About JSMC
The Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena is not only an Excellence Graduate School, but also a lively network of scientists from a broad variety of natural & life sciences institutes and an umbrella organization for three Research Training Groups in Jena. The JSMC was first awarded funding within the German Excellence Initiative in 2007. In June 2012 the Excellence Status of the JSMC was confirmed and funding for an additional six years was granted to the Graduate School. Since 2019 the JSMC is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
Today, JSMC hosts a total of about 130 doctoral researchers. Their research projects are situated at the numerous institutes that make up the JSMC network, including institutes and clinics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena as well as non-university research institutions.
Call for Proposals: Funding of Networking Events
With its "Funding of Networking Events" programme, the Jena Alliance supports self-organised networking events of doctoral candidates with up to 1,000 € per event day. The funding can be used to reimburse costs such as speaker fees, room rental, travel expenses, public relations materials or catering.
Doctoral candidates from the Jena Alliance graduate schools (JSMC, JSMM, ASP, MPSP) are eligible to apply.
Applications are possible throughout the year.
Further information can be found here: https://apply2.uni-jena.de/atmn9
Jena Alliance "Life in Focus"
The JSMC is part of the Jena Alliance "Life in Focus" that promotes a nationally and internationally visible excellent graduate qualification at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Under the umbrella of the Graduate Academy, the Jena Alliance networks and strengthens the established graduate programmes: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) and Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP).