fundingWe promote research on digitalisation topics

The issues and challenges around digital transformation affect various scientific disciplines. Therefore, we promote research projects of interdisciplinary teams by providing project funding, as a rule, over three years. This funding line is aimed at projects in the research areas of ‘Government, Regulation and Infrastructure’, ‘Economy and Labour’ and ‘Communication, Society and Participation’. The project participants work within their institution while regularly sharing their research activities and results at the bidt.

With our initial funding, we offer the opportunity to develop and flesh out innovative research ideas related to digital transformation. The topics are not limited to the bidt’s current focus topics. Proposals for which a high scientific return can be expected are explicitly encouraged, even if they entail a high level of risk. The programme is typically targeted at those close to completing their doctorate or have completed it within the last 24 months. Funding typically runs for six to nine months.

The Graduate Center is aimed at doctoral researchers and postdocs whose research has a technical, economic or social focus relevant in the context of digitalisation. Doctoral researchers receive access to networking events, courses on current digitalisation-related topics, and an annual grant of 3,000 euros. Postdocs can apply for funding for a full-time, dedicated position.

The digitalisation labs are a teaching format aimed at students in Bavaria. The application is to be submitted by the university. The goal of the programme is to promote interdisciplinary work and a fundamental understanding of central questions around digitalisation and its interactions with society. A bidt digitalisation lab consists of individual projects in which students develop answers to these questions. They are actively supervised by a project leader and one or two coaches. The digitalisation labs are primarily aimed at students in a Master’s degree programme or those in the last two semesters of an undergraduate degree programme.