Diala Abu Awad – Section of Population Genetics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Kausik Basak – Chair of Molecular Imaging Engineering, TUM School of Medicine  
• Dr. Jordi Cotela Dalmau – Chair of Structural Analysis, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Hildeberto Jardón Kojakhmetov – Chair of Multiscale and Stochastic Dynamics, Department of Mathematics
• Dr. Shobin Loukkose Rosemary – Chair of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Quantum Systems, Department of Physics
• Dr. Johannes Margraf – Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Jamie McDonald – Professorship of Theoretical Physics of the Early Universe, Department of Physics 
• Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Silva Arias – Section of Population Genetics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Magdalena Wagner – Centre of Land, Water and Environmental Risk Management, TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Catherine Weetmann – Professorship of Silicon Chemistry, Department of Chemistry

TUFF Round 9

• Dr. Ana M. Ferreira – Professorship of Biothermodynamics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Biao Yang – Chair of Surface and Interface Physics (E20), Department of Physics
• Dr. Ibon Santiago González – Chair of Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems (E14), Department of Physics
• Dr. Adam Papp – Chair of Nanoelectronics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Linda Giresini – Chair of Structural Mechanics, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Tianzhe Liu – Chair of Biosystems Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Chien-Yun Lee – Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Jong-Seob Han – Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Liang Dong – Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Philipp Baumert – Chair of Exercise Biology, TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences
• Dr. Sandra G. L. Persiani   – Chair of Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design, TUM Department of Architecture
• Dr. Cambyse Rouzé – Chair   of Theory of Complex Quantum Systems, TUM Department of Mathematics 
• Dr. Samuel Weber – Chair of Landslide Research, TUM Department of   Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Burak Özbey – Chair of High-Frequency Engineering, TUM Department Electrical and Computer Engineering

TUFF Round 10

• Dr. Needhi Kotoky – Chair of Computational Mechanics, TUM Department of   Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Haichao Hong – Institute of Flight System Dynamics,TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy
• Fadhilah Muslim, PhD – Chair of Materials Science and Testing,TUM Department of   Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Bhavya S. – Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
• Dr. Gaurav Tomar – Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, Department of Physics
• Dr. Ali Khansefid – Chair of Structural Mechanics, TUM Department of   Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Mohanned Alhussien – Chair of Reproductive Biotechnology, TUM School of Life Sciences
• Dr. Chuang Xu – Multiscale and Stochastic Dynamics, TUM Department of Mathematics 
• Dr. Naveen Tripathi – Chair of Process System Engineering, TUM School of Life Sciences
• Dr. Jingshui Huang – Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, TUM Department of   Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Xing Huang – Chair of Electronic Design Automation, TUM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Dr. Luisa Roeder – Chair of Human Movement Science, TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences  

TUFF Round 11

• Dr. Tess Doezema – Chair of Innovation Society and Public Policy (Innovation Research), Munich Center for Technology in Society
• Dr. Thomas Rigotti – Chair of Organic Chemistry I, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Teresa Pérez Ciria – Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management,   Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
• Dr. Ryan Kisslinger –   Chair of Experimental Semiconductor Physics,   Department of Physics
• Dr. Janio Venturini – Chair of Synthesis and Characterization of Innovative Materials ,  Department of Chemistry
• Adeyinka Adetula, PhD – Chair of Reproductive Biotechnology, TUM School of Life Sciences

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How to Find Fully Funded PhD and Master’s Programs in Europe

By Andrew Anžur Clement, PhD

Let’s say that you’re about to graduate from college, with either an undergrad or a master’s under your belt. You’re looking for your next move but would like to avoid things like mountains of student debt or crushing teaching loads. If you’re like me, maybe you studied abroad and just don’t want to come home. If so, there are a lot of great reasons to consider one of the many fully-funded master’s or PhD programs offered by the European Union and other European institutions.

Read on to learn more about where to get started looking to find the European post-grad experience that’s right for you, at the master’s, PhD and post-doc levels.

The double master’s scholarships offered by the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus programs.

The EU Commission is the executive branch of the European Union. Among other things, it funds double masters programs under the umbrella of the Erasmus Mundus funding scheme. The stipends cover tuition, as well as well as monthly stipends for living expenses and also a one-time allotment for travel costs to and from Europe.

On these programs, you will study at two different institutions within a program’s consortium; you’ll graduate with degrees from both of these universities. You may also have the opportunity for an exchange semester at third partner institutions in the EU and around the world, including places like the UK. Students from all over the world can apply. In most cases, the language of coursework and instruction is English.

You’ll apply directly to the program and consortium you’re interested in. The specific requirements differ, depending on your field and specific course of study. There are two main ways to go about finding the right master’s program. The old-fashioned way is by looking at the websites of the universities and departments you are interested in, to see if they are members of an Erasmus Mundus program that’s a good fit for your interests. Then you’ll apply via that consortium’s website. Other EU-related funding opportunities can be found here .

Fortunately, there is an easier way. The EU now has a handy, searchable database for all currently running Erasmus Mundus programs called the Erasmus Mundus Catalog . There, you can find out more and apply.

Even if you are not selected for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, you may have the opportunity to attend as a paying student. Even then, you will still benefit from a world-class educational experience and get two degrees at tuition fees that are far, far lower than in the United States.

PhD and post-doc funding opportunities from the European Union.

If you’ve already graduated with your master’s (or double master’s) in your hot little hands, if you want to continue with your academic plans on the continent, the EU still has plenty of great opportunities for you.

The European Commission funding programs on the PhD and post-doc levels are now administered exclusively through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSC) . This is great. It allows you to double-dip by being able to receive the one-time grant, on the master’s and doctoral levels separately.

While you are able to propose your own research program directly to the commission under the framework of the MSC grant, this is exceedingly difficult and mostly done on the post-doctoral level.

The EU has a database of all MSC funding ‘actions,’ as they are called, at the link above. However, because this includes all types of currently-open calls for applications, including at the post-doc and departmental levels, it can prove a bit clunky. The best way of going about finding the PhD consortium ‘school’ that is right for you is to look directly on the websites of the universities you are interested in to see if they are a member of a consortium program. You will apply directly via the consortium’s website, when the call for applications is open.

As a prospective PhD candidate, you will likely apply through the specific consortium of degree-awarding institutions, or ‘PhD school,’ that fits not only your academic background and interests but also your compatibility with the research package profile that the school – and, in turn, the EU – is looking for. In simpler terms, this means that the PhD consortium authorities will evaluate your potential as a researcher to pursue a specific agenda of research and carry out various mandatory academic and outreach modules as dictated in a top-down manner.

This means that, on the PhD level, you are applying for a job; you will be paid a salary to carry out a specific research project in a pre-determined area over the course of the program, at the end of which you will receive PhD’s from two academic institutions. You can find out more information about the MSC grants and how to prepare a competitive application for an MSC fellowship in my article: How to Prepare a Strong Application for a PhD Fellowship in the Social Sciences from the European Union .

A note on the European Economic Area and Post-Brexit realities.

Let’s say that you’ve found a program that you’d love to apply for in Switzerland, Norway, or Iceland. On the other hand, maybe you have your heart set on starting your post-grad academic career in the United Kingdom. In the first two of these cases you’re in luck! Members of the European Economic Area – Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Lichtenstein – as EU ‘affiliates,’ actively participate in the EU’s master’s and PhD programs, as degree-awarding institutions.

Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, UK universities are still eligible to be affiliated with EU Erasmus Mundus consortium programs as ‘partner’ rather than ‘participating’ institutions. In short, this means while prospective candidates for an EU fellowship may still be able to study at a UK institution for a semester, the main degree-awarding institutions will both have to be from the EU/EEA.

The UK posts its own national master’s and PhD funding opportunities on the British Council Scholarships and Funding website, though, post-Brexit, the British Council has become more focused on attracting students from its Commonwealth and certain other countries with which it seeks to form deeper strategic partnerships. In general, should you choose to attend a UK master’s or PhD program as a paying student, tuition fees are easily more than twice that of many European universities, though still less than in the United States.

Final thoughts.

So there you have some starting points to search for fully funded and stipended post-grad programs in Europe. By choosing Europe for your post-grad studies, it’s possible to finish with four degrees, money in the bank and limitless possibilities for the future. Judging by my own experience, at least, the EU certainly has one more satisfied graduate.

If you enjoyed this article, you may also want to read  I Completed 4 Fully-Funded Graduate Programs in Europe (And You Can, Too) .

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The Kazan Global Youth Summit is an annual event  in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia . The event is designed for young people, policymakers, and experts to discuss and exchange ideas on youth policy-related issues. If you are looking for a fully funded summit then apply for the Kazan Global Youth Summit 2024 . The first edition of the summit was in 2021 and it brought over 300 participants. The second edition in 2023 brought over 140 delegates. This is the third edition and it will run from 21-24 August 2024.

The 4-day event in 2024 will focus on topics such as Digitalization, modern tools in youth policy, traditional values in globalization, and sessions on Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, digital trends and solutions in the youth environment, and the mental health of young people. There is no application fee and youth from any academic background can apply. IELTS is also not required. More details about the Kazan Global Youth Summit 2024 are given below.

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• Host Country : Tatarstan, Russia
• Summit Dates : 21-24 August 2024
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• Deadline: 10th June 2024

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PhD Student in SCALA – Spatial Communication and Ageing across Languages, Institute for Geoinformatics University of Münster (Germany)

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PhD Student in Model-based climate monitoring and control in CEA for resource efficient production, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (Germany)

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PhD Student in Mental Health and Neuroscience: Disease mechanisms – Diagnostics and Therapy – Clinical Neuroscience, Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität (Austria)

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