Department Research and Scientific Qualification

The Department Research and Scientific Qualification is the central point of contact at the German Sport University Cologne for questions regarding research funding, applications for research funding and support of young academics. The department is part of the Academic Planning and Management staff unit and offers support to academics at GSU:

• Information on funding programmes aktuellen Förderausschreibungen, Förderinstitutionen, further education programmes
• Advice on suitable research funding programmes including programmes for young academics wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs and formal aspects regarding grant proposals for funding
• Support regarding the organisation of forms, data and signatures, and contacts to funding agencies/organisations Vermittlung von Ansprechpartnerinnen und -partnern

In addition, we give advice on programmes regarding the University internal fundinghochschulinternen Forschungsförderung – the University internal PhD scholarships Graduiertenkollegs, research focus Forschungsschwerpunkte, research projects of young academics as well as student research projects.

Another task is to assess and analyse quantitative and qualitative research measures and data from the institutes and central scientific facilities at the German Sport University Cologne.