KLS Young Scientist Programme

Every year, young scientists in the life sciences from medical and non-medical research at Kiel University have the opportunity to apply for the KLS Young Scientist Programme.

Prizes:

• annually, call starting in December,
• early stage postdocs (0-4 years after PhD),
• experienced postdocs (0-6 years after PhD).

Criteria:

• quality of the research project,
• innovative research idea,
• deasibility of proposed timeline,
• interdisciplinary project and applicant. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge from different KLS-relevant research areas.

• for early stage postdocs:
  Application 0 to 4 years after having obtained the doctoral degree (date of document is determinant),
   
• for experienced postdocs:
  Application 0 to 6 years after having obtained the doctoral degree (date of document is determinant),
  previous submission of at least one application for a project grant concerning a different research project to the DFG or a similar funding body, the postdoc needs to work in the laboratory of a KLS full member , the research should be conducted in a research area of KLS and address a life science topic.