In January 2026, the GRS will award up to four full PhD scholarships for 36 months and up to four short-term scholarships for six months to support the completion of the PhD thesis. The call for applications closes on September 24, 2025.

The Lausitz Science Network (LSN) and the Cluster Decarbonisation in Industry (CDI) are organising an event which will take place from 9 to 11 September 2025 in Cottbus. Registration is open until 30 June.

Registration is now open for our online workshops for the summer and winter semesters. You can also access the TwentyOne Skills learning platform again, which offers over 40 courses.

The programme is designed for postdoctoral researchers seeking long-term careers in Germany. The deadline for submitting applications is August 29, 2025.

From 5 to 7 May 2025, the third annual summer school of the BTU-BAM Graduate School »Trustworthy Hydrogen« was successfully held at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).

On 11 April 2025, the members of the GRS Council met at the Technische Universität Dresden to discuss future strategies for the Graduate Research School's further development.

The German »Postdoc Appreciation Week« is set to return this year from September 15 to 19. The network is currently gathering expressions of interest for various events and formats for the official programme. The programme details will be unveiled in the coming months.

In 2025, GRS will again award mobility grants to doctoral students and postdocs in the early phase after their doctorate. In addition to conference attendance and short research stays, we also support participation in online conferences.