EURAXESS Germany is committed to do its part in promoting gender equality in Germany. On this page, you will find information about support programmes and networks for female scientists.
Gender Equality & Diversity in Academia
Information on Women in the information society, women in higher education, women in research institutions, the section for "Gender Equality and Diversity in the Academic System".
Gender Equality in Research & Innovation
Information on the gender equality strategy of the European Commision. The three main levels to its strategy are Gender Equality Plans (GEP), laying out a framework to the strategy, the integration of a gender dimension into research and innnovation as a default requirement, an setting targets for gender balance in all Horizon Europe related activity.
Funding Programmes for Female Researchers
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation
This foundation promoting science and research sponsors excellent female doctoral students by granting subsidies towards child care and home-help
UNESCO-L'ORÉAL International Fellowships for Women with Children
The German UNESCO Commission and L'Oréal Germany, in partnership with the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation, annually grant three fellowships valued at 20,000 euro each to promote excellent women in German research. Sponsorship is open to women of all nationalities from the experimental natural sciences who are working at German universities and research institutes as post-doctoral Researchers
Federation and Federal State Programme for Female Professors (in German)
Based on German universities' forward-looking concepts for gender equality, kick-off funding has been made available for the initial appointment of women to tenured W2 or W3 professorships. The appointment may be made in respect of a position becoming vacant or to be created in future (early appointment) or of a position which is already vacant (regular appointment). Over a maximum period of 5 years, up to 3 initial appointments per university may be funded. The programme has been extended three times and is currently set to run until the end of 2030 (as of December 2022).
Landeszentrum für Gleichstellung und Vereinbarkeit in M-V (In German)
As part of a nationwide project “Career paths for women in academia and business M-V” a database has been set up at the University of Greifswald specifically targeting women in academia in Mecklenberg-Vorpommern. The database is designed to provide young female academics with comprehensive information on fellowships for women, awards, competitions, mentoring, networks and financial support
Counselling, Training and Networking for Female Academics
Center of Excellence Women and Science (CEWS)
CEWS is the national German hub for the realisation of gender equality in research and academia in Germany
FiF Contact Point 'Women in EU Research'
The German Contact Point "Women in EU Research" offers events providing information for female researchers, sponsorship opportunities in the entire EU Framework Programme and assistance with reviewing projects in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme as well as with calls for proposals in the field of Women's and Gender Studies
The European Platform of Women Scientists
EPWS is a platform for gender equality designed to help women scientists share experiences and network more efficiently at European level and to involve them more actively in research policy developments
AcademiaNet
This internet portal for excellent female scientists, maintained by the Robert Bosch Foundation and the publisher Spektrum der Wissenschaft, offers an overview of outstanding female academics of all disciplines nominated by the partner organisations involved in the project.
FemConsult (in German)
This database for female researchers facilitates the search for qualified female researchers and experts (professors, associate professors, post-doctoral researchers as well as researchers in leadership positions in science and research). It seeks to raise the proportion of women appointed to these positions.