PhD Handbook

12 3.8 FUNDING POSSIBILITIES FOR YOUR PHD There are different ways of funding for you and your PhD project. Three different possibilities and some specific details are briefly introduced in the following table. You might have si- gned a work contract, a PhD contract (“Doktorandenvertrag”) or a scientist contract (“Wissenschaftlervertrag”), or you might have been awarded a stipend, either by the Helmholtz Association or by third parties. Note: Working conditions for scholarship holders are very different from those with contracts! Balance the pros and cons before you decide for one or the other. The DokTeam at your Helmholtz Center can give you general information about the different working conditions, but they strongly depend on the scholarships themselves. Generally we recommend considering carefully whether or not to do the dissertation on the basis of a scholarship. All given information is kept very general and may not apply to your individual situation or center. Thus we strongly recommend you to look into the respective forms during your application, the selection process, negotiations and keep informed while working and seek advice from your local human resources department or your PhD representative team at your center. HELMHOLTZ JUNIORS l 3 COMPLETING YOUR PHD WITHIN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION

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