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Reinhart Koselleck Projects

The Reinhart Koselleck Projects programme enables outstanding researchers with a proven scientific track record to pursue exceptionally innovative or higher-risk projects that cannot be funded within the scope of other DFG programmes or within the framework of the applicant's own institution. Funding covers staff, scientific instrumentation, consumables, travel, miscellaneous and publication costs. Proposals may be submitted at any time.

€500,000–€1,250,000 ~60 months Rolling

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Career stage

Senior

Applicant type

Individual

Host country

DE

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Employment status

Hold Or Are Eligible To Hold Professorships

Track record

outstanding CV and great scientific potential

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Researchers who hold or are eligible to hold professorships, especially at universities, and who have an outstanding CV and great scientific potential.

Deadline

Rolling / ongoing

Application form effort

3 form file(s) downloaded; 11 writing prompts; 35 fields/sections; page limits totaling ~20; heavy — expect a full proposal pack

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse
Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

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Curated itemValue in this recordSource
Funding agency DFG www.dfg.de ↗
Country / funding source DE · DFG same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Deadline Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Funding amount €500,000–€1,250,000 same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Eligibility 6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗

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