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10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Strengthening excellence, creating reliable framework conditions, securing collaborative research
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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.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2026

Germany’s most important research funding prize is awarded to ten researchers

The DFG Joint Committee has announced three female researchers and seven male researchers as winners of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize that is endowed with €2.5 million per recipient. The selection committee chose the winners from a pool of 144 nominees. The award ceremony is to take place in Berlin on 18 March 2026. 

DFG Welcomes EU Agreement on New Breeding Techniques

Call for swift implementation of the new legal framework

Labor, das neue Methoden der Pflanzenzüchtung erforscht

The political breakthrough achieved in the negotiations strengthens Europe as a research hub and opens up new pathways towards climate-resilient and resource-efficient agriculture, says DFG President Katja Becker.

DFG to Fund Eleven New Research Training Groups

€82 million for the first funding period
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With funding for an initial five-year period starting in spring 2026, the new groups will be conducting research on topics ranging from malformations of the cerebral cortex to restoring diversity in our diet. 

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Things to Know about the Proposal and Funding Process

Funding Opportunities

Calls for Proposals

Basics and Topics

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