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This grant aims to support the visibility of the research achievements of doctoral candidates and postdocs. For this purpose the Graduate Academy of the TU Dresden grants allowances for proofreading services (German or English) for foreign-language publications from doctoral candidates of TU Dresden.
The allowance for proofreading services amounts to max. EUR 300.00.
Basis for the billings is the specification of the Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (EUR 1,35 + sales tax per standard page; 1 standard page = 30 standard lines).
If the proofreading service is for joint publications, the applicant has to be the first author. Doctoral candidates can be funded with a maximum of one grant per year for the use of a proofreading service.
Eligible are Doctoral Candidats of TU Dresden of all faculties.
Membersip in the Graduate Academy of TU Dresden is a mandatory eligibility criteria. Should you not already be a member of the Graduate Academy, please hand in our complete membership application including all necessary documents two weeks prior to the application for Proofreading Grant at the Graduate Academy. Further information on GA membership is available at: www.tu-dresden.de/ga
Grants for the use of a proofreading service can only be awarded to private individuals. As a general rule, publications that are related to orders of third parties or are simultaneously financed by third parties are excluded from funding. The applicant is obliged to inform the Graduate Academy of other funding applications submitted and/or approved or rejected by third parties (e.g. faculty, foundations).
The following types of publications, related to the doctorate, can be submitted:
The planned publication has to have a comprehensible relevance for the doctorate and/or scientific career.
Awarding criteria:
Importance of the publication for the doctorate / academic career
Reputation of the journal, book series, conference, exhibition etc.
Necessity of proofreading
Previous funding of the applicant for the use of proofreading services (plurality
demand)
Awarding procedure:
Funding decision takes place within six weeks after the submission of the application.
The approved means will be reimbursed after the complete submission of the original bills/receipts and an accound statement of the paid invoice of the proofreading service. The original invoice must be submitted to the Graduate Academy within four months after receipt of a positive funding decision. A proof of submission of the publication as well as a brief statement about the acceptance or rejection of the publication has to be handed in later, if this information has not be given at the time of the accounting.
Applications can be submitted at any time — only electronically and as one single PDF file with the subject line "Proofreading Grant" via email to the Graduate Academy at [email protected]
Please note: Allowances can only be requested before the actual utilization of the proofreading service.
For more information, kindly visit TU Dresden Proofreading Grant webpage.
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