The direct election of review board members is an important element in the system of scientific self-governance with regard to the distribution of grants by the DFG.
By voting you
Use your chance to vote in the review board election 2023 because your vote matters!
Researchers who are eligible to vote in this online election will receive their voting documentation well before the beginning of the voting period from their institution (voting centre). For those few persons who have been granted the right to vote on an individual basis by the DFG, the DFG will serve as the voting centre. The voting documentation allows voters to cast their electronic ballots on any internet-enabled computer during the voting period.
Date | Description |
October 2022 | Begin of the establishment of voting centres for the review board election 2023 at academic institutions |
26rd June 2023 | Passage of the list of candidates by the DFG’s Senate |
Until summer/ autumn 2023 |
Registration of eligible voters by the voting centers |
End of September 2023 | Start of the distribution of the voting documentation by the voting centers |
23rd October 2023, 2 pm to 20th November 2023, 2 pm |
Period of time to vote online |
Shortly after deadline for voting | Announcement of the preliminary election outcome |
Date | Description |
23rd April 2023 | Deadline for the proposal of persons who get the right to vote ad personam by the eligible institutions |
26rd June 2023 | Passage of the list of candidates by the DFG’s Senate |
August/September 2023 | Decision about the conferment of the right to vote on an individual basis for the proposed persons |
September/October 2023 | Distribution of the voting documentation by the DFG |
23rd October 2023, 2 pm to 20th November 2023, 2 pm |
Period of time to vote online |
Shortly after deadline for voting | Announcement of the preliminary election outcome |