Bremen Early Career Researcher Development

Moderated peer coaching for doctoral researchers in all disciplines

Apply until October 5th and Team Up!

Research is an exciting, enriching, innovative, and creative endeavor, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. The Teaming Up format at BYRD offers you the opportunity to exchange ideas with doctoral researchers outside your field, share experiences, and receive meaningful support along your personal path to a doctorate. Collaborating in a group often sparks fresh perspectives, deeper insights, and new courses of action—bringing greater clarity, boosting motivation, and helping you move closer to your goals. All group sessions are moderated by Dr. Marie Saade and follow a mix of input and exchange.

The program is running from October to March. Check out the details, apply until October 5th and team up!

Triple C - Create, Connect, Community

A New Podcast on Navigating Academia

Our colleague Dr. Saumya Pant from BIG (Bridge Between Internationalization and Gender) at the Equal Opportunities & Diversity Unit has launched a new podcast “Triple C - Create, Connect, Community” talking about real stories of navigating academia. Join the first episode - a conversation with doctoral candidate Krutika Patri about her life as early-career scholar in the field of American studies. Or the second episode with doctoral researcher Cori Wieser-Cox!

01.10.2026: Deadline for Applications for "BremenIDEA – Research stays abroad"

Doctoral researchers of the University of Bremen can apply for funding for one- to three-month stays at universities and research institutions abroad. These stays must take place in 2027 and be related to the candidate’s doctoral project. The BremenIDEA funding provides a great opportunity to collaborate with international researchers, to discuss your research with international colleagues, and to establish networks and new cooperations.

01.10.2026: Deadline for Applications "Impulse Grants for Research Pojects"

Doctoral researchers can apply for support of activities that clearly contribute an added value within the context of their PhD, such as participation in summer schools, research sojourns at renowned institutions, additional experiments, interdisciplinary projects or international cooperations.

Postdocs can apply for supplementary funding of research projects in order to prepare applications for third-party funding, to set up conferences in Bremen or to undertake interdisciplinary research. As an added incentive for researchers, grants are available in particular for the preparation of first applications for DFG funding as well as cooperations with scientists at the University of Oldenburg.

Writing Buddies: Pursuing Writing Goals Together

If you are looking to increase accountability around your writing goals, you might consider working with a writing buddy. We connect you with a committed writing partner. Together you create a clear timeline for your writing projects - your next chapter, article, proposal -, you help each other to stay on track with deadlines, and you exchange drafts.

BYRD @ Social Media

Follow us on  LinkedIn! We will keep you updated about upcoming BYRD workshops and will share news and calls that are of relevance to early-career researchers or concern funding options.