University-internal documents

• Declaration on the War Weapons Control Act ("Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz") (pdf)
• Declaration on basic equipment and personal contribution (pdf)

• Request for a meeting with the Rectorate for central support/funding (pdf) [de]

Cost calculation

• Personnel cost calculator: SAFIR provides you with a personnel cost calculator that you can use for your orientation. The table allows you to calculate personnel costs according to TV-L, according to DFG and for research assistants.
  
  Please make sure that you always use the latest version.
  • Personnel cost calculator (01/2025, xlsx)
    The personnel cost calculator takes into account the resolutions of the TV-L 2023 collective bargaining round and the increased wages for research assistants.

• Salary - TV-L pay scale

  • Salary table (TV-L pay scale, 02/2024, pdf) [de]
    Here is an Excel-version (02/2024, xlsx) available.

• Research assistants
  Please note that the wages for research assistants were increased as of 01.01. and 01.04.2025.

  • Salary table for research assistants (04/2025, pdf) [de]
• Guideline – Personnel costs (pdf)
• Travel expense calculator: SAFIR provides you with a travel expense calculator that you can use for your orientation. The table allows you to calculate domestic and international trips.
  
  Please make sure that you always use the latest version.
  • Travel expense calculator (03/2025, xlsx)
• Guideline – Travel expenses (pdf)

Research applications to the DFG (German Research Foundation)

Research grant / "Own Position" module and Walter Benjamin Programme / Walter Benjamin position

• Guideline – DFG research grant, "Own Position" module (pdf)
• Guideline – DFG Walter Benjamin Programme, Walter Benjamin position (pdf)
• Confirmation of the institute and the faculty – DFG research grant, "Own Position" module (docx) [de]

Emmy Noether Programme

• Guideline – DFG Emmy Noether Programme (pdf)
• Confirmation of the institute and the faculty – DFG Emmy Noether Programme (docx) [de]

Coordinated programmes (CRC, RTG, etc.)

• Guideline – DFG coordinated programmes (CRC, RTG, etc.) (pdf)

DFG Overhead Allowance

• Guideline for using the DFG Overhead Allowance (University of Münster) [de]

Reseach applications to state and federal ministries

• Guideline – Research applications to state and federal ministries (pdf)

easy-Online application assistance

• easy-Online application assistance (enter data yourself) (pdf) [de]

• easy-Online application assistance (with data import) (pdf) [de]
• UM-data for data import into easy-Online (zip file)

Calendar with deadlines for Science Awards

Calendar for Science Awards 2026 [de]

Economic projects

The responsibility for checking the cost calculation for economic projects lies with Dept. 5.5 (Financial Controlling).
For more information and the contact persons, please visit this website about cost calculation [DE].

DAAD PRIME

In order to sign the "Declaration German host university (doc 1)" for your application, we require this form from you: 

• Confirmation of the institute and the faculty - DAAD PRIME (docx) [de]

Student research projects ("Forschungsprojekte Studierender")

• Funding guidelines – Student research projects (pdf) [de]
• Application form Student research project( docx)
• Instructions for drafting the final report – Student research projects (pdf) [de]

Finding funding

• Conference funding (pdf)
• Printing subsidies (pdf)
• Doctoral funding (pdf) [de]
• Info on "Alternatives to Animal Testing" (pdf) [de]