Purpose

Execution of a research project on a specific topic for a set period of time funded by individual grants programmes or the coordinated programmes of Research Units or Priority Programmes with partners from Switzerland and/or Austria.

Eligibility Requirements

Researchers in all disciplines at German research institutions who have completed research training (generally a doctorate) and their partners in Switzerland and/or Austria, who must be eligible to submit proposals to their respective national funding agencies.

Not eligible: Employees of institutions with purely commercial aims; employees of institutions which are not permitted to publish results in a generally accessible form.

Proposal Requirements

Projects must compete with purely national proposals. The research project must therefore offer high academic quality and originality at international level.

Bilateral and trilateral research projects in which a proportion of the research takes place in Germany, Austria and/or Switzerland are submitted to the lead agency in one of the three partner countries. Following approval, these D-A-CH projects are then funded separately by the relevant national funding organisations.

Type and Extent of Funding

The type and extent of funding for the German component of a project are fully based on the rules for research grants.

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Funding Duration

Project-specific (normally a number of years)

Forms and Guidelines

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