TUM-IAS hereby invites applications for Fellowships in various categories of its Fellowship program:
- Dieter Schwarz Fellowship for renowned international scientists from outside TUM who intend to explore innovative, high-risk topics in the key areas researched at the TUM Campus Heilbronn (more information)
- Dieter Schwarz Courageous Research Grant for outstanding international scientists from outside TUM who intend to use groundbreaking technology to propose a radical solution to a major challenge in the area of “Digitization and Sustainability” (more information)
- Hans Fischer Fellowship for outstanding early-career international scientists from outside TUM (more information)
- Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship for renowned international scientists from outside TUM (more information)
- Philosopher in Residence Fellowship for internationally leading and emerging representatives of the field of philosophy from outside TUM (more information)
- Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellowship for highly qualified researchers from industry (more information)
Further information on the conditions and the selection process is available here.
Regional Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship (Eastern Europe / Latin America): To promote regional diversity, the TUM-IAS will award one of the Hans Fischer or Hans Fischer Senior Fellowships to a candidate from a home institution in Eastern Europe* (list of eligible Eastern European countries at the end of this announcement) or Latin America (all American Countries with the exception of Canada and the US). Candidates for this Fellowship will undergo a separate evaluation, taking into account local evaluation factors. The Fellow will then receive the regular Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship benefits. For the Regional Fellowship, the tandem application rule (see below) does not apply.
Siemens funded Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship: TUM-IAS invites nominations for Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowships that focus on the research fields of
- Web3 and Industrial Token Economy: Decentralized architecture guidelines, implementation strategies and incentive mechanisms for industrial metaverse use cases
- Autonomous Systems for Flexible Manufacturing and Logistics
Up to two Fellowships funded by the Siemens AG can be awarded in the course of this call.
TUM GNI funded Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship: TUM-IAS invites nominations for Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowships that focus on the research field of Artificial Intelligence for the Built Environment. One Fellowship funded by the TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute on Artificial Intelligence for the Built World (TUM GNI) can be awarded in the course of this call. In your statement of purpose, please comment on how your proposal fits to the thematical focus of the TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute.
We would also like to draw your attention to the tandem nomination rule for Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowships (including the Siemens and TUM GNI funded Fellowships, not including the Regional Fellowship) and the Dieter Schwarz Fellowship: Each TUM professor (host) is required to suggest two candidates, at least one of which must be a female researcher. Both nominations will be evaluated individually according to our usual multi-stage evaluation procedure (please see the TUM-IAS Nomination Guidelines for further details). Tandem nominations can be for the same or for several Fellowship categories. Options:
- Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship candidate plus Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship candidate, Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship candidate plus Dieter Schwarz Fellowship candidate or Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship candidate plus Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellowship candidate.
- Dieter Schwarz Fellowship candidate plus Dieter Schwarz Fellowship candidate, Dieter Schwarz Fellowship candidate plus Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship candidate or Dieter Schwarz Fellowship candidate plus Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellowship candidate.
From the proposed tandem, both nominees may be successful, or one, or none.
Proposals are to be submitted online (link to the application forms).
- Closing date for the Dieter Schwarz Fellowship, Hans Fischer (Senior) Fellowship, Philosopher in Residence Fellowship and the Rudolf Diesel Industry Fellowship is Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (12 p.m./noon CET).
- Closing date for the Dieter Schwarz Courageous Research Grant is Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (12 p.m./noon CET).
TUM-IAS explicitly encourages nominations of and applications from women as well as from all others who would bring additional diversity dimensions to the university’s research and teaching strategies.
For questions, please contact TUM-IAS Program Manager Dr. Susanne Wagenbauer.
*For this purpose, Eastern Europe includes the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.