The funding programme enables doctoral researchers at higher education institutions in Bavaria to network and pursue further training in the field of digitalisation, as well as to receive financial support for their research activities related to their doctoral projects. Participation in the bidt Graduate Center includes access to events and training opportunities and a scholarship of EUR 3,000 per year for the duration of the doctoral project, for a maximum of four years.

Admission to the bidt Graduate Center offers:

• Participation in events and courses on current topics in digitalisation

• Receipt of a scholarship

• Access to all bidt events

• Exchange with other doctoral researchers as well as experts from academia and society through working groups

• Increased visibility within the academic community and beyond

The application deadline is February 10, 2026.

Admission following a successful application is expected to take effect on May 1, 2026.

Further information on the call for applications and the funding programme can be found  here.