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Collaborative Research Centres
- In Brief
In Brief
Collaborative Research Centres
Name of Funding Instrument
Collaborative Research Centres - CRC
(German: Sonderforschungsbereich - SFB)
The DFG offers two programme variants: The classical CRC (SFB) is usually applied for by a single university, whereas the CRC/Transregio (TRR) is based on the common application of up to three universities.
Purpose
To create research centres at universities by establishing longer-term research collaborations; to promote interdisciplinary cooperation; to advance early stage researchers and gender equality.
Eligibility Requirements
Research universities; other non-university research institutions may be included where appropriate.
Proposal Requirements
High scientific merit and originality on an internationally competitive level; innovative, ambitious, complex, long-term research programme; cooperation of the individual projects; appropriate core support on the part of the host university/universities
Type and Extent of Funding
Staff funding (including sabbaticals and clinical rotation), scientific instrumentation, consumables, travel, colloquia, guest programme, international collaborations, gender equality measures, public relations, information infrastructure, integrated Research Training Groups, transfer projects, guest projects and coordination.
Funding Duration
Generally up to 12 years, with individual funding periods of four yearsProposal Deadlines
First proposal: no submission deadline; applicants submit a draft proposal, which is then followed by a preliminary review session with external experts at the DFG Head OfficeRenewal proposal: to be submitted within the final year of the current funding period
For more information, please refer to the section on the proposal process and the review and decision-making process
