TUM students develop life-saving drone with defibrillator on board – supported by the TUM Association of Alumni and Friends; Photo: Kathrin Schierl
Funding
Good ideas for groundbreaking research should not fail because of a lack of funds. For this reason, the TUM Association of Alumni and Friends has two funding lines to support junior researchers at TUM.
Quick help
The “quick help”-option serves to support junior researchers – for example to enable them to take part in conferences, conventions, or advanced training.
The next submission deadlines are October 31, 2026, January 13, 2027, April 4, 2027, June 21, 2027 and October 15, 2027
Funding projects
In the course of the board meeting, which takes place in July, the board of the TUM Association of Alumni and Friends decides which projects are to be supported, depending on the available funds. Funding can be provided by providing non-monetary resources.
Applications can be submitted until April 20, 27.
Odonatum – Construction of the V3 “Abulurd” prototype – a bio-inspired drone modeled after a dragonfly
Funding: €4,000
Nautum – Prototype development of an autonomous underwater vehicle
Funding: €4,000
TUfast Racing Team – Development of a fully electric and autonomous race car for Formula Student
Funding: €9,000
TUfast Eco – Development of a solar-powered vehicle and participation in the 2027 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Funding: €7,000
TUfast Moto – Development and construction of a fully electric carbon-fiber motorcycle
Funding: €8,000
LEVITUM: Final phase of the world record attempt for range with the “Mercurius II” hydrogen drone
Funding: €8,000
iGEM 2026: RT-Cas9-pegRNA Mitochondrial Engineering
Funding: €3,500
20 „Deutschlandstipendium“ scholarships
Funding: €36,000
Participation in the Matching Challenge of the „Deutschlandstipendium”
Funding: €10,000
TUM Advent Concerts 2026
Funding of €12,000
First-Years' Event: WELCOME@TUM 2026
Funding: €20,000
20 „Deutschlandstipendium“ scholarships
Funding of €36,000
Participation in the Matching Challenge of the „Deutschlandstipendium”
Funding: €10,000
TUM Advent Concerts 2025
Funding: €12,000
First-Years' Event: WELCOME@TUM 2025
Funding: €20,000
Ferienakademie 2025
Funding: €10,000
GOOSE – Germanium Research
Funding: €5,000
HORYZN – GoAERO Prize 2025
Funding: €7,500
Phantum
Funding: €7,500
RoboTUM
Funding: €10,000
TEDxTUM – Main Event 2025
Funding: €2,000
TUM-XR – ImmoGS
Funding: €5,000
WARR Move – MOVE-III Satellite
Funding: €5,000
20 „Deutschlandstipendium“ scholarships
36.000 EUR in funding
Participation in the Matching Challenge of the „Deutschlandstipendium”
10.000 EUR in funding
TUM Advent Concerts 2024
12.000 EUR in funding
First-Years' Event: WELCOME@TUM 2024
45.000 EUR in funding
Ferienakademie 2024
10.000 EUR in funding
TUM Carbon Removal –Construction of a dry ice storage
10.000 EUR in funding
TUM DASH – Further development of an exoskeleton
10.000 EUR in funding
LEVITUM – Completion of a hydrogen-powered drone
5.000 EUR in funding
TUM Boring – Travel expenses to the tunnel construction competition in Texas
10.000 EUR in funding
Impetus Sailing – participation in the 1001 Vela Cup
5.000 EUR in funding
Nucleate –Travel expenses to the annual conference in Californian
5.000 EUR in funding
TUM Advent Concerts
15.000 EUR in funding
10 "Deutschlandstipendium" scholarships
18.000 EUR in funding
First-Years' Event: Welcome@TUM 2023
45.000 EUR in funding
Ferienakademie 2023
10.000 EUR in funding
TUM Junge Akademie – student research project Somnoactive
5.000 EUR in funding
TEDxTUM
7.000 EUR in funding
TUM DASH – Development of an exoskeleton
10.000 EUR in funding
neuroTUM – Development of a Brain-Computer-Interface
5.000 EUR in funding
