DFG Organisational Chart

The Head Office of the DFG employs 950 members of staff and is based in Bonn. It has an office in Berlin plus foreign offices in India, Japan, Latin America, North America and until April 2022 in Russia. The Head Office supports the work of the bodies and administers the DFG funding programmes.

It is structured into four departments (Central Administration, International Affairs and Integrative Activities, Scientific Affairs, and Coordinated Programmes and Infrastructure) and an executive level.

Below these levels, the DFG Head office is organised in divisions. Click on the respective division in order to find the right contact person. In addition to the organisational structure, the areas of responsibility of the individual employees are shown there.