Promotion
To support young researchers is an important objective of our society. To do so the Society has developed several instruments, such as prizes, travel allowances, sponsoring of meetings and participation of young scientists at conferences.
To support young researchers is an important objective of our society. To do so the Society has developed several instruments, such as prizes, travel allowances, sponsoring of meetings and participation of young scientists at conferences.
The DBG awards several prizes:
Prize for the Best Plant Science Master Thesis is awarded every year at every participating university.
Young plant scientists are invited to organise a Eduard Strasburger Workshop to foster the interdisciplinary scientific exchange of expertise and networking. It will be organised by young scientists for young scientists under the auspices of a scientific institution, shall last for two about days and be addressed to 25-40 participants. Upon approval by the board the DBG offers up to 5,000 Euros for this.
Moreover DBG also offers Eduard Strasburger-Workshops focussing on Hot Topics.
On application the DBG gives travel grants to students and young scientists presenting an oral paper or a poster at the congress "Botanik-Tagung - International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences". The applicants must be members of the DBG. The deadlines concerning the travel grants are announced in DBG's newsletter and in the Intranet.
Members, especially early career plant scientists, can receive funding for visiting another lab or institute. For example to leant new methods and scientific techniques or to initiate a new pilot study. Funding is restricted to those who will not receive funding elsewhere. DBG offers up to 50 travel grants each year for early career plant scientists of up to 400 Euros each. Our Executive Board reviews the applications and gives you feedback about its decision (normally within one week).
Procede to our application form in the Intranet (LogIn required)
The society sponsorsthe attendance of young scientists at such meetings and conferences that focus on young scientists upon application.
For many years the society supported the RISE program (Research Internship in Science and Engineering) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): young scientists from abroad and Great Britain do research at a Germany university together with German Ph.D. candidates. And German students can apply for an internship in Northamerica.
At the moment the DBG is not involved in the RISE program.