Research Training Groups can apply for up to 15,000 euros per year as part of an institutional or continuation proposal for gender equality measures. The DFG intends to use this opportunity to motivate research networks to step up their efforts in the field of gender equality.

These funds are to be used to increase the number of female scientists at the project management level, to qualify the young female scientists funded by the DFG in the research network for their scientific career (in addition to their professional qualification) and to make the workplace "science" more family-friendly.

The gender equality measures intended to be realised with the additional funds must be outlined in the proposal. In addition, the proposal must provide information on existing measures to achieve the stated objectives and explain how the funds requested from the DFG are to be used to strengthen the DFG's own measures.

Further information and examples of how the funds can be used can be found here.

The DFG also supports the promotion of equal opportunities within Research Training Groups by funding special services and arrangements for fellowship holders with children and by providing additional funds to support pregnant/breastfeeding doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers.

Dr. Armin Krawisch (e-mail: Armin.Krawisch@dfg.de, telephone: 0228/885- 2424) is available at the DFG to answer questions on equal opportunities measures in the Research Training Groups and Graduate Schools programmes. The officers responsible for supervising your Research Training Group can also answer questions in this field.