DFG · DE · DFG
Research Units are collaborative alliances of several outstanding researchers working together on a joint research project, with funding providing personnel and material resources for medium-term cooperation, usually lasting eight years. The programme aims to achieve results beyond individual grants, often establishing new research directions, and offers flexibility in network structure, including opportunities for early-career researchers, cooperation with non-university partners, and integration into overarching research policy initiatives.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗
Early Career, Mid Career, Senior
DE
University, Research Institute
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Researchers in all disciplines at German research institutions who have completed their academic training (as a rule, those holding a doctorate) are eligible. Not eligible are members of organisations that serve purely commercial purposes or are not permitted to publish results in a publicly accessible form.
Rolling / ongoing
3 form file(s) downloaded; 11 writing prompts; 35 fields/sections; page limits totaling ~20; heavy — expect a full proposal pack
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 item | Value in this record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗ |
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.