FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
The following FAQs were compiled to assist prospective applicants in submitting proposals to the DFG. They provide information on various DFG funding programmes and serve to complement existing guidelines and instructions.
ELAN (DFG User Account)
Questions about Proposals and Proposal Submission
- Interner LinkGeneral Questions about Proposals and Proposal Submission
- Interner LinkGeneral Questions about the Planning Phase
- Interner LinkFAQ on CVs
- Interner LinkInformation relating to special personal circumstances
- Interner LinkQuestions from Humanities and Social Sciences
- Interner LinkQuestions from Life Sciences
- Interner LinkQuestions from Natural Sciences
Review, Assessment and Decision
- Interner LinkQuestions about the Review Process
- Interner LinkFAQs on the subject classification system, subject area allocation and interdisciplinarity
- Interner LinkDFG Committees
After the Decision/Current projects
- Interner LinkQuestions about current projects
- Interner LinkChanges and delays in the course of a project
- Interner LinkInformation relating to special personal circumstances
- Interner LinkQuestions about CO2 Compensation
- Interner LinkEnd of project and final report
Individual Grants Programmes
- Interner LinkWalter Benjamin-Programme
- Interner LinkResearch Fellowships
- Interner LinkEmmy Noether Programme
- Interner LinkHeisenberg Programme
- Interner LinkTemporary Positions for Principal Investigators
Coordinated Programmes
International
Principles and Framework Conditions
Research Infrastructure
- Interner LinkOpen Access
- Interner LinkOpen Access Publication Funding
- Interner LinkSpecialised Information Services
- Link auf PDF-DateiInfrastructures for Scholarly Publishing
- Link auf PDF-DateiInformation Infrastructures for Research Data
National Research Data Infrastructure
This page shows FAQ available in English. A list of all German FAQ can be found on the DFG's German website.
