Application advising

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Feel free to contact us early on in the process so that we can provide you with the best possible support:

Support for your research proposals



Check that your documents are complete and up to date


Review for coherence


Advising on cross-sectional topics together with other supporting services: Data protection, research data management, diversity & equality, research ethics, etc.


Advising on proposal structuring


Advising on project planning


Advising on budget planning (only for DFG projects)


Advising of curriculum vitae structure


Obtaining required signatures

And additionally we offer

Cross-sectional issues

Important information on the procedure for research applications in signature circulation

Please allow three weeks for processing applications submitted via the Research Support Office for signature by the university management. In justified exceptional cases, processing in two weeks is possible in an urgent procedure.

The submission version of the application is required by this internal deadline, i.e. all legally relevant documents, the financial plan, the work plan and the main parts of the project description must be finalized. However, minor revisions to the application text may also be possible during this submission period. In this case, please contact the Research Support Office in advance to clarify the need for changes or additions before submitting the application.

Good to know: DFG

According to DFG guidelines, proposals submitted to the DFG must be reported to the local DFG liaison officer. At the University of Kassel, simply send the PDF of the Elan receipt by email to dfg-meldung[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.


As part of our consulting activities and in accordance with Section 3 HDSIG, we record our consultations in an internal register and document the application-relevant information you provide and its processing (e.g. feedback on application components) on our restricted-access group drive. Your data will be deleted after 10 years at the latest.