Sandpit Workshop in our studio in Heidelberg
Are you eager to develop pioneering research projects within an interdisciplinary group? We invite you to design a Sandpit Workshop on a topic of your choice, in collaboration with us, at Studio Villa Bosch! The Klaus Tschira Foundation will cover all associated costs.
Would you like to work in interdisciplinary groups across disciplines and career levels, developing forward-looking projects in an exceptional environment? Great, so do we!
We are pleased to offer you this opportunity and look forward to receiving your application for a Sandpit Workshop on a research topic of your choice in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, and computer science. This format allows for a high degree of intellectual openness and thus the chance for a diversity of ideas and solutions. The workshop will be supervised by a Programme Manager of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung in the respective field.
How we organize the Sandpit Workshop together with you
Your one- to three-day scientific Sandpit will take place in the conference rooms of the Villa Bosch in Heidelberg. To bring together creative teams across disciplines and career levels, we offer successful applicants to cover all costs (travel expenses, accommodation and meals for all participants, conference costs, childcare if necessary, etc.). We will provide accommodation in an attractive hotel in Heidelberg as well as the local organizational support.
We are committed to supporting the professional and personal diversity of the selected participants. Therefore, please contact us if you need childcare for your child or if you need to bring an accompanying person to the event due to a physical disability, for example. We will also provide a moderator to help you create a highly interactive format. You will be responsible for the scientific program of the event, while we design the interactive program in consultation with you.
Your path to project funding in this funding line
We look forward to receiving your application by e-mail to >antrag@klaus-tschira-stiftung.de< by Friday, February 28, 2025. Our evaluation will focus on the scientific potential of your topic, the interdisciplinary nature of the participants, the personal diversity of the participants and the interactive nature of the proposed agenda. Please include the following information in your concise application:
- Name, address and position of the responsible contact person
- Title of the Sandpit
- A brief (maximum two pages) description of the topic for our decision-making. Please outline the relevance of the disciplines involved and explain the interdisciplinary nature of your Sandpit
- The proposed duration of your Sandpit. Typically, these take place from noon to noon with one or two overnight stays to facilitate easy travel to Heidelberg
- A list of preferred, acceptable and unsuitable days or weeks for your Sandpit from June to November 2025
- Names, addresses and positions of a small organizing team to ensure breadth of content and diversity of participants
- A list of names of potential participants. To ensure open and productive discussions, we recommend a group of approximately 10-25 individuals
If you have any questions, please contact >Claudia Spahn<.
The subject of your e-mail should be: “Funding Line: Studio – Project Application: <project short title>”
By submitting your application, you agree that we may process and store your personal and application-related data for the purpose of processing your application. We reserve the right to forward this data to external reviewers. The Klaus Tschira Stiftung gGmbH will use the information provided here exclusively in accordance with our >data protection information<.
