Funding for the organization of meetings, conferences and summer schools as well as cross-campus research
PEAK supports the organization of meetings, conferences and summer schools at the RPTU as well as events on cross-campus research cooperation with financial resources.
Prerequisites for funding:
- scientific character of the event
- The application promises a high quality event.
- RPTU is the organizer of the event (as a rule, the sponsored events should be held at the university or in the immediate vicinity).
- Additional funding is required, i.e. the event cannot be organized without a grant from this funding line.
- If possible, it is assumed that an application for funding for the event has been or will be submitted to a third-party funding organization (e.g. DFG, BMBF, Thyssen Foundation or similar).
- Applications are approved subject to the availability of funds.
- For applications from profile and potential areas of the research initiative, a justification is required as to why no funds are available for the event.
Sponsorship by regional and supra-regional sponsors does not exclude funding through this funding line.
Applications can be submitted at any time. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received (at the end of each month).
Documents to be submitted:
- Brief description of the project and preliminary list of participants and, if applicable, presenters (for RPTU members, please indicate the department affiliation)
- Preliminary financing plan
- Poster or flyer of the conference announcement / call for papers or invitation letter
Specification of a cost center of the organizing person(s) or the organizing unit (e.g. institute, work unit) from TG 71
| Lump-sum grants by type of event | Maximum grant amount |
|---|---|
| Conference, workshop | up to €1,000 |
| Event for cross-campus research collaboration | up to €1,500 |
| National conference | up to €2,000 |
| International conference (at least 10 external speakers) | up to €3,000 |
Important: Costs for catering and representation costs cannot be funded. In the case of approved applications, costs will be reimbursed after submission of invoices for the actual expenses up to the maximum funding flat rates.
Description of Funding Types
Workshops are primarily intended for researchers within the RPTU who wish to invite guests to exchange professional ideas and learn from one another. They focus on a specific project or topic, such as preparing a joint application for third-party funding or addressing a particular research or methodological issue within the academic community. Workshops differ from conferences in that they take a more practical approach, focusing on concrete collaboration.
Events for cross-campus research collaboration are aimed at RPTU researchers who wish to collaborate across campuses and advance a joint project—for example, through specific working meetings to prepare a publication or a grant proposal, or as initial networking events to establish new contacts.
The national conference follows the traditional conference format, with participants from all over Germany. Non-RPTU members may submit papers and present them. The number of external researchers exceeds that of internal participants.
An international conference refers to the traditional conference format featuring external researchers from around the world. Non-RPTU members may submit papers and present them. The number of external researchers exceeds that of internal participants. At least 10 international presenters must participate.
Summer schools can be funded in the same way as conferences.
Please send all documents summarized in a PDF file to the following address:
zgapl-orga-tagungen[at]rptu.de