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DFG · DE · DFG

Scientific Networks

This scheme funds scientific networks, which are groups of 10 to 20 researchers at various career stages who collaborate across locations on a chosen topic for multi-year scientific exchange, aiming for a specific outcome such as joint publications or research method development. Funding covers travel and maintenance costs for meetings, coordination costs, and publication costs. Proposals can be submitted at any time.

~36 months Rolling
Applicant type

Individual ↗

Host country

DE ↗

Minimum qualification

Phd ↗

Full eligibility text

Qualified researchers with a doctorate in Germany or at a German research institution abroad can apply. Employees of institutions with purely commercial aims or those not permitted to publish findings in a generally accessible form are not eligible.

Deadline

Rolling / ongoing

Form workload

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

Curated data & sources

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. “Official ↗” opens the funder page the value came from; anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated itemValue in this recordSource
Funding agency DFG Official page ↗
Country / funding source DE · DFG Official page ↗
Deadline Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing Official page ↗
Funding amount Not stated on the official page Official page ↗
Eligibility 5 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above Official page ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Not captured / obstacles

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