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Research Funding |
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"The
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding
research projects
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Programmes
The DFG promotes research in all fields of science
and the humanities. Scientific and academic excellence,
the advancement of young researchers, interdisciplinarity
and internationality are key elements in the work of
the DFG.
Promoting research includes supporting individual
projects and research cooperation, awarding prizes for
outstanding research achievements as well as funding
scientific infrastructure and encouraging contacts in
science and research.
Programmes
at a Glance
Forms
and Guidelines
Rules
of Good Scientific Practice
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Individual
Grants Programme
Researchers who have completed their academic training
(as a rule, those who hold a doctorate) are eligible
to submit project proposals with a defined thematic
focus and project duration. |
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Coordinated
Programmes
Coordinated programmes promote cooperation and structural
innovation by encouraging national and international
collaboration in areas of current relevance and
by concentrating scientific potential at a university. |
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Scientific
Prizes
The DFG awards prizes to scientists and academics
in recognition of their outstanding research achievements. |
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Funding
Scientific Instrumentation and Infrastructure
The DFG offers centrally-coordinated funding to
build and improve scientific infrastructure: Scientific
Library Services and Information Systems, Scientific
Instrumentation and Information Technology, Central
Research Facilities. |
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Encouraging
Scientific Contacts
In order to establish and foster scientific contacts,
the DFG provides funding for scientific events,
conferences, lecture and information trips and within
the Mercator Programme. |
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Knowledge Transfer
Research projects generate good ideas with great potential for practical application. These ideas need to be discovered, developed and put to good use. |
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Funding
Initiatives - Project Groups
Funding initiatives are measures taken by the DFG
to promote specific research activities in individual
areas of research. The DFG's project groups bring
together an interdisciplinary group of experts from
the DFG's head office to discuss and propose new
research projects. |
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