Doctoral Funding

HTW Dresden supports PhD students interested in financing their cooperative doctoral project. Current calls for proposals are listed on this page.

ESF-Plus Doctoral Scholarships

Aim and type of support

The aim of the funding is to exploit the individual educational potential of academic specialists, especially women, by expanding their skills with a view to a stable, green, sustainable and digital economy in the Free State of Saxony. Academic specialists are to gain improved entry opportunities into Saxony's science and economy through qualification within the framework of a doctorate. The exploitation of the educational potential of women is achieved both through targeted approaches and by establishing projects in subject areas with a higher proportion of women. Funding is provided for overall projects aimed at qualifying young academics through research work in the context of doctorates - the cooperative model also applies here.

The following types of doctorates are eligible for funding:

• Industrial doctorates: show a common interest of participating third parties based in the Free State of Saxony and HTWD.
• State innovation doctorates: Research is conducted on topics that are of particular interest to the Free State of Saxony and are expected to have an impact on the Saxon labor market. 
• Projects for the compatibility of family and scientific career serve the continuation of the doctorate after family-related interruptions of the scientific activity. Family-related interruptions within the meaning of this guideline are interruptions of at least six months to take parental leave or to care for relatives in need of care.
• Combination of industrial doctorate and projects to reconcile family and scientific career: In this case, compliance with the funding requirements for both forms of doctoral studies must be demonstrated.