A template for declarations of intent, guidelines for graduate schools, notes on preparing draft proposals for graduate schools, review criteria and other documents are available at:
Call for Proposals for the Second Programme Phase of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments
The call for proposals and the first documents required for the proposal process are now available for the second phase of the Excellence Initiative by the German federal and state governments to promote science and research at German universities from 2012 through 2017.
The call for proposals describes the key features of the three funding lines
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graduate schools to promote young researchers,
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clusters of excellence to promote top-level research, and
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institutional strategies to promote top-level research,
and provides an orientation regarding the funding criteria and process.
A template for declarations of intent, guidelines for clusters of excellence, notes on preparing draft proposals for clusters of excellence, review criteria and other documents are available at:
Guidelines for institutional strategies, notes on preparing draft proposals for institutional strategies, and other documents are available at:
Further information
For more information on the Excellence Initiative, please visit:
The administrative agreement between the German federal and state governments on the continuation of the Excellence Initiative (Excellence Agreement II as of 24 June 2009) is available at:
