Target groups & program starts

Funding Line: ARIADNEtechnat master

Mentoring and empowerment for female Master or Staatsexamen students who are interested in pursuing a doctorate.

Duration

12 months (new from 2026/27 instead of the previous 9 months)

Application period

Next application period is October/November 2026 for the program start in February 2027 (Round 2027/28).

Timeline

We start in February with preparing the mentees for their role, team building within the group, and finalizing the matching of the mentoring tandems. Once the matching with a mentor has been completed, the individual mentoring can begin (following the role preparation). The program duration is 12 months and starts with the respective kickoff date.

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Funding Line: ARIADNEtechnat doc/postdoc+

Mentoring and empowerment for PhD candidates, postdocs and W1 professors who are pursuing an academic career.

Duration

18 months (program round 2027/28)

Application period

Next application period is July – September 2026 for the program start in February 2027 (Round 2027/28).

Timeline

From the end of November/beginning of December 2026, we will start team building within the new group as well as preparing the mentees for their future role. Once the matching process with a mentor has been completed, the individual mentoring phase can begin following the role preparation.

At the beginning of 2027, a first career workshop for the Doc/Postdoc+ group is expected to take place. The official kickoff event will then be held — slightly later than usual — together with the launch of the new Master’s group in February 2027.

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Outlook

From the program starts in 2028* on, a flexible mentoring duration of 12 or 24 months is planned, with an annual entry option (applications accepted from December, program starts annually in May).

*subject to funding for a new funding period starting in 2028!

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Contact

Dr. Marion Kämmlein