Individual Research Grants
Research grants enable individuals who have completed their academic training to conduct at any time research projects with clearly defined topics and durations, regardless of the subject.
Purpose
To enable scientists and academics to carry out a research project on a specifically defined topic within a limited time period.
Eligibility Requirements
Qualified researchers (as a rule, those holding a doctorate) from all disciplines working at German research institutions.
Researchers working at institutions which serve purely commercial purposes or those who are not permitted to publish findings in a generally accessible form are not eligible to apply.
Proposal Requirements
A research project of high scientific quality and originality, carried out at an international level.
Type and Extent of Funding
Here you can find the guidelines for the Research Grants Programm(interner Link).
Modules:
- Basic Modul(interner Link)
- Temporary Positions for Principal Investigator(interner Link)
- Replacement(interner Link)
- Temporary Substitutes for Clinician(interner Link)
- Project-Specific Workshop(interner Link)
- Mercator Fellow(interner Link)
- Public Relation(interner Link)
- Standard Allowance for Gender Equality Measure(interner Link)
Funding Duration
The duration of funding is based on the individual project needs (as a rule, several years).
Forms and Guidelines
All guidelines, templates and further forms for this programme can be found in the forms and guideline(interner Link).
The first proposal may be submitted at any time.
The renewal proposal should be submitted at least 6 months before the approved funds have been exhausted.
The DFG has a wide range of options to support research groups engaging in international collaboration.
DFG support for collaborative ventures
- Travel funds and guest funds for foreign cooperation partners as part of the Basic Modul(interner Link)
- Travel funds and, where applicable, remuneration for foreign cooperation partners in connection with the Mercator Fellows Modul(interner Link)
- Travel funds for foreign cooperation partners in connection with the Project-Specific Workshops Modul(interner Link)
- Funds for project implementation by the foreign cooperation partner under special procedures via transfer of funds on the part of the project management entitled to apply to the DFG (Middle East Cooperatio(interner Link) and cooperation with developing countrie(interner Link))
Support for cooperation provided by foreign partner organisations
- Here you can find international calls for proposal(interner Link) with DFG partner organisations
- In the case of the so-called Standing Open Procedure(interner Link) (Weave Lead Agency procedure and others), proposal submission along with European cooperation partners (in the Weave Lead Agency procedure)
In addition, researchers at a foreign research institution can participate as part of a so-called “general international cooperation”.
Further Information
Here you can find futher information about the funding in an International Contex(interner Link).
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) uses the term ‘long-term project’ to refer to research projects in the humanities and social sciences that require continuous funding for at least 7 years and a maximum of 12 years (possible examples being editions, corpora, archaeological excavations, and social or behavioural longitudinal studies). To be recognised as a long-term project, a project must be characterised by its central scholarly importance, thorough preparation and planning, and professional management. For further information please have a look at the project details of the Long-Term Projects in the Humanities and Social Science(interner Link).
For detailed information on the proposal process please refer to the Programme Contact(interner Link).