KLS Young Scientist Programme
Annually, call starts in December
Prizes:
- Junior postdocs (0-4 years after PhD): 5,000€
- Senior postdocs (0-6 years after PhD): 25,000€
Eligibility:
- For Junior Postdocs: Application 0 to 4 years after having obtained the doctoral degree (date of document is determinant)
- For Senior Postdocs:
- Application 0 to 6 years after having obtained the doctoral degree (date of document is determinant)
- Previous submission of at least one application for a project grant concerning a different research project to the DFG or a similar funding body
- The postdoc needs to work in the laboratory of a KLS member PI
- The research should be conducted in a research area of KLS and address a life science topic
Criteria:
- Quality of the research project
- Innovative research idea
- Feasibility of proposed timeline
- Interdisciplinary project and applicant. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge from different KLS-relevant research areas.
Winners 2018
We are happy to announce the winners of the KLS Young Scientist Programme 2018:
| Name | Affiliation | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Category: Junior Postdocs (up to 5,000 €) | ||
| Julia Johnke | Evolutionary Ecology Genetics (Prof. H. Schulenburg), Zoological Institute | 5,000 € |
| Steffen Riethmüller | Pharmaceutical Biology (Prof. S. Alban), Pharmaceutical Institute | 5,000 € |
| Christian Wöhle | Genomic Microbiology (Prof. T. Dagan), Institute of Microbiology | 5,000 € |
| Category: Experienced Postdocs (up to 25,000 €) | ||
| Corinna Bang (Co-Applicant: Klarissa Stürner) | Gentics and Bioinformatics (Prof. A. Franke), Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology | 20,000 € |
| Meike Stumpp | Comparative Immunobiology (Prof. N. Leippe), Zoological Institute | 24,640 € |
