Hector RCD Award
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Upcom­ing Appli­ca­tion Period Hector RCD Award 01.09. — 30.10.2026
Hector Fellow Academy Netzwerk
Program infor­ma­tion for Appli­cants

For detailed infor­ma­tion on the require­ments and a list of all documents required for the appli­ca­tion, please refer to the document "Program Infor­ma­tion for Appli­cants". We recom­mend to read it carefully.

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Contact:

Stefanie Peer

Senior Manager Gradu­ate School

E‑Mail: hrcdaward@hector-fellow-academy.de

Require­ments and Application

Scien­tists with the follow­ing require­ments can apply:

 

  • W1 assis­tant profes­sors (with or without Tenure Track) or own junior research group leaders in natural or engineer­ing sciences, medicine or psychol­ogy (e.g. Emmy-Noether Programme (DFG), Sofja Kovalevskaja Award (AvH), or similar)
  • Doctor­ate or PhD-equiv­a­lent less than seven years prior the appli­ca­tion with excep­tional results
  • Tempo­rary employ­ment at a German univer­sity, Fraun­hofer-Insti­tute, Helmholtz-Center, Leibniz-Insti­tute or Max Planck Institute
  • Formal or content-related right to super­vise a doctorate
  • Support by the head of insti­tute for the project

The current appli­ca­tion period is open from Septem­ber 1st to October 30th, 2026.

The appli­ca­tion must be sent via our appli­ca­tion portal. If you have any questions about your appli­ca­tion, please feel free to check the FAQs or contact Stefanie Peer.

Appli­ca­tions submit­ted outside the appli­ca­tion period cannot be considered.

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Q&A Session

Thurs­day, Septem­ber 10, 2026 from 11:00 — 11:45 PM (CET), online (Zoom)

You are inter­ested in apply­ing for the Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award? You have some questions about precon­di­tions or the appli­ca­tion process? Then join our online Q&A online session on Septem­ber 10, 2026 from 11:00 — 11:45 PM (CET) via Zoom. Questions or comments can be submit­ted in the chat. You are welcome to send us your questions in advance to hrcdaward@hector-fellow-academy.de. We are happy to help you!

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For the Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award

Are you inter­ested in apply­ing for the Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award (HRCDA)?

By award­ing the Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award, the HFA enables W1 assis­tant profes­sors (with or without Tenure Track) and junior research group leaders at German research insti­tu­tions to further strengthen their indepen­dent research and to include them as tempo­rary members in the HFA.