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Funding Opportunities

Deadlines for submission

  • 31.1.2026
  • 30.4.2026
  • 31.7.2026
  • 31.10.2026

It is strongly recommended to contact Hanna Lührs already in the preparation stage of the proposal.

Submit your application through the following link: Research Grant Application Form

Contact

If you have any questions or need further information:

E-Mail: MAPEX

Which MAPEX Funding Opportunity Should You Apply For?

The MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes invites Early Career Researchers (master students close to graduation, doctoral researchers, postdocs) and MAPEX members to apply for research grants.

This diagram will help you determine which MAPEX funding opportunity you are eligible for. Follow the steps based on your needs to find the right category to apply for.

Research Grant For Early Career Researchers

MAPEX PHD Incoming

  • International doctoral candidates
  • Short-term research stay in Bremen
  • One week to one month
  • Travel and subsistence support up to 2.300 €

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MAPEX-CF Incoming

  • ECRs from outside of MAPEX
  • Short-term research stay with materials analysis in the MAPEX-CF
  • Travel and subsistence support up to 2.300 €
  • Support for analysis up to 2.000 €

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MAPEX PHD Outgoing

  • Doctoral candidates of MAPEX members
  • Short-term research stay abroad
  • One week to one month
  • Travel and subsistence support up to 2.300 €

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MAPEX-CF Outgoing

  • ECRs from MAPEX
  • Short-term research stay with materials analysis outside the MAPEX-CF
  • Travel and subsistence support up to 2.300 €
  • Support for analysis up to 2.000 €

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ECR Career Activities

  • Groups of about 5 ECRs from MAPEX
  • Career-related activities, e.g. inviting guest lectures, workshops, or similar events
  • Encourages interfaculty collaboration

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MAPEX-CF Internal

  • ECRs from MAPEX
  • Additional materials analysis in the MAPEX-CF
  • Financial support is provided for analysis costs up to 2.000 €
  • Supports doctoral or master’s research

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Funding for Interdisciplinary Activities

Only available for MAPEX members (PIs, AIs, and ECIs)

Scientific Events

  • All MAPEX members (PIs, AIs, and ECIs)
  • Interdisciplinary scientific event or workshop
  • Funding workshop costs up to 3.000 €

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Impulse Projects

  • All MAPEX members (PIs, AIs, and ECIs)
  • Must include an ECI
  • New interdisciplinary collaboration between MAPEX members
  • Up to 5.000 € support per project

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Funded Projects

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© Noha Mahmoud ElRashidy

Noha Mahmoud ElRashidy from Egypt visiting Dr. Claas Falldorf at Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology (BIAS)

Characterization of intraocular and cosmetic contact lenses using computational shear interferometry

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© Marcos Luginieski

Blas Ilich Martinez Godinez from Mexico visiting Prof. Dr. Björn Lüssem's group at the Institute for Microsensors, Actuators and Systems (IMSAS) (Kopie 2)

I am Marcos Luginieski, and from July 10th to August 11th I had the great opportunity to work alongside Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Lüssem at the Institute for Microsensors, -Actuators and -Systems (IMSAS) at the University of Bremen. During this period, we expanded an ongoing research project on…

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© Prashansa Gupta

Prashansa Gupta from India visiting Dr. Katharina Koschek at Fraunhofer IFAM

Research Stay at Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), Bremen, Germany April 13 – May 13, 2025

As part of the MAPEX PhD Research Grant, I had the privilege of conducting a one-month research stay at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and…

Funding opportunity
© Blas Ilich Martinez Godinez

Blas Ilich Martinez Godinez from Mexico visiting Prof. Dr. Björn Lüssem's group at the Institute for Microsensors, Actuators and Systems (IMSAS)

Fabrication, characterization and modeling of PEDOT:PSS electrochemical transistors for biosensing applications: a particular focus on the detection of clenbuterol

Funding Opportunity
© Tiago Ramalho

Tiago Ramalho visiting Dr. Nils Averesch at Stanford University, USA

Thanks to the financial support from the MAPEX PhD Research Grant, I had the opportunity to complete a research stay from April to June at Stanford University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. This experience was incredibly enriching, as it was my first time working within a…

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