The DFG offers flexible funding opportunities that can also be used to promote dual careers:

• Joint or parallel submission of proposals for research projects: The partners in a dual career couple can each apply for a research grant, possibly in combination with the Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators module. In the event of parallel proposal submission, the DFG Head Office can synchronise the procedures in order to improve planning so that decisions on both researchers' proposals can be communicated at around the same time. 
• Dual career partners can also submit proposals under funding programmes in which funding for project leaders can be applied for and the location can be chosen. See the bottom of this page for an overview and tips for submitting proposals. 
• When submitting a proposal, family reasons or a partner's local ties can be stated as a reason for the choice of location under "Supplementary Career Information" in the applicant's CV. 

Please note that the principle of competition applies to all proposals submitted to the DFG: The review, evaluation and decision-making process for project proposals and research accomplishments is guided by research considerations and applies to all applicants (including dual career couples). In order to be approved, research projects must pass the competitive selection process; due to limited funding, only projects of exceptional quality can receive support (see funding rates). If an applicant's individual life circumstances (e.g. the effects of a dual career on research activities or the choice of location) are stated in the proposal, these are additionally taken into account in the assessment, in an appropriate manner and solely in the applicant's favour. Citing only a particular personal situation (without briefly outlining its specific impact on the individual's research career) does not in itself confer any advantage. 

In a DFG-funded research project, dual career measures can be financed from the project's Standard Allowance for Equity and Diversity (if approved). Clusters of Excellence and Research Impulses do not offer this allowance; however, the flexibility of the funding allows for equity and diversity measures to be funded in such consortia in a similar way. The deciding factors here are the dual career policy at the institution concerned and the framework and procedures defined within it. 

• For example, it is possible to finance dual career coaching sessions for project-affiliated researchers and their dual career partners.
• It is also possible to finance dual-career awareness-raising measures before the project begins to prepare for the selection and hiring process for project staff. The requirement for this is that if the measure is to start early, a proposal to this effect must be submitted to the responsible contact person at the DFG and that the measure must be approved based on a plausibility check.