Rising Stars in Aortic Disease Award
The Collaborative Research Center 259 (TRR259) is a research network from the Universities of Bonn, Cologne, and Düsseldorf that is working on interrelated research projects in the areas of aortic disease.
With this initiative, we aim to comprehensively address the underlying mechanisms of aortic disease, with a particular focus on aortic valve stenosis, aortic aneurysm, and aortic dissection. We envision identifying novel pharmacological, interventional, and surgical targets for diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies within the frame of translational and clinical studies.
The "Rising Stars in Aortic Disease Award" is an initiative aimed at providing funding for innovative research projects related to aortic disease. This award is designed to recognize and support exceptional researchers (PhD-Students, Postdocs) who are at an early stage in their careers and have demonstrated outstanding potential in the field of aortic disease
Who can apply?
- Individual application (no group application)
- PhD students from the Universities of Bonn, Cologne, and Düsseldorf
- Postdoctoral researchers from the Universities of Bonn, Cologne, and Düsseldorf that received their PhD a maximum of five years ago (family- or health-related breaks will be considered)
- The applicant will need to be hosted in a lab/group of the TRR259 at the University of Bonn, Cologne, or Düsseldorf
What can be funded?
- Project-related consumables amounting to € 10,000 for 1 year
- We fund your own innovative ideas, including, but not limited to:
- New research topics, or
- International collaborations, or
- Establishment of new networks
- Already established projects will not be funded.
- Your topic has to be within the research scope of TRR259
- Funds can be used to cover all project-specific costs according to the DFG guidelines.
Selection process/criteria
- Scientific quality of the proposed project
- Convincing work and contingency plan
- Originality and transdisciplinary character of the project
- CV and qualification of the applicant
The speakers of the TRR259 will select proposals for external review and afterward make the final decision about funding. Speakers of the TRR259 with conflicts of interest will be excluded from the decisions.
How to apply?
The proposal should be concise and should be understandable without additional resources. The proposed project should be tailored to a timeline of one year. It should contain the following information and can be a max. of 5 pages, including:
- Summary of the proposed project
- Project description: Description of planned work, preliminary results (if available), timeline/milestones, an overview of estimated costs
- Collaboration partners
Also needed:
- A short CV of the applicant (if applicable, indicate family- or health-related career interruptions)
- A letter of support from the host laboratory
- A short final report will need to be submitted, at the latest three months after the end of the project, to the TRR259 coordinator.
Please submit your application (max. 5 pages + CV+ support letter) as a single PDF file to Dr. Marika Enders, menders@uni-bonn.de
For questions, please contact the TRR259 coordinator Dr. Marika Enders (menders@uni-bonn.de).