Outstanding 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 TUM-IAS Hans Fischer Senior 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 TUM-IAS awards up to four Hans Fischer Senior Fellowships each year. The Fellowships last three years with the expectation that the Fellow will begin his/her fellowship with a longer stay at TUM (at least two months) and return to Munich for longer or shorter stays frequently thereafter, so that a total of at least nine months will be spent at TUM. In this way, the TUM‑IAS intends to further a lasting connection, preferably on an international level.

Hans Fischer Senior Fellows receive a stipend of 60,000 € plus 100,000 € 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 (administered by the TUM‑IAS) and their time. The prize money will be transferred to the Fellow in accordance to his/her actual stay in Munich. In addition, Hans Fischer Senior Fellows receive support for up to two doctoral candidates (stipend or TV-L E 13 position (max. 75%) for 3 years) who will be co-advised by the TUM host professor and the Hans Fischer Senior Fellow (TUM-IAS may consider equivalents such as assistantships or limited post-doc position as well, within the same financial framework). The doctoral candidates are encouraged to spend a significant part of their studies (about 1 year) abroad at the home institute of the TUM-IAS Fellow.

Hans Fischer Senior Fellows may apply for flexible funding from the TUM-IAS for research Start-up support, e.g. large instruments or additional staff for TUM-IAS Focus Groups (see p.14).

• The Deans of TUM Faculties, all further members of the “Erweiterte Hochschulleitung (EHL)”, as well as members of the TUM-IAS Board of Trustees can nominate candidates for TUM‑IAS Fellowships (any member of the university community can propose, but the nomination must typically be channeled through the Dean of the hosting Faculty or the Director of the hosting Institute).
• Applications should consist of a nomination letter, a CV including a list of major publications, a short statement of purpose including also any plans aiming at realizing the goals proposed, and a letter of nomination from the Dean of the hosting faculty or another member of the EHL or Board of Trustees.
• Applications may be submitted at any time. The TUM-IAS also accepts nominations more than one year in advance for the purpose of more flexible planning.