Forms and Guidelines
Research Units
All guidelines, templates and further forms for this programme can be found in the below list.
Guidelines, templates and further forms for this programme were supplemented by the topics of sustainability in funding activities, dealing with risks in international cooperation and the use of generative “artificial intelligence” (AI).
Details on the specific scope of change and the applicable transition periods can be found under the following link.
Please note: As of now, please use the new guidelines and proposal templates of the respective programmes. As of 1 September 2024, proposals following the old model are no longer accepted. The additions regarding the handling of generative AI in the “Guidelines for the Review” apply with immediate effect.
Proposal Submission
Here, you find all forms relevant for proposal submission.
Programme Guidelines
The Guidelines Research Units Programme describe the content of the programme, in particular the programme objective, the eligibility requirements and the modules that can be applied for in order to achieve the objective.
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50.04 | DE | Merkblatt Forschungsgruppen [03/24] | |
| EN | Guidelines Research Units Programme [03/24] |
Module Guidelines
Under the Research Units programme, you may submit one or more modules. The module guidelines describe the content of the respective module.
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52.01 | DE | Modul Basismodul [09/24] | |
| EN | Module Basic Module [09/24] | ||
| 52.02 | DE | Modul Eigene Stelle [12/19] | |
| EN | Module Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators [12/19] | ||
| 52.03 | DE | Modul Vertretung [02/19] | |
| EN | Module Replacements [02/19] | ||
| 52.04 | DE | Modul Rotationsstellen [09/22] | |
| EN | Module Temporary Substitutes for Clinicians [09/22] | ||
| 52.05 | DE | Modul Mercator-Fellow [10/11] | |
| EN | Module Mercator Fellows [10/11] | ||
| 52.06 | DE | Modul Projektspezifische Workshops [09/22] | |
| EN | Module Project-Specific Workshops [09/22] | ||
| 52.07 | DE | Modul Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [10/11] | |
| EN | Module Public Relations [10/11] | ||
| 52.10 | DE | Modul Professur [10/23] | |
| EN | Module Professorships [10/23] | ||
| 52.11 | DE | Modul Anschubförderung [06/12] | |
| EN | Module Start-Up Funding [06/12] | ||
| 52.12 | DE | Modul Koordinierung [05/21] | |
| EN | Module Coordination [05/21] | ||
| 52.13 | DE | Modul Verbundmittel [10/11] | |
| EN | Module Network Funds [10/11] | ||
| 52.14 | DE | Modul Pauschale für Chancengleichheitsmaßnahmen [11/20] | |
| EN | Module Standard Allowance for Gender Equality Measures [11/20] |
Proposal Preparation Instructions
The instructions assist you in preparing a proposal. It provides information on which data and information the DFG requires in order to process your proposal.
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54.01 | DE | Leitfaden für die Antragstellung - Projektanträge [03/24] | |
| EN | Proposal Preparation Instructions - Project Proposals [03/24] | ||
| 54.03 | DE | Leitfaden für die Antragstellung - Antragsskizze, Einrichtungs- und Fortsetzungsantrag Forschungsgruppe [03/24] | |
| EN | Proposal Preparation Instructions - Draft Proposals and Proposals to Establish or Renew Research Units [03/24] |
elan Templates
Here, you find the elan templates that you need for electronic proposal submission. The templates are also provided via the elan portal.
When preparing your proposal, please use the relevant template to describe the project. If you cannot use the template, please make sure to use the outline provided. Please enclose the project description as a PDF file to the electronic template.
Draft Proposal
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53.20 elan | DE | Beschreibung des Vorhabens - Antragsskizze Forschungsgruppe [08/23] | RTF |
| EN | Project Description – Draft Proposal for a Research Unit [08/23] | RTF | |
| 80.02 | DE | Verpflichtungserklärung zur Anwendbarkeit der Verfahrensordnung zum Umgang mit wissenschaftlichem Fehlverhalten (VerfOwF) [08/19] | PDF, RTF |
| EN | Declaration of Obligation of Compliance and Applicability of the DFG’s Rules of Procedure for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct [08/19] | PDF, RTF |
Overall Description and Coordination Proposal
One of the applicants in the Research Unit assumes the position of spokesperson and represents the Research Unit in dealings with the DFG and other bodies. The coordination proposal with the overall description of the Research Unit can only be submitted by the designated spokesperson.
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53.02 elan | DE | Gesamtbeschreibung der (Klinischen) Forschungsgruppe und des Koordinationsantrags [03/24] | RTF |
| EN | Overall Description of the (Clinical) Research Unit and the Coordination Proposal [03/24] | RTF |
Supplementary Instructions and Templates
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53.200 elan | DE | Curriculum Vitae [03/23] | RTF |
| EN | Curriculum Vitae [03/23] | RTF | |
| 54.011 | DE | Daten zum Antrag und Verpflichtungen - Projektanträge (nur für Programme, in denen eine Antragstellung über das elan-Portal noch nicht möglich ist) [03/24] | PDF, RTF |
| EN | Proposal Data and Obligations - Project Proposals (applicable only to programmes in which elan submission is not yet possible) [03/24] | PDF, RTF | |
| 54.012 | DE | Beschreibung des Vorhabens - Projektanträge (nur für Programme, in denen die Antragstellung über das elan-Portal noch nicht möglich ist) [03/24] | PDF, RTF |
| EN | Project Description - Project Proposals (applicable only to programmes in which elan submission is not yet possible) [03/24] | PDF, RTF | |
| 54.013 | DE | Ergänzender Leitfaden zur Antragstellung im Rahmen einer Kooperation mit Entwicklungsländern [09/24] | |
| EN | Supplementary Instructions for Projects Involving Cooperation with Developing Countries [09/24] | ||
| 54.014 | DE | Ergänzender Leitfaden zu Erkenntnistransferprojekten - Einzelförderung, Schwerpunktprogramm, Forschungsgruppe [04/22] | |
| EN | Supplementary Instructions for Knowledge Transfer Projects - Individual Grants, Priority Programmes, Research Units - [04/22] | ||
| 54.015 | DE | Ergänzender Leitfaden zur Antragstellung im Rahmen einer grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation mit Luxemburg im Lead Agency-Verfahren in koordinierten Verfahren (D-LUX LAV) [06/23] | |
| 54.018 | DE | Ergänzender Leitfaden zur Antragstellung im Rahmen einer grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation mit Österreich und/oder der Schweiz im Lead Agency-Verfahren in koordinierten Verfahren (D-A-CH LAV) [06/23] |
Review Process
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.208 | DE | Hinweise für die Begutachtung von Einrichtungs- und Fortsetzungsanträgen Forschungsgruppen [03/24] | |
| EN | Guidelines for the Review of Proposals to Establish or Renew Research Units [03/24] | ||
| 10.209 | DE | Hinweise für die Begutachtung von Antragsskizzen Forschungsgruppen - Gültig für Antragsskizzen, die seit dem 01.10.2018 eingereicht wurden - [03/23] | |
| EN | Guidelines for the Review of Draft Proposals for Research Units - Applicable to draft proposals submitted after 1 October 2018 - [03/23] |
Request for Funds
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.04 | DE | Formular für Gerätebeschaffung durch die DFG [03/24] | RTF |
Use of Funds
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.03 | EN | Personalfragebogen für Mitarbeitende in DFG-Sachbeihilfe |
Final Reports
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.015 | DE | Leitfaden mit Hinweisen zu Abschlussberichten von Forschungsgruppen und Kolleg-Forschungsgruppen [04/21] | |
| 3.03 | DE | Muster für einen Abschlussbericht eines Koordinierten Programms: Forschungsgruppe und Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe [01/23] | PDF, RTF |
| EN | Template for a Final Report for a Coordinated Programme: Research Units and Centres for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences [01/23] | PDF, RTF |
Other Forms
| No. | Language | Title [version] | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.90 | DE | Empfehlungen für das Erstellen von Betreuungsvereinbarungen [08/22] | |
| 1.91 | DE | Hinweise zu Publikationsverzeichnissen [09/22] | |
| EN | Guidelines for Preparing Publication Lists [09/22] | ||
| 10.03 | EN | Personalfragebogen für Mitarbeitende in DFG-Sachbeihilfe | |
| 21.04 | DE | Formular für Gerätebeschaffung durch die DFG [03/24] | RTF |
| 22.30 | EN | Antrag auf Reparatur / Ersatz / Ergänzung eines DFG-finanzierten Gerät | |
| 22.40 | DE | Kfz-Einsatzplanung [03/09] | RTF |
| 41.01 | DE | Werkvertrag [05/21] | RTF |
| 41.026 | DE | Muster für einen Kooperationsvertrag zwischen Forschungseinrichtungen und gewerblichen Unternehmen [08/23] | RTF |
| EN | Model of a Cooperation Agreement between Academic Research Institutions and Commercial Enterprise [08/23] | RTF | |
| 41.026a | DE | Muster für einen Kooperationsvertrag zwischen Forschungseinrichtungen und gemeinnützigen privatrechtlichen Einrichtungen oder Einrichtungen aus dem öffentlichen Bereich (nichtgewerbliche Anwendungspartner) [05/22] | RTF |
| EN | Model of a Cooperation Agreement between Academic Research Institutions and Not-for-Profit Private Institutions or Public Institutions (Non-Commercial Application Partners) [05/22] | RTF | |
| 41.027 | DE | Arbeitgebererklärung Eigene Stelle/WB-Stelle [09/19] | PDF, RTF |
| 55.01 | DE | Hinweise Kooperationspflicht [06/19] | |
| EN | Guidelines on the Duty to Cooperate [06/19] | ||
| 55.02 | DE | Hinweise zur Bezahlung von Promovierenden [10/24] | |
| 55.03 | DE | Richtwerte für die Beantragung und Abrechnung von Mitteln für Versuchstiere [01/23] | |
| 55.04 | DE | Hinweise zu Gerätenutzungskosten und zu Gerätezentren [07/24] | |
| EN | Guidelines for Instrumentation Usage Costs and Core Facilities [07/24] | ||
| 60.12 | DE | Personalmittelsätze der DF | |
| infcard1 | DE | Informationcard "Entscheidungsprozess der DFG" [09/07] |