Center for Research Strategy and Support

Medical Scientist Programme of the Medical Faculty

The call for proposals for the 2026/29 funding period has ended.

The next call for proposals, for the 2027/30 funding period, is expected to take place in fall 2026. More detailed information will be available here on the homepage in due course.

Information for applicants who submitted an application on time as part of the last call for proposals (funding period 2026/29):
The application process is a two-stage process. After reviewing the written applications (stage 1), the Clinician/Medical Scientist Board will decide which applicants will be invited to present their projects (stage 2). This presentation round will take place on March 16, 2026, starting at 8 a.m. Please make a note of this date in advance.
 

The aim of this young researcher program is to promote excellent postdocs (except clinically active postdocs) with the career goal of being eligible for W2/W3 professorships. The program is aimed at postdocs with basic experience (at the earliest three years after completing their doctorate) who want to make an important career step within the university medicine in the fields of biomedicine and molecular medicine.

The program is designed for a total of six years with an interim evaluation in the 3rd year (3 + 3 years).

Download documents (in German only)

An annual progress report (no more than 3 pages) must be submitted. Please submit this to the coordination office by email at least 2 months before the end of the respective project year.

The relevant form for download will be available here as soon as possible.

Progress reports from the 2026/2029 funding period onwards will be submitted via the application portal of the Medical Faculty.

In the third year (after 2 years and 6 months) there is an interim evaluation with submission of an interim report and presentation to the Clinician/Medical Scientist Board and Advisory Board.

The relevant form for download will be available here as soon as possible.

Interim reports from the 2026/2029 funding period onwards will be submitted via the application portal of the Medical Faculty.

Grant holders are required to submit a final report within six months after the end of the funding. Please use the form provided and send the document per e-mail to the coordination office.

The relevant form for download will be available here as soon as possible.

Final reports from the 2026/2029 funding period onwards will be submitted via the application portal of the Medical Faculty.

Guidelines MSP, funding period 2026/29

Contact

Dr. Lysann Palkowitsch

Center for Research Strategy and Support
Ulm University
Helmholtzstr. 22 / room 1.49
89081 Ulm, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)731/50-33634