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DFG Holiday Closing Times

The DFG Head Office will be closed until 2 January

Vor einem schwarzen Hintergrund sind Netzwerke mit roten und weißen Punkten zu sehen.

The DFG Head Office in Bonn and the Berlin Office will be closed during the holidays until the new year. The DFG employees will be out of office from Wednesday, 24 December, to Friday, 2 January 2026, and resume work as on Monday, 5 January.

The DFG wishes all users of www.dfg.de peaceful holidays in good health and all the best for 2026!

10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Strengthening excellence, creating reliable framework conditions, securing collaborative research
europa-strategie

The European Union is currently setting the course for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) from 2028 onwards. The DFG welcomes together with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and the Leibniz Association the EU Commission’s decision to maintain a standalone programme of research and innovation funding. However, they call to improve this programme in the further legislative process.

Approval granted for new Research Units

Approximately €49 million for the first funding period
DFG-Förderprogramm: Forschungsgruppen

The DFG is establishing nine new Research Units and one new Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. This was decided by the Joint Committee on recommendation of the Senate. Research topics range from chronic liver disease through to the legal consequences of automated decision-making. In addition, nine Research Units and one Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences will be extended.

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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