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Research Impulses

The Research Impulses programme funds research consortia at research-oriented universities of applied sciences (HAW/FH) in Germany. It aims to help these institutions develop their research profile, increase competitiveness, and enhance conditions for knowledge-driven research. Funding is provided for up to 8 years, with a maximum of €1 million per year plus a programme allowance for indirect costs.

Up to €1,000,000 ~96 months Deadline 2026-05-13

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

Applicant type

University

Institution type

University

Host country

DE

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Domestic restriction

Domestic entities only

Consortium

Required

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

Full eligibility text

Eligible to apply are universities of applied sciences (HAW/FH) in Germany. The programme supports research consortia at these institutions.

Deadline

2026-05-13

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)

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 2026-05-13 — LLM-checked against the archived official page same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Funding amount Up to €1,000,000 same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗
Eligibility 7 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above same page as above — www.dfg.de ↗

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Not captured / obstacles

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