Outstanding young scientists from outside of TUM who intend to explore innovative, high-risk topics in their scientific research areas together with a TUM Research Group are eligible for the IAS Hans Fischer Junior Fellowship. The nominee and planned TUM-IAS Host should submit a joint proposal. This fellowship is named after TUM Professor Hans Fischer (1881-1945) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1930 for his pioneering work on haemoglobin and related structures.

The IAS awards up to four Hans Fischer Junior Fellowships each year. Fellows are expected to participate in TUM-IAS programs and events and organize activities such as a workshop, public talk, or speakers' series in order to contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute and the University. The Hans Fischer Junior Fellowships last three years at most with the expectation that the Fellow will begin his/her fellowship with a longer stay at TUM (at least six months) and return to Munich for longer or shorter stays thereafter so that a total of at least a year will be spent at TUM. In this way, the IAS intends to further a lasting connection, preferably on an international level.

Hans Fischer Junior Fellows receive a stipend of 30,000 € plus 80,000 € for travel, housing and research related costs such as organization of workshops etc. Fellows will be given a maximum degree of freedom as to how they utilize these funds and their time. In addition, Hans Fischer Fellows receive support for one PhD student (3-year stipends of 80,000 €) who will be co-advised by the TUM host professor and the Hans Fischer Junior Fellow (TUM-IAS may consider equivalents such as assistantships or limited post-doc position as well, within the same financial framework). The PhD student will be encouraged to spend a significant part of her/his studies (about 1 year) abroad at the home institute of the TUM-IAS Fellow, if applicable.

Hans Fischer Junior Fellows may apply for flexible funding from the IAS for research Start-Up support, e.g. large instruments or additional staff for IAS Focus Groups (see p.11).

• The Faculty Deans of TUM, all further members of the "Erweiterte Hochschulleitung", as well as members of the IAS Board of Trustees may nominate candidates for IAS Fellowships. Applications should consist of a nomination letter, a CV including a list of major publications, a short statement of purpose including also any planned events to enhance the Institute's intellectual environment, and a letter of agreement from the Dean of the hosting faculty.

• Fellowships typically begin with the academic year in October and last at least two years. The deadline for submission is November 1st for a fellowship beginning in fall of the following year. Decisions will be mailed by March 1st. In the event that not all fellowships have been awarded, nominations may be accepted after the November 1st deadline. Please send nominations directly to the IAS.

• The IAS also accepts nominations more than one year in advance for the purpose of more flexible planning.