Proposals for knowledge transfer projects under the Transfer HAW/FH PLUS funding option can be submitted by researchers at universities of applied sciences (HAW and FH). This funding option, which is specifically geared towards HAW and FH, is available until the end of 2024.

Unlike regular knowledge transfer projects, the findings on which the knowledge transfer project is to build are not the result of DFG-funded preliminary work. However, they must be of a fundamental scientific nature and be closely related to the planned project. The academic quality of the findings must be verifiably documented, in particular based on appropriate publications.

There is a draft phase preceding subsequent submission of the regular proposal for a knowledge transfer project in which the quality and fundamental suitability of the preliminary work is assessed along with the idea for transfer itself. The usual principles for DFG transfer funding then apply when submitting the proposal.

Knowledge transfer projects are projects which are pursued in the pre-competitive area, in which a research question is worked on together with an application partner (either a commercial enterprise or a non-commercial, non-profit institution).