Support for Researchers: Funding, Advice and Much More

• TUM ForTe – Office for Research and Innovation: We advise and support you when applying for national or international research funding programs as well as in the preliminary phase of research and business partnerships.
• TUM Global Incentive Fund: Discover start-up financing for international collaborative ventures.
• TUM Institute for Advanced Study – Focus Groups: Work as a TUM host together with an IAS Fellow and doctoral candidates on interdisciplinary research topics, with the support of TUM-IAS resources.
• German-French Academy for the Industry of the Future (GFA): Together with the Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) in France, we promote cooperation between European research institutions and companies. We support you in finding partners or with funding for your project.
• TUM Innovation Networks: We facilitate pioneer spirit and transdisciplinary research – Learn more about funding possibilities for innovative research questions.

• TUM Institute for Advanced Study – Fellowships: Discover fellowship programs for leading international researchers from academia and industry.
• TUM Graduate School: Explore possibilities for doctoral candidates to obtain grants for research abroad and exchange programs.
• Research Opportunities Week: Access information on funding opportunities for post-doctoral students and apply to the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship for international development of young talented individuals.
• TUM Global Visiting Professor Program:Take advantage as an international professor of the opportunity for time-limited teaching and research partnerships.
• EuroTechPostdoc2 Fellowships: Apply as a post-doctoral student for support for your residence at one of the universities in the EuroTech Universities Alliance.
• Philipp Schwartz Initiative: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers grants for research residencies to at-risk scientists.

Take advantage of the our university's outstanding facilities and our partners to ensure the success of your research project.

Technology Core Facilities

• Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS)
• TUM Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF)
• TUM Food & Agro Center for Innovation and Technology (FACIT) –
  combining TUM Life Science Tech Core Facility and TUM Venture Lab FAB
• TUM Mößbauer Technology Center (MTC)
• TUM Plant Technology Center (PTC)

Further central infrastructure units

• Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ)
• Centre for Advanced Laser Applications (CALA)
• Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (LRZ)
• Radiochemistry Munich (RCM)
• Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)

Schools, Departments and Research Centers

Benefit from interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines and explore the possibilities of using highly specialized technical facilities.

• TUM Schools and Departments
• Research Centers
• TUMonline: Search for People and Facilities

• Entrepreneurship: We support you in founding a technology company – with start-up consulting, qualification opportunities and access to financing.

• Patents and Licenses: Receive advice and information from TUM ForTe concerning all aspects of intellectual property – Inventions, patents, software and more.

• TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning: Das Institut bietet vielfältige individuelle und strukturierte Weiterbildungsangebote, um Ihre berufliche Handlungsfähigkeit zu fördern. Bilden Sie sich in fachlichen und fächerübergreifenden Gebieten wie Wissenschaftsmanagement und Leadership weiter.

• Build and maintain international networks: Entdecken Sie Angebote zur finanziellen Unterstützung für Ihren Forschungs- oder Lehraufenthalt im Ausland.
• Continuing education in European countries: Continue your education with Erasmus at a university or company of your choice in one of 32 European countries.

• Mentoring for Scientists: Find exchange among international research alumni, post-doctoral students and doctoral candidates.
• TUM Emeriti of Excellence mentoring program: Profit from the knowledge, international networks and the life experience of emeritus leading-edge scientists when planning and designing your career.
• MyTUM event calender: Make exciting contacts at our numerous events and lectures.
• Scientists meet Scientists – TUM-IAS Wednesday Coffee Talks: Network with other researchers as part of the digital lecture series.
• TUM Community: Immerse yourself in an online community of alumni, students, doctoral candidates, post-doctoral students and employees.

• TUM Equal Opportunity – Career and Training: Take advantage of personal support programs for individual development.

Our University Library offers you fast and easy access to over 2 million printed and electronic media as well as qualified support in research projects, learning and teaching processes:

• Publishing and citing
• Research data management
• Global overview of the range of services available to scientists (PDF, 13.9 MB)

Teaching at the heartbeat of research: Teaching at our university follows the highest didactic and technical standards, based on the fundamental principle of orientation towards learning objectives and competencies. We support our teaching staff with a wide range of consulting services.

Reaching a worldwide audience with your research – with the professional media work, digital channels and high-quality magazines of the Corporate Communications Center.

• Contacts at the Corporate Communications Center
• Current research news and press releases
• Magazines and other publications

We offer you advice and support in creating a professional representation of your research activities in the internet.

How Do I Request a Web Page?

• Create a TUM web presence: The TYPO3 team supports our Schools, Departments and facilities with advice and practical assistance.
• Setting up an internet domain: Here you'll find additional information on registering Internet domains.
• Our Faculty: Explore brief profiles on our faculty members.

Tips on Editing and Content Management

• Online-Redaktions-Wiki: Here you'll find tips on how to write online texts.
• Find out more about continuing education programs for TUM employees.
• Terminologie-Datenbank dict.tum: Use our German-English translation aid.
• TYPO3 instructions for TUM web presences

Our Corporate Design ensures a professional and uniform appearance for TUM, both externally and internally.

• Corporate Design: Design rules for print and online content as well as templates for documents and presentations.
• Business articles: Here you can order business cards, download letterhead and more

Your well-being is important to us! Discover the wide range of opportunities for maintaining your physical and mental health.

• University Sports Center (ZHS): Comprehensive sports program for members of all Munich universities
• TUMgesund – Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung: Movement, nutrition, psychological counselling and more
• Mental health in the employee continuing education program: Workshops, lectures and programs for your own psychic health and on responsible personnel management

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