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International Alumni, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20, 2012
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
An Introduction
Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Director General
Research Centres, Research Careers and Research Infrastructures
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
The DFG
– Who we are and what we do
► Central public funding organization for academic research
in Germany
► A self-governing body of science and research
► Member organization (universities, academies, research
organizations)
► The budget in 2011: approx. 2.5 billion euros
► DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by
funding research projects at research universities and
other publicly funded research institutions in Germany
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
The DFG
– Who we are and what we do
► Promoting academic excellence on a competitive basis in
order to deal with complexity
► Independent multi-tiered peer review
► Special focus on supporting young academics
► Promoting international research co-operation
► DFG fosters scientific quality by funding the best research
projects through competition
► Fostering links between science and industry
► Advisory function for politics
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
What are the DFG’s aims?
► ensure the best possible support for outstanding
scientists and young researchers
► make research funding open to all disciplines in
accordance with scientific standards of quality
► keep Germany future-oriented and internationally
competitive as a scientific location
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The DFG’s scientific aims are to
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
What does the DFG fund?
The DFG receives funding proposals for
► individual projects
► coordinated research projects
► research infrastructure
► scientific contacts
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Projects in all scientific fields
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
What are the DFG's funding criteria?
► projects’ scientific merit
► applicants’ qualifications
► goals and work programme
► proposed use of funding
► quality and added value of the cooperation
► programme-specific criteria
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DFG reviewers evaluate proposals based on
in coordinated
programmes
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
The DFG promotes projects by providing
► staff funding
► funding for direct project costs and consumables
► travel allowances
► instrumentation funding
► funding for other items such as
● publications
● trial-related expenses
● PR activities
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
What types of funding does the DFG award?
► individual grant funding
► coordinated programme funding
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The DFG awards
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
The individual grants programme encompasses
► research grants (with publication funding)
► research fellowships
► temporary positions for principal investigators
► Emmy Noether Programme
► Heisenberg Programme
► Reinhart Koselleck projects
► Clinical Trials
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
The DFG offers the following coordinated programmes
► Collaborative Research Centres
► Research Units
► Clinical Research Units
► Priority Programmes
► Research Training Groups
► International Research Training Groups
► DFG Research Centres
► Excellence Initiative
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www.dfg.de/forschungsfoerderung/koordinierte_programme
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
What are the DFG’s objectives in funding top young talent?
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To offer researchers appropriate funding options at each career stage
Studies Doctorate Postdoc Period
Achievement of
eligibility for
tenure
Preparation for
scientific position
Professorship
or other scientific
position
Emmy Noether
Programme
Heisenberg
professorship
Heisenberg
fellowship
Research Training
Group fellowship
Research
fellowship
(abroad)
Research
fellowship
(abroad)
Research
fellowship
(abroad)
Research in a
Research Training
Group
Research Training
Group position
Temp. principal
investigator
position (Germany)
Temp. principal
investigator
position (Germany)
Temp. principal
investigator
position (Germany)
Student assistant
in DFG project
Position in
DFG project
Position in
DFG project
Position in
DFG project
Position in
DFG project
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Scientific instrumentation and information technology
The DFG’s Scientific Instrumentation and Information
Technology Division (WGI) manages programmes that
► assess and finance
● major research instrumentation
● major instrumentation initiatives
● DFG project equipment
► review
● state-financed major instrumentation
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Further information: www.dfg.de/wgi
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Scientific library services and information systems
The DFG’s Scientific Library Services and Information
Systems Division (LIS) manages the following programmes
► special subject collections for the provision of
research literature
► national licenses for electronic journals
► digitisation of libraries
► research data
► virtual research environments
► open access
► international cooperation
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Further information: www.dfg.de/lis
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Exzellenzinitiative
Sitzung des Hauptausschusses
Dortmund, 3. Juli 2012 14
Funding of
43 Excellence Clusters
45 Graduate Schools
11 Institutional
Strategies
for five years
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Budget 2011
Amount of research funding* awarded by programme for 2011 (in €m and %)
Individual grants
programme
955 (35.2%)
Research Centres
42 (1.5%)
Collaborative
Research Centres
561 (20.7%)Priority Programmes
201 (7.4%)
Research Units 175 (6.5%)
Research
Training Groups
144 (5.3%)
Infrastructure funding
180 (6.7%)
Prizes, other
48 (1.8%)
Excellence Initiative
407 (15.0%)
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
International Cooperation
1. Why does the DFG promote international cooperation?
2. How does the DFG support international cooperation?
3. Where is the DFG active internationally?
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Why does the DFG promote international cooperation?
Because:
► research transcends national boundaries
► certain topics are best researched within the framework of
international collaborative projects
► it is important to establish connections with countries in
developing regions
And in order to:
► further internationalise the German research landscape
► facilitate cooperation between the world’s top
researchers
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The DFG promotes international cooperation
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
And through specific measures including
► initial funding for bilateral cooperation
► fellowships abroad for postdoctoral researchers
► joint calls for proposals with partner organisations
► International Research Training Groups
► international scientific events
► Mercator Programme
International modules, such as additional travel expenses,
personnel exchanges, etc., may be applied for in all DFG
funding programmes.
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The DFG fosters cooperation in all funding programmes
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
Examples of partner organisations that offer joint funding
opportunities with the DFG include
► French National Research Agency
(L'Agence nationale de la recherche, ANR)
► Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK)
► National Science Foundation (NSF, USA)
► National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
► Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)
► Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
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Through joint project funding in all fields
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
These provide a joint framework for
► international promotion of young researchers at
centres of scientific excellence
► coordinated research and qualification programmes
► Mentoring
The proposal is submitted jointly to the DFG or a foreign
partner organisation by a group of researchers at a German
university and a partner group at a foreign university.
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Through International Research Training Groups
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
This programme
► enables initial contacts and enhances cooperation
with foreign partners
► offers a flexible framework for cooperation, allowing
different elements to be combined (preparatory and
cooperative visits, bilateral events such as workshops,
etc.)
Different elements within the above framework can be
funded over a period of one year. The programme is based
on the principle of matching funds provided by the DFG and
the Foreign partner.
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Through initial funding for bilateral cooperation
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
This programme is designed to
► strengthen research and teaching in Germany
► enhance the host university’s profile
► assist young researchers
Upon request by a German university, funding is provided
for foreign researchers in any discipline to visit the
university for periods of three to twelve months. Shorter
periods can be combined over several years for a total of
twelve months.
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Through the Mercator Programme for foreign researchers
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
How does the DFG support international cooperation?
► Sino-German Center for Research Promotion in Bejing
(2000)
► DFG offices in Washington/New York (2002/2007),
Moscow (2003), New Delhi (2006), Tokyo (2009) and
Sao Paulo
The DFG also works with liaison officers in Chile, Mexico
and Poland.
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Through its representative and liaison offices abroad
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Where is the DFG active internationally?
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Across Europe
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Alumni International, Dr. Beate Konze-Thomas
Bayreuth, July 20th, 2012
Where is the DFG active internationally?
All over the world
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Thank you for your attention!
For more information:
► on the DFG: www.dfg.de
► on DFG-funded projects: www.dfg.de/gepris
► on over 17,000 German research institutes: www.dfg.de/rex