Department of Research Support

Our Service

The team of the Research Support Office supports the scientists at AWI regarding all aspects of financial, legal and administrative issues during proposal preparation and the project implementation. Our main tasks are:

Pre-award

  • Spreading information and advice on European, national, and international funding opportunities
  • Support of proposal preparation
  • Budget calculation and approval

Post-award (EU only)

  • Contract negotiation
  • Project administration
  • International project management
  • Financial management and audit preparation
  • Reporting
  • Support for electronic submission systems
  • Scientific-administrative project management
  • Assistance for coordination of collaborative projects
  • Monitoring of EU activities at AWI

Team

Dr. Lars Henning

Head of department. Advice, information and support for proposal preparation and project implementation. Research strategies.

 +49 471 4831 1812

Imke Fries

Vice head of department. Advice, information and support for proposal preparation and project implementation.

 +49 471 4831 2811

Tordis Hellmann

Administrative support for EU proposal preparation and project implementation, budget approval, SEP support, reports. 

 +49 471 4831 2356

Svenja Hildebrandt

Administrative support for EU proposal preparation and project implementation, budget approval, SEP support, reports.

 +49 471 4831 2306

Justine Kentzler

Administrative project assistance

 +49 471 4831 2307

Luisa Cristini

APPLICATE Project Management 

 +49 471 4831 1681

Maria Eden

BE-OI Project Management

 +49 471 4831 2412

Leena-Kaisa Viitanen

StratoClim Project Management 

 +49 331 288 2160