Video Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award

Discover how to apply 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.

The HFA is an inter­na­tion­ally renowned science academy that stands for inter­dis­ci­pli­nary cutting-edge research.

This video explains what exactly the award includes, what the selec­tion crite­ria are, and how the selec­tion process works. Appli­ca­tions are open annually from Septem­ber 1 to October 30.