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DFG Research Centres

The DFG Research Centres programme aims to establish a limited number of internationally visible and competitive research centres at German universities. These centres are designed to enhance the university's research profile and serve as a strategic instrument in the DFG's funding portfolio. The DFG provides initial funding and support for professorships and independent junior research groups, offering excellent working conditions for early career researchers and a framework for interdisciplinary cooperation.

Rolling

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

Eligibility

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

Career stage

Early Career, Mid Career, Senior

Host country

DE

Organization type

University, Research Institute

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

Full eligibility text

Eligibility requirements are not fully detailed in the text, but the programme is aimed at research universities in Germany. The centres are established in response to thematic calls issued by the DFG.

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

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Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

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 Not stated on the official page same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Eligibility 3 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Not captured / obstacles

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.