Information on DFG funding opportunities and programme forms and guidelines
The DFG funding portfolio includes a wide range of funding instruments for research projects and research infrastructures. A distinction is made between funding for individual researchers and funding for institutions, according to the requirements and objectives of the research to be conducted. Individuals can also be nominated for research prizes.
Most of the DFG’s funding instruments are designed to support research projects. These instruments are grouped into seven funding focuses (an eighth funding focus encompasses prizes). Grants centre on either research career development, or the research theme and the way in which it is addressed or the infrastructures required to address it. As far as possible, funding opportunities are aligned with the needs of researchers and are designed to reflect the research approaches used in the various academic research disciplines and communities. They also enable or facilitate diverse forms of cooperation between institutions, locations and disciplines. Funding awarded to research institutions also helps to enhance their core areas and structures from an academic and infrastructural standpoint.