The Berlin University Alliance expressly supports measures to advance the careers of early career scientists through the cross-cutting topic of “Promoting Talents”. In the interests of advancing the careers of early career scientists, it is, therefore, expected that at least one early career scientist, i.e. in the early stages of their career, either a postdoc or a researcher who has recently completed their habilitation, is included in a consortium. This could also be a junior professor or a W2 professor at the start of their professorship.