Scholarships
Research grants for female scientists on the qualification path as part of the Bavarian programme for the realisation of equal opportunities for women in research and teaching
Current call for applications
Scholarship application form (MS Word file) (external link, opens in a new window)
Funding guidelines:
- Scholarships for doctoral candidates (PDF file)
- Scholarships for doctoral graduates (PDF file)
- Postdoc scholarships (PDF file)
- Habilitation scholarships (PDF file)
- Post-doctoral scholarships (PDF file)
Next application deadline: 01.05.2026
Earliest start of funding: 01.07.2026
Contact for further questions:
- Equal Opportunities Coordination Office: chancengleichheit(at)ur.de | Phone 0941 943-3581
- or contact your respective faculty equal opportunities officer
Scholarships for a doctoral scholarship, Degree or postdoctoral scholarship as part of the "Financial Incentive System" of the UR
As part of the financial incentive system to promote gender equality at the UR, funds are available to the Faculty Equal Opportunities Officers, which can also be used for scholarships or WHK positions for a doctoral start or degree or for a postdoc start.
As this is only one of several utilisation criteria and the funds are relatively small, it is best to research on the website of your Faculty Equal Opportunities Officer to see whether this is possible for you.
Here you can find the Faculty Equal Opportunities Officers and links to their websites ... (external link, opens in a new window)
Further research options
The research database ELFI (external link, opens in a new window) contains over 11,000 research funding programmes from around 4,900 national and international funding institutions. In this database, which is updated once a week, you can filter by research topic, funding type or region, for example. Scholarships for students are also included in this database.
The University of Regensburg has subscribed to access and makes it available to its researchers free of charge on the university network.