In statements and position papers, the DFG and its representatives take a public position. In this way, the DFG fulfills its statutory mandate to advise "parliaments and public authorities on scientific issues".

• Statements and Position Papers(externer Link)
• Joint Statements(externer Link)
• Statements by the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany(externer Link)

Statements and Position Papers

• DFG discussion paper: "Digital Research Practice and Cooperative Information Infrastructures", January 2025(Download)
• The DFG’s proposals for a future EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation that meets Europe’s needs and ambitions, Mai 2024(Download)
• Recommendations: "Dealing with Risks in International Research Cooperation", September 2023(Download)
• Statement by the Executive Committee of the DFG on the Influence of Generative Models of Text and Image Creation on Science and the Humanities and on the DFG’s Funding Activities, September 2023(Download)
• Statement of the DFG on European Council Conclusions on "High-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing", May 2023(Download)
• Statement: "Science and the humanities need legislation on research data!", April 2023(Download)
• Positioning: "Open Science as Part of Research Culture", October 2022(externer Link)
• Statement: "DFG Underlines Importance of Scientific Quality Standards in Publications", April 2020(Download)
• Statement: "Decisions of the GWK on the pacts", May 2019(interner Link)
• Statement: "Replicability of Research Results", April 2017(Download)
• Statement: "Proposal of the European Commission for HORIZON 2020"(Download)
• Statement: "From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding", May 2011(Download)
• Position Paper: "Future Research and Innovation Funding of the European Union", March 2011(Download)

Joint Statements

• Statement of the DFG and Leopoldina regarding the proposal of the European Commission for an EU regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques, July 2023(Download)
• Second ad-hoc-statement by German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina: Coronavirus Pandemic – Measures Relevant to Health, April 2020(externer Link)
• Ad-hoc-statement by Leopoldina: Coronavirus Pandemic in Germany: Challenges and Options for Intervention, March 2020(externer Link)
• Statement: The opportunities and limits of genome editing, September 2015(Download)

Statements by the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany

• Overview(interner Link)