Equal Opportunity Funding

The Department of Material- and Geosciences receives financial resources to promote equal opportunities for female students and staff. A commission, consisting of student, scientific staff and administrative-technical staff members, reviews the support applications.

The members of the commission are:

  • Sarah Diekmeier (Scientific Associate)
  • Dr. Leandra Weydt (Scientific Associate)
  • Dr. Gabriela Mera (Scientific Associate)
  • Gabriele Rühl (Administrative-technical Staff)
  • Ulrike Simons (Administrative-technical Staff)
  • Bai-Xiang Xu (Professor)
  • Isabel Armstrong-Cowell (Student/ representative of the student council)

The equal opportunity fund of the TU Darmstadt provides financial support to…

  • … promote equal opportunities
  • … improve the studying/researching/working conditions of women
  • … increase the amount of women in scientific and engineering study programs
  • … support women in science
  • … support networking amongst women
  • Female students
  • Female scientific staff
  • Female administrative-technical staff
  • Female professors

Applications for the grants from the equal funds and subsequent reimbursement of costs can be submitted online on this page. You can find a good overview of the application process and the subsequent reimbursement of costs in the diagram below.
Please note: If the intended event is not a women-specific purpose (e.g. conference participation) the applicant has to provide proof about the exploration of other funding options and that alternative funding applications were not successful.
The application must be submitted sufficiently in advance of the event/measure and should therefore be sent to the equal opportunities team at least 3 weeks in advance.

In you have any questions, the Equal Opportunity Officers can be contacted by anytime.

Click here for the online application forms:Application for funding Application for reimbursement

Download forms: Business trip application Germany/abroad, Auszahlung unbar Reisekosten

Please also carefully read the following detailed information on the application and the reimbursement process: Information Frauenfördermittel (opens in new tab)

Examples of previously supported events

  • Travel support for the FemTec program
  • Travel support for conferences / conference registration fees
  • Workshop „Stärken-Schwächenanalyse“
  • Childcare during conferences
  • Field trips/ excursions

TU Darmstadt Gender Data Report 2023

TU Darmstadt Gender Data Report 2024