Team National Funding Programs
Section 41: Research Management I

(Staff code: -41-)
Section Head, Deputy Department Head
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4012
Tel: +49 40 42838-7533
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Dr. Ines von Borries
Key aspects of activity
- Management and coordination of the section m
- Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe
Research Management (411)

(Staff code: -411-)
Cooperative research management / individual research management (national), Deputy Section Head, Team Leader
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4011
Tel: +49 40 42838-9507
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Dr. Andreas Petersen
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on applications for collaborative research and individual projects of national funding institutions (DFG, federal ministries, foundations)
- Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change and Society
- Advising on applications for Major Instrumentation

(Staff code: -411.1-)
Research coordination
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4076
Tel: +49 40 42838-3068
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Dr. Ines von Borries
Key aspects of activity
- Support for collaborative grant applications (esp. CRC, Research Units)
- Advising on seed financing options for larger research projects and collaborative projects
- Advising on further developing the University’s Profile Areas

(Staff code: -411.2-)
EU research management
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4013
Tel: +49 40 42838-9477
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Katharina Berghöfer
Key aspects of activity
- Organization of information events
- Advising on EU project applications
- Legal support of EU research projects
- Distribution of EU preliminary funds to prepare applications

Photo: UHH/Esfandiari
(Staff code: -411.3-)
Collaborative research management / individual research management (national)
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Deputy: Dr. Ines von Borries
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on applications for BMBF collaborative research and individual projects of national funding institutions (DFG, federal ministries, foundations)
- Advising and assisting in nomination procedures for academic awards
- Advising on applications for Major Instrumentation
Section 42: Research Management II

(Staff code: -42-)
Section Head
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4071
Tel: +49 40 42838-7952
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Dr. Oliver Callies
Key aspects of activity
- Management and coordination of the section
- Cluster of Excellence CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
Research Management (421)

(Staff code: -421-)
Deputy Section Head, Team Leader
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4070
Tel: +49 40 42838-8181
Fax: +49 40 42838-4040
Deputy: Nicola Gaedicke
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on applications for individual research projects of national funding institutions (DFG, foundations)
- Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts
- Ideas and Venture Fund
(Staff code: -421.3-)
Collaborative research management / individual research management (national)
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4069
Tel: +49 40 42838-2381
Deputy: Dr. Oliver Callies
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on applications for BMBF collaborative research and individual projects of national funding institutions (DFG, federal ministries, foundations)
- Advising and assisting in nomination procedures for academic awards
- Advising on applications for Major Instrumentation
- Ideas and Venture Fund

(Staff code: -421.1-)
Deputy Team Leader, Research coordination
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4009
Tel: +49 40 42838-3129
Deputy: Dr. Oliver Callies
Key aspects of activity
- Steering and overarching project coordination within the first funding line of the excellence strategy (clusters of excellence)
- Support for collaborative grant applications (esp. CRC, Research Units
Section 43: Support for Doctoral and Early Career Researchers

(Staff code: -43-)
Section Head
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4073
Tel: +49 40 42838-9079
Deputy: Dr. Julia Schiemann, Karolin Schmidt
Key aspects of activity
- Policy questions regarding support for doctoral and early career researchers
- Individual advising on external funding programs, e.g., Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators, Emmy Noether Program, Heisenberg Programmes, Volkswagen Foundation (Freigeist Fellowship, etc.)
- DFG research training groups—advising on application proposals and complete applications, supporting preparation and implementation of DFG institutional evaluations and implementation of DFG institutional evaluations
- Guidance in application procedures
- Activities and workshops related to funding and support opportunities
Doctoral Programs / Postdoctoral Funding (431)
(Staff code: -431.0-)
Coordination of collaborative research funding
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4074
Tel: +49 40 42838-9455

(Staff code: -431-)
Deputy Section Head, Team Head
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N4078
Tel: +49 40 42838-9478
Deputy: Dr. Wolfgang Röhr, Dr. Julia Schiemann
Key aspects of activity
- Policy questions regarding support for doctoral and early career researchers
- Individual advising on external funding programs, e.g., Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators, Emmy Noether Program, Heisenberg Programmes, Volkswagen Foundation (Freigeist Fellowship, etc.)
- DFG research training groups—advising on application proposals and complete applications, supporting preparation and implementation of DFG institutional evaluations and implementation of DFG institutional evaluations
- Guidance in application procedures
- Activities and workshops related to funding and support opportunities
Key aspects of activity
- Policy questions regarding support for postdoctoral researchers
- Individual advising on external funding programs, e.g., Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators, Emmy Noether Program, Heisenberg Programmes, BMBF, Volkswagen Foundation
- Guidance in application procedures
- Research-oriented career counseling
- Activities and workshops related to funding and support opportunities

(Staff code: -431.2-)
State Graduate Funding Program / academic prizes / information events / FIT newsletter
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4074
Tel: +49 40 42838-4471
Key aspects of activity
- Supervision of doctoral scholarships from the State Graduate Funding Program
- Supervision of academic prizes
- DAAD program PRIME: advising and assistance on applying for external funding programs (e.g., DFG, BMBF, Volkswagen Foundation)
- Research information events
- FIT newsletter

(Staff code: -431.3-)
Travel funding for conferences
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4077
Tel: +49 40 42838-6979
Key aspects of activity
- Information about the administration (income and expenditures) of earmarked donations to Universität Hamburg
- Information on travel expense claims and the application of funds
Central Scholarship Office (432)
(Staff code: -432-)
Team Head
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4007
Tel: +49 40 42838-2288
Fax: +49 40 42838-6386
Deputy: Dr. Wolfgang Röhr
Key aspects of activity
- Policy clarifications on awarding scholarships, differentiation from alternative funding options
- Advising on scholarship opportunities (scholarship providers and scholarship awarding bodies)
- Advising on University directives
(Staff code: -432.1-)
Scholarship management
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4077
Tel: +49 40 42838- 4111
Deputy: Dr. Barbara Lederer
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on the University's scholarships and scholarship programs
- Advising on the awarding of scholarships under external directives
- Review of the awarding of scholarships under external directives
- Information and documentation
(Staff code: -432.2-)
Scholarship contracts
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg
Room: N 4062
Tel: +49 40 42838-8755
Deputy: Sünje Todt
Key aspects of activity
- Advising on the awarding of scholarships in accordance with directives
- Advising on contract amendments: suspension, amendment, extension or termination of scholarship contracts
- Preparation of scholarship contracts and processing of contract amendments
- Contract management and coordination for scholarship funding