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Rising Stars in RESIDENCE

The Rising Stars chosen for the residence will spend up to 3 months with their Host-PIs in Freiburg, during which they will be:

In addition, Rising Stars and their hosts (PIs & peers) will have access to a cultural framework program, connecting them with local and regional partners as well as enabling them to fully immerse themselves in Freiburg and the region.

The RESIDENCE will be arranged individually according to the needs and wishes of both Rising Star and Host-PI. Stays can be as long as 3 months or as short as 4 weeks, they can also be split across a few months or taken in the form of a full summer in Freiburg. It has to be completed by the end of 2026. The RESIDENCE is meant to be flexible so as to adjust to the individual schedules and career phases.

The expenses for the RESIDENCE will be covered by the partner institutions and central funding for up to 5.000 Euro. Rising Stars will receive assistance in arranging travel and accommodation by the FRSA team. The University aims to support early career researchers with families and – in the past – has been able to provide additional funding for dependents.

APPLICATION to the RESIDENCE

Application to the RESIDENCE will be prepared by the Rising Star and their Host-PI during the virtual collaboration leading up to the CONFERENCE week and be presented during the final conference in March. The application will outline the further collaboration between the Rising Star and the Host-PI, indicating what “project” they seek to work on and advance together. The type of project a Rising Star may wish to pursue depends on various factors, inlcuding but not limited to the discipline, field of research, career level, and not least the Host-PI. Past projects have included shared publications, third-party-funding schemes (such as Emmy-Noether-Groups or ERC Grants), series of experiments, explorations of new research questions etc.

Further information about the RESIDENCE, the application and the decisions will be made available during the digital kick-off event.

Final decisions are based on both the quality of the proposed project and the performance during the CONFERENCE Week.

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