IMPRS Faculty FAQs

2025 IMPRS Call

Q: How many PhD projects can be advertised?

A: Technically, the number of advertised projects is not limited. The IMPRS can, however, only co-fund (see below) 3 IMPRS student in UoC groups and 4 IMPRS students in MPIPZ groups for the IMPRS Selection 2025. The IMPRS tries to balance co-funding across IMPRS faculty members. It is thus advisable to internally, e.g. within the UoC's Institute for Plant Sciences or within MPIPZ Departments, discuss IMPRS co-funding.

These IMPRS faculty members have received IMPRS co-funding during the current IMPRS funding period:

UoC (total: 10)

Bucher: 1 (2019 call)
de Meaux: 1 (2021 call)
Hildebrand/Töpfer: 1 (2024 call)
Höcker: 1 (2020 call)
Hülskamp: 1 (2021 call)
Kopriva: 2 (2021, 2022 call)
Zuccaro: 3 (2020, 2022, 2024 call)

MPIPZ Department of Chromosome Biology (total: 8)

Marques: 3 (2022, 2023, 2024 call)
Mercier: 3 (2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 call)
Novikova: 1 (2021 call)
Underwood: 1 (2022 call)

MPIPZ Department of Comparative Development & Genetics (total: 4)

Tsiantis: 4 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 call)

MPIPZ Department of Developmental Biology (total: 8)

Coupland: 2 (2021, 2023 call)
Formosa-Jordan: 1 (2020 call)
Fulgione: 3 (2020, 2022, 2024 call)
Turck: 2 (2021, 2024 call)

MPIPZ Department of Plant Microbe Interactions (total: 5)

Garrido-Oter: 2 (2021, 2024 call)
Hacquard: 1 (2020 call)
Parker: 1 (2020 call)
Schulze-Lefert: 1 (2021 call)

MPIPZ Independent Research Groups (total: 8)

Hancock: 2 (2020, 2022 call)
Hay: 3 (2020, 2023, 2024 call)
Nakagami: 3 (2021, 2022, 2024 call)

Q: How will IMPRS students be (co-)funded?

A: The co-funded IMPRS students at the MPIPZ will be funded by the IMPRS for 12 months with an MPG support contract (TVöD 65 % E13). The co-funded IMPRS students at the UoC will be funded by the IMPRS for 12 months with an MPG support contract and by the UoC for 2 additional months with an MPG support contract (TVöD 65 % E13). The IMPRS faculty member must have secured funding at TVöD 65 % E13 level for at least two more years.

Q: Can I advertise a position which is not co-funded by the IMPRS?

A: Yes. If you have secured funding at TVöD 65 % E13 level for the entire PhD, i.e. 3 years or more, you can advertise a position that does not require co-funding by the IMPRS. You will benefit from the IMPRS selection process, and the student will benefit from being a member of the IMPRS community.

Q: Can PhD students who have started before the IMPRS Selection Symposium be associated with the IMPRS?

A: No. All IMPRS projects will be externally advertised and the purpose of the IMPRS Selection is to fill the advertised positions with the best-possible international applicants.