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Centre for Science and Technology Transfer (ZWT)

Grant Application

Support with applications and contracts

The ZWT supports university researchers through every step of the process of applying for public funding for research projects:

Prozessdiagramm Antragstellung für Projektförderung mit Unterstützung des ZWT

Here you will find all the support services available for each step of the process.
Links to all the contact points and documents mentioned are provided at the bottom of this page.

Project Development

  • Project idea (from rough outline to detailed proposal)

 

The ZWT provides support with

  • Identifying suitable funding opportunities (Research Funding Team)
  • Assistance with finding partners and forming consortia, if necessary (Innovation and Network Management Team)

Project Development

  • Drafting a project description in accordance with funding guidelines
  • Drafting a work plan
  • Library Services: Research Data Management, Open Access, Research Services

 

The Research Funding Team provides support with

  • Project cost estimation
  • Drafting, reviewing, and finalizing a cooperation agreement, if applicable
  • Advice on non-scientific parts of the application

The library supports, among other things, with its research services

  • Research data management
  • Publications and Open Access
  • Digitization of research
     

Finalizing the Application

  • Compliance with the Higher Education Act: When submitting a full application, applicants are required to notify the university administration of any externally funded projects!
  • The notification of externally funded projects also includes an ethics questionnaire

 

Support from the ZWT with

  • Filling out application forms (e.g., AZA) or submitting an application via the upload portal (Research Funding Team)

Submission

  • Please note the submission method (online/by mail) and deadline!

 

Support from ZWT regarding

  • Signatures from the President´s Office

Please submit documents to ZWT two weeks before the submission deadline or mailing date!

Approval

  • Project Launch

 

Support from ZWT in

  • Consulting on commercialization issues such as patents and licenses (Research Funding Team)
  • Identifying and recruiting application partners (Innovation and Network Management Team)

 

-->Project support taken over by the Third-Party Funding Team (Administrative unit 3: Finance and Purchasing)

 

Rejection

  • Don’t lose heart
  • Go on with the next application

Contact Points

Centre for Science and Technology Transfer (ZWT)

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Address

Grantham-Allee 20 | Building F

53757 Sankt Augustin

E-mail

zwt@h-brs.de

ZWT Innovation and Stakeholder Management

The third-party funding team

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Opening hours

Werktags: Nach Absprache

Diversity Management

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Room

E236

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757 Sankt Augustin

Opening hours

By appointment

Equal Opportunity Office Sankt Augustin/ Advice center Help

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Room

C 005.1

Address

Grantham Allee 20

53754, Sankt Augustin

Opening hours

HELP: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 to 11:00

HELP: Wednesday : 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Personal consultation possible by arrangement