Best Projects
The chief task of the DFG is to select the best research projects by scientists and academics at universities and research institutions on a competitive basis and to finance these projects. Projects are presented by scientists and academics or by universities in a proposal dealing with their chosen topics from a particular discipline or taking an interdisciplinary approach.
In a multi-layered decision making process, the proposal is evaluated by voluntary reviewers exclusively according to scientific criteria; on the basis of this expert review, it is assessed by chosen members of the Review Board, and the final decision is taken by the Grants Committee. In this way, DFG funding guarantees quality-based differentiation in the German research system. As a consequence, the DFG is a cornerstone of Germany’s strength as a research location and also helps to shape the European research area.
