DFG Research Training Groups

Research Training Groups are university training programs which are established for a specific period of time, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. They aim at supporting young researchers in their pursuit of a doctorate. These Research Training Groups give doctoral candidates with the opportunity to work within a co-ordinated research program supervised by a number of university teachers. The study program wants to complement and extend the postgraduate's individual specializations as well as provide a structure for co-operation. At present, there are the following Research Training Groups funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the Johannes Gutenberg University:

Coordinated at Johannes Gutenberg-University

• RTG/GRK 1043: Graduate School of Immunotherapy
  Coordinator: Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
• RTG/GRK 1044: Development-Dependent and Illness-Induced Modifications in the Nervous System
  Coordinator: Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
• RTG/GRK 1404: Self-organized Materials for Optoelectronics
  Coordinator: Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
• RTG/GRK 1474: Transnational Social Support
  Coordinator: Stiftung University Hildesheim
• RTG/GRK 1575: The Christian Churches and the Challenge of Europe
  Coordinator: Institut für Europäische Geschichte Mainz
• RTG/GRK 1581: Symmetry Breaking in Fundamental Interactions
  Coordinator: Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg-University participates

• RTG/GRK 1728: Theologie als Wissenschaft
  Coordinator: Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main