The report Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder – Statistischer Bericht zu den Förderentscheidungen zu Exzellenzclustern vom Mai 2025 describes the draft and proposal phases through to the funding decisions in the second competition for Clusters of Excellence. In addition to key figures on the regional and disciplinary distribution of the projects, it looks at aspects such as the interdisciplinary nature of the clusters. Read more(interner Link)

The review and decision-making process in the Excellence Strategy consists of a draft proposal stage and a proposal stage. The individual review stages were each followed by an online survey of the reviewers involved. Read more(interner Link)

Funding acknowledgements are the means by which authors indicate the funding sources of research activities on which a publication is based. Conducted by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) on behalf of the DFG, the study looks into whether and how well DFG project participants comply with the DFG’s rules on naming the DFG and including the specific project identifier in funding acknowledgements. Read more(interner Link)

Clinical Research Units aim to promote research collaborations in disease- or patient-oriented (translational) clinical research. For this purpose, scientific working groups and structures are established in clinical facilities on a long-term basis. An evaluation study conducted by inspire research sheds light on the extent to which the funding instrument has achieved its stated goals. Based on this, an Evaluation Commission has prepared a statement containing recommendations for the further development of the programme. Read more(interner Link)

The report presented here provides statistical information on the Heisenberg Programme on the occasion of the seventh Heisenberg Networking Meeting. It includes core information on the subject profile and demographic structure of researchers funded under the Heisenberg Programme. Read more(interner Link)

The COVID-19 pandemic posed major challenges to the research community in 2020 and 2021. These also had an impact on DFG’s funding activities, as shown in the statistical report. The report provides facts and figures on grant applications, international cooperation and peer review during the height of the pandemic. It furthermore highlights the scope and the topics of research into pandemics, and COVID-19 in particular. Read more(interner Link)

On the following page, you will find older studies and reports(interner Link).