Funding of first-time professorial appointments of highly talented female scientists (W2/W3)
The Helmholtz Association is intensifying its efforts to attract and fund highly talented female scientists – especially from abroad – to top positions.
The fundamental goal of the funding instrument is to facilitate the establishment of highly qualified candidates as professors. Therefore, the program aims to support the first appointment of highly talented female scientists to universities at the W2 or W3 level and to help them to establish themselves as professors. The funding enables those who have recently qualified for a professorship to take a decisive step in their academic career. The strategic objectives of this funding program are to increase the proportion of women at the medium levels of Helmholtz management and to strengthen cooperation with partner universities in Germany. With respect to the target group, the program aims to recruit and retain highly qualified female scientists and create reliable career prospects by funding only permanent appointments. The additional resources also create scope for financing and equipping this first W2 or W3 position and, for example, for early appointment.