NEW Competition for Students

Category A: Society
The aim is to carry out student projects that address important social issues.

Possible focal points are, for example Social engagement and cooperative projects with a social impact Interdisciplinary approaches (processes, practices or structures) to solve specific problems Engagement in the city, region or worldwide Development of innovative exchange formats and network structures to tackle specific challenges

Category B: University
This calls for projects relating to specific study and teaching opportunities within the university.

Ideas on the following points are possible, for example: Developing student ideas that have a positive impact on the university community (in the area of studying and teaching) Joint projects with teaching staff and other university members to sustainably improve studies Further development of ideas from one of your courses/lectures New perspectives for integrating socially relevant topics into studies and teaching

For category B projects, you will find support from the IMPACT Team who will be happy to help you identify and approach project partners at the university, for example.

If you have any questions about your application, you can contact us by e-mail: impact[at]uni-goettingen.de

To submit your project, we need a brief presentation of your idea and the goals you would like to achieve with it. Please use Application portal in eCampus.

The following documents are requested:

• A brief description of your planned activities and a letter of motivation
• Selection of the category in which you would like to apply
• Description of the project group, including short CVs of all students involved with a description of their current study situation
• Detailed timetable and planning of the project phases
• Detailed and justified financial plan (what the requested funds are needed for - funding amount max. 6,000 euros) - please use the following template: Musterfinanzplan
• Details of university and external partners (incl. cooperative letters of intent from the partners)
• Informal consent to the publication of a mandatory final report (transfer of rights to the University of Göttingen) and to the preparation of semesterly interim reports

Wichtig: Only complete applications that meet the formal criteria and are received before the submission deadline (Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m.) will be considered for funding.

All students of the University of Göttingen in the undergraduate degree programmes (Bachelor, Teacher Training, State Examination) as well as in Master's degree programmes may participate.

An independent committee, in which students are also represented, decides on the selection of projects each semester. There is no legal recourse against the committee's decision. There are two calls for proposals per year.
The funds are earmarked for the respective project. Funding can be awarded to individual students as well as to student teams. The funding decision is made in the same semester and the funded projects are subsequently published.

Once the funded projects have been selected, a workshop on project management will be held to provide you with professional tools to help you carry out the project.

Important: What kind of projects cannot be funded?

• projects that do not correspond with the sponsorship goals – e.g. business start-ups or projects targeting at financial profit
• projects solely consisting of the funding of a club or the payment of salaries (particularly of team members)
• projects focussing on the members' graduations and not containing any public utility