Research Academy Leipzig -Services offered by the Research Academy

In addition to qualification programmes and advising, members of the Research Academy, i.e. all doctoral researchers in a structured doctoral programme at Leipzig University, also can take advantage of various other services.

These services include travel grants, publications, self-organized conferences on job opportunities, and childcare facilities.

The Research Academy team is happy to advise you about the services available for young scholars.

Workshops at the Competence School Members of the Research Academy receive priority registration for the various workshops offered at our Competence School.
Leibniz MOBILE Leibniz MOBILE is an exchange program that supports guest stays by international scholars as well as funding for junior researchers, who need to travel abroad in order to conduct research or to network with other scholars.
Travel Grants The Research Academy offers to its doctoral and postdoctoral researchers financial support for active participation at academic conferences and workshops.
Doctoral Prizes Every year the Research Academy awards one doctoral researcher from each of the three graduate centres a prize for the completion of an outstanding doctoral thesis. In addition, the Katharina-Windscheid-Prize is awarded annually.
Childcare The Research Academy offers childcare for the young children of its doctoral and post-doctoral researchers as well as makes available childcare workers for special events.
Support for Organising Workshops The Research Academy assists doctoral researchers in organising and financing workshops.
Workstations The Graduate Centre for Social Sciences and the Humanities allocates workstations in the Leipzig city centre for doctoral researchers.
Certified Training The course "Safety in Genetic Engineering - Biological Safety" (in German Language only) provides the basics for a future appointment as Project Manager or Biosafety Officer.
Funding for German Coursework Young international scholars of the Research Academy Leipzig receive financial assistance in learning German.