Do you supervise scientific work at KIT – as a postdoc, group leader, or scientist? Do you want to better support your supervisees in developing their ideas and integrating transfer projects into everyday research?
Then InnoSuper – Innovation by Supervising, a Helmholtz Transfer Academy for Supervisors, is designed for you.

InnoSuper empowers scientific supervisors to become active drivers of innovation and transfer. The program strengthens your ability to recognize promising research results, guide early-stage innovation, and connect excellent science with applications in society and industry – all within the KIT innovation ecosystem.

Developed between 2023 and 2025 by a Helmholtz consortium including KIT, FZJ, HZDR, and GFZ, InnoSuper brings together best practices in knowledge and technology transfer and makes them accessible to supervisors across disciplines.

About the program

InnoSuper combines flexible learning with intensive exchange and individual support. Individual coaching sessions are available at KIT to support your specific transfer projects and supervisory challenges.

Duration: approx. six months
Time commitment: approx. 3–5 working days (depending on individual coaching needs)
Target group: Researchers with an operational supervisory role
Application deadline: next deadline follows soon

How to join

Would you like to find out more about the InnoSuper Academy at KIT?

Simply send us an e-mail to express your interest and receive further information on the next cohort and the application process.