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DFG to Fund Nine New Collaborative Research Centres

€120 million in funding for the first funding period
DFG-Förderprogramm: Sonderforschungsbereiche

With funding awarded from April 2026 for an initial period of three years and nine months, the new consortia will conduct research on a wide range of topics that include fungal-based building materials, autoimmune diseases and molecular boron chemistry. In addition, the Grants Committee in Bonn has approved the extension of 32 Collaborative Research Centres, each for a further funding period.

Global Minds in Research Consortia

New Funding Opportunities under the Federal Government’s Global Minds Initiative Germany
Viele Porträtbilder von Menschen nebeneinander

In addition to the ongoing availability of individual grants for researchers from abroad, the DFG is now also offering professorships and Mercator Fellow positions in Collaborative Research Centres, Transregios and Clusters of Excellence under the Global Minds Initiative Germany initiated by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). 

Mitigating Bias in Scientific Evaluation and Decision-Making Processes

E-Learning now also available in English

Every individual is biased in different ways and to varying degrees. Even in research, which per se strives for facts and evidence, bias cannot be ruled out. The DFG's new e-learning course provides training to mitigate bias. 

The DFG cordially invites everyone interested to participate.

DFG - German Research Foundation

Things to Know about the Proposal and Funding Process

Funding Opportunities

Calls for Proposals

Basics and Topics

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