You are an early career researcher at the University of Freiburg and would like to conduct a conference together with other researchers? You have innovative and original ideas for the concept and the realization of an event on an academically relevant topic? The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is calling for conference proposals from any academic/scientific field which is of relevance to the research activities at the University of Freiburg. Up to two conferences with up to 35 participants will be funded and will take place at FRIAS between October 2025 and May 2026.
FRIAS is funding:
The call addresses early career researchers of all disciplines at the University of Freiburg (PhD candidates, PostDocs, non-tenured researchers, junior professors) with a maximum of eight years of post-doctoral research experience.
The applicants have to be identical to the conference organizers and must include at least two early career researchers affiliated to the University of Freiburg both at the time of application and the time of the conference. National or international early career researchers from other universities are welcome to apply as co-applicants; responsibility as principal applicant lies, however, with the Freiburg researchers. Groups of two to five early career researchers can apply.
The most innovative and convincing concepts regarding a conference submitted from any discipline represented at the university will be awarded.
For the selection of the FRIAS Conferences the following criteria apply without thematic focus:
The completed application form together with the required documents in English must be uploaded to the application webpage. After sending the application form, your team will receive the login data for completion of the application.
Log in to edit the application form and upload the required annexes as detailed below:
The documents must be submitted in PDF format. The application language is English. The specifications for page and word limits are binding.
We are looking forward to your application!