Baden Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Mathilde Planck Lectureship Program (MPL) 2026

Program Description

• The Mathilde-Planck Teaching Assignment Program offers women the opportunity to qualify for a professorship in Baden-Württemberg through teaching experience.
• The teaching assignments can be carried out at a public university of applied sciences, a university of arts and music, or the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW).
• The program aims to increase the proportion of female professors. Approximately 100 teaching assignments are granted per semester.
• The funding for these teaching assignments is generally limited to 4 semester hours per week and 4 semesters.
• The payment for teaching hours is based on the university’s internal rates.
• The state provides funding for teaching assignments, but travel expenses are not covered by the MPL program; however, they can be arranged separately with the respective university.

Target Group

• The program is aimed at women with the qualifications for scientific or artistic work who hold a degree from a university and wish to gain teaching experience at a university of applied sciences, a university of arts and music, or the DHBW to qualify for a professorship.
• Candidates must not have held a teaching assignment at the university applying for the program in the last two semesters.

Academic Requirements

• A state-recognized university degree
  Special qualification for scientific or artistic work (usually demonstrated by a doctoral degree or artistic awards) or
• At least 2 years of professional experience outside academia and a concrete plan for a doctoral project

Number of Scholarships

• 100 scholarships per semester

Duration

• Teaching assignments within the program are limited to a maximum of 4 semester hours per week and 4 semesters.
• Scholarship Benefits
  The scholarship includes remuneration for the teaching assignment, limited to 4 semester hours per week and 4 semesters.

Formalities

• Applications and administration of the program are done online.
• The application documents and further information about the application process are available on the program website.

Application Deadline

• For universities of applied sciences and universities of arts and music: Applications for the summer semester must be submitted by March 1st, and for the winter semester by September 15th of the respective year.
• For the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg:
• Applications should be submitted in time before the start of the theory phases.
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