The 2027 edition of the ANR-DFG collaboration in the Natural, Life and Engineering sciences (NLE) will take place with the ANR having the role of the ‘lead agency’, i.e., the ANR will be responsible for processing the proposals and conducting the review process. However, the proposals need to be submitted to both the ANR and the DFG using their respective web interfaces.

The ANR is unilaterally requesting a pre-registration before 13 October 2026. 

In order to submit a proposal after this pre-registration, you must be invited by the ANR to proceed. This is to be expected in February/March 2027.

Once the proposal has been submitted to the ANR, it must also be submitted to the DFG via the DFG’s elan system(externer Link).

The documents of the proposals (which have to be prepared and submitted according to the rules of the ANR) have to be submitted in identical form (same pdf files) to the DFG. The proposals must clearly specify and justify the funding requested from both the ANR and the DFG. Note that the programme allowance for indirect project cost (“Programmpauschale”) is always requested implicitly from the DFG without further mention.

Please submit academic CVs of all German and French applicants to the DFG. They do not need to be in an ANR- or DFG-specific form.

Additionally, you will be asked to fill in and upload a project data form, which is available here(Download).

Concerning the ANR requirements, notably the precise timeline, all relevant information can be found on the ANR’s website at “AAPG - Appel à projets générique 2027”(externer Link). (Notably, read the “Annexe PRCI – franco - allemands – DFG”, which will also be available within the next few days.)

Be aware that, from the point of view of the DFG, proposals under this call are a special case of the DFG’s Research Grants Programme (“Sachbeihilfe”). The German applicants of a French-German project need to comply with the DFG’s eligibility rules.

In particular, for proposals from non-university research institutions in Germany the duty to cooperate (“Kooperationspflicht”) needs to be fulfilled (if applicable to the specific institution). Please note the “Kooperationspflicht” cannot be fulfilled with the international cooperation partner.

Please check whether you need to submit further documents according to the DFG’s general regulations (e.g., employer statements for temporary PI positions, ethics votes, etc.).

A submission to the DFG is only possible if all German applicants of a French-German project have a valid account with up-to-date contact information on elan. If not, please request/update your account as early as possible. The French partners may request an account, too, in order to provide their correct contact information to the DFG. However, the latter is not compulsory.

If within a project, there are two or more applicants on the German side, it must only be submitted to the DFG once by one German applicant. This applicant needs to enter all information with respect to all applicants on the German side.

The deadline for submissions to the DFG will be shortly after the ANR deadline, prospectively in March 2027, to be communicated here in due time.

Once proposals are allowed to be submitted, please submit your proposal under “Proposal Submission – New Project” as a “Proposal for a Research Grant” under “Individual Grants Programme”, and select the call “Frankreich-ANR-DFG 2027 NLE” during the submission process.

Solely the funds requested from the DFG need to be entered in the elan web forms (for every German applicant), for a project duration of either 24, 30, or 36 months. As usual, the programme allowance for indirect project cost (“Programmpauschale”) does not need to be requested explicitly. If applicable, it will be granted automatically.

The corresponding French applicants (and only them) need to be entered as “cooperation partners” in the elan web forms.

The final decision after review and selection by the ANR, and confirmation by the DFG, can be expected to be available in October 2027, with funding starting at the beginning of 2028. Funding will be awarded to the selected projects according to the general financial regulations of the ANR and the DFG, respectively.

The results of the 2026 edition of this call can be expected in October 2026.