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Who provides funding and how, where do applications have to be submitted - these are important questions regarding research funding. This page provides the answers.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF ) supports innovative projects and ideas in research through targeted funding programmes.

Why fund research?

Research and development together with the latest production processes are the basis for the new technological developments of tomorrow. Research funding has the goal of financing the development of new ideas and technologies. Funding is provided for projects in a wide spectrum of research areas. The range covers everything from basic research in natural sciences, environmentally friendly sustainable development, new technologies, information and communication technologies, the life sciences, work design, structural research funding at institutions of higher education to innovation support and technology transfer.

EU-wide standardized regulations play a decisive role in the basic conditions of research funding. These regulations apply to, for example, definitions for research institutions and businesses, the criteria for what can be considered small and medium enterprises, or what relation between funding and equity capital is permissible with funded businesses.

Decisions for or against funding are always based on the clarification of points such as:  

• Degree of innovation: how innovative is a project from a scientific or technical perspective?
• Utilization: how can the prospects of success be assessed? With technological developments, is there a utilization strategy?
• Avoidance of double funding: has funding already been provided for the project idea?

Research funding supports scientific institutions and enterprises. Individual funding is thereby expressly excluded. The BMBF funds individual researchers via special funding institutions.

Three steps can provide orientation in research funding:

• Overview of the thematic focuses
• Funded Projects
• Access to forms and addresses

The Federal “Research and Innovation” Funding Advisory Service offers information and advice on all current funding measures free of charge.

Project Lump Sum

The Federal Government intends to structurally and lastingly strengthen the performance and competitiveness of Germany’s institutions of higher education through the introduction of a project lump sum for these institutions as part of the direct project funding from section 30.

As of the 2011 budgetary year, the BMBF grants a project lump sum in the amount of 10 per cent of the contributions from its specialized programmes as part of the direct project funding for institutions of higher education. As of 2012, this lump sum increased from 10 per cent to 20 per cent for new allocations. The project lump sums support the financing of project expenditures arising indirectly from the individual research projects.

General or thematically specific funding information

Research funding is generally based on research fields. The goals of funding are stipulated by research programmes. There is however a series of crosscutting, interdisciplinary measures. Thematic orientation is provided by the funding priorities of the BMBF and the funding regulations of the individual areas.

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DAAD Scholarships - An Overview

Would you like to study, carry out research or learn German in Germany and are you looking for funding? Every year, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports well over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe – making it the world's largest funding organisation of its kind. Learn more about our scholarship options.

DAAD scholarships are aimed primarily at graduates, doctoral students and postdocs and are awarded for study and research visits to universities and non-university research institutions in Germany. In some programmes, internships are also funded.

DAAD awards Research Grants – One-Year Grants for Doctoral Candidates for PhD students from almost all countries of origin. A grant for a full doctoral programme in Germany is offered primarily to applicants from developing and threshold countries (based on the OECD-DAC list ).

Scholarships for a Master's degree in Germany are available, in particular, for persons from industrial countries.

Students and doctoral candidates who are at risk of being denied educational or other rights in their country of origin have the chance to apply for a scholarship from the Hilde Domin Programme . Potential candidates cannot themselves apply for participation in the scholarship programme but are nominated by an institution or organisation that is a legal entity domiciled in Germany. Thereafter, suitable candidates will be contacted by the DAAD and invited to apply via the DAAD application portal.

Also available are so-called " Sur-place and Third Country Programmes " in which students and young scientists and researchers are offered DAAD funding for a graduate programme, doctoral programme or postdoc period in their home country or region.

If you wish to apply for a DAAD scholarship, please read the call for applications for your chosen scholarship programme in the scholarship database , paying particular attention to application deadlines. The scholarship database will take you to the application portal. Scholarship applications are reviewed by independent and voluntary selection committees, which also decide on the allocation of scholarships. Selection is based on subject-related criteria.

DAAD scholarships do not have to be paid back. They usually consist of a monthly scholarship payment (currently, for example,  € 934 for graduates and € 1,200 for doctoral/PhD students) and a flat-rate travel allowance. In many cases, DAAD also provides you with health, accident and personal liability insurance . Depending on scholarship programme, here are also additional benefits such as a one-off research allowance, family benefits or funds for language courses. The benefits offered by the respective scholarship programme are described in the call for applications in the scholarship database .

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Funding Atlas 2021

Key Indicators for Publicly Funded Research in Germany

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Information and decision-making basis

The presidents of the DFG and the German Rectors’ Conference explain why the analyses and conclusions in the Funding Atlas 2021 are important not just to individual research institutions, but to German research policy as a whole.

This is the ninth edition of the DFG Funding Atlas. Every three years, the largest funding organisation for basic research at higher education institutions and non-university research institutions in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), presents a broad set of key indicators relating to research and development in Germany.

The majority of the analyses are based on data relating to third-party funding acquired competitively from the DFG and other national and international funding sources. The focus is therefore on research institutions in Germany which are actively involved in attracting third-party funding. The main chapter of the DFG Funding Atlas 2021 (chapter 5 – “Subject-Based Funding Profiles of Research Institutions”) presents the relevant key indicators in ranking format. From an international perspective, rankings of the most popular destinations of globally respected academics who complete an extended research stay in Germany under the guest programmes offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are especially revealing.

The underlying data allow very fine differentiation by subject as well as in-depth comparisons of research profiles. The DFG Funding Atlas not only looks at individual research institutions but also at the regions in which they are located as well as the cross-regional networks that result from collaboration under selected DFG programmes. In this way it conveys an extremely multi-faceted image of the German research landscape.

The DFG Funding Atlas focuses on longerterm developments. Since the first edition in 1996, which covered the period 1991 to 1995, it has reported certain key indicators on a recurring basis. Each edition also features special analyses.

The founding anniversary of the DFG in 2020 provided an occasion for this edition to take a statistical look at the research map of the years 1921 to 1945, based on more than 50,000 references to DFG proposal submissions dating back to this period. The findings presented in chapter 3 supplement the monitoring of third-party funding and research priorities over the past three decades with a review of the DFG’s very eventful early years.

On the one hand, this provides insights into the history of that era. Between the founding phase and the consolidation years of the DFG, the institutions at which research was conducted in Germany underwent rapid change, after which a watershed moment in history arrived with National Socialism and the Second World War. On the other hand, a modern- day perspective allows strands of tradition to be traced, as well as revealing where new regions have since developed a research profile.

Finally, I would especially recommend you to read chapter 3 – “International Aspects of Research Funding”. The large number of key indicators relating to international collaboration presented here offer an impressive illustration of how closely networked modern research is nowadays at the global level. As the chapter shows, the ties between German and Russian researchers in particular were diverse and intense during the reporting period.

The start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 and the decision on the part of the Alliance of Science Organisations, in agreement with the German government, to discontinue all German-Russian cooperation at the institutional level for the time being means that, even from today’s perspective, a considerable decline is to be expected in German-Russian cooperation and networks, which will therefore have a farreaching impact on the development of international cooperation as a whole. The next Funding Atlas will document the effect of this “turning point”.

I hope this English-language edition of the current DFG Funding Atlas provides a wellfounded impression of the subject breadth and regional priorities of the German research system, and I wish you a stimulating read.

Third-party funding reveals research priorities

The funding atlas 2021 reveals which institutions stand out in which research areas..

Historical DFG funding 1920 to 1945

The principle of self-governing and science-led research funding embodied today by the dfg originated one hundred years ago with the founding of the notgemeinschaft der deutschen wissenschaft (“emergency association of german science”). the dfg has compiled detailed information on which projects were funded up until 1945..

Internationally networked: DFG-funded research

Dfg-funded research is well connected internationally. the funding atlas 2021 shows how dfg projects connect researchers across borders..

HEIs, regions and federal states

Individual higher education institutions (heis) have a defining impact on their region as well as their federal state. the funding atlas 2021 shows which priority areas are located where in germany..

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Research and development (R&D) projects can count on financial support. There are programs that allocate R&D grants as well as public loans and partnership programs.

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Innovation is an important precondition for ensuring Germany's international competitiveness - strengthening its resilience and expanding economic strength. Research and development  is essential to the development of the German economy and is supported by numerous incentive programs.

Research and development grants generally provide money for R&D project personnel expenditure. Other costs for instruments and equipment may also be eligible if they can be clearly assigned to the relevant R&D project (only the depreciation costs for the duration of the R&D project are considered eligible where instruments and equipment are used beyond the lifetime of the R&D project).

To participate in R&D funding programs, companies must define an R&D project with clear objectives and a designated timeline. The project application should highlight the innovative character of the project and the technological risks involved.

An application for R&D funding also has to set out a commercialization plan, detailing how research results will be transformed into products, processes or services which generate additional turnover and/or employment in the region where the R&D project is located.

The total amount of incentives a project may receive depends on the size of the company (small, medium-sized, or large), whether the project is conducted in cooperation with other companies or research institutes and the research category of the project. The research category expresses the scope of the intended project.

Germany’s Future Strategy Research & Innovation

All research programs financed by the German federal government are part of the federal Future Strategy Research & Innovation.

The Future Strategy Research & Innovation defines six priority areas for tackling specific challenges anticipated in the upcoming years.

Under each of these missions a number of different R&D programs with specific R&D topics are available. The federal government periodically calls for R&D project proposals followed by a competition of the best project ideas. The selected R&D projects benefit from the financial support in the form of non-repayable project grants. 

For example, companies can rely on grant rates up to 50 percent of eligible project costs for R&D projects from the experimental devolopment category. Higher rates may be possible for SMEs. 

Focus: SME Participation

A specific funding scheme called " KMU-innovativ " focuses on the participation of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) to support cutting-edge research. Funding applications within the framework of the " KMU-innovativ " scheme are possible on an ongoing basis and are connected to specific research areas.

In addition, a number of national programs without a specific technological focus also exist. The " Central Innovation Program for SMEs " ( Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM ) is the most important of these. Application for incentives within these programs is possible at all times and without any prior calls for proposals or application deadlines. Please contact Germany Trade & Invest's incentive experts for more information.

Companies with tax status in Germany and performing R&D activities are eligible for a tax credit of up to EUR 2.5 million annually.

Germany's Research Allowance Act allows for tax credits for companies performing R&D activities.

The eligible expenditure is the salary cost companies pay to employees working on the project, with the tax credit set at 25 percent of eligible costs (35 percent for SMEs) to a maximum of EUR 10 million.

Companies wishing to benefit from the Research Allowance Act must obtain a certificate from the certifying body for R&D projects determining whether the project is eligible. The tax office responsible for the company taxation will process the certification and the financial aspects of the application along with the company's financial reports.

The European Union (EU) offers support to R&D projects in the current 2021-2027 funding period through its "Horizon Europe" research and Innovation funding program. With a budget of more than EUR 95 billion, Horizon Europe is the world's largest research and innovation funding program.

Horizon Europe support is usually provided to R&D projects operating on a transnational level with project partners from different European countries. 

Application Procedure 

The application procedure is clearly structured and completed online. The European Commission or authorized bodies publish calls for proposals on its Funding & Tenders Portal. The calls for proposals announce the research area, eligibility guidelines and the available budget.

Applications are submitted in the form of a proposal by all transnational project partners ("consortium").

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Fulbright Germany's study and research program facilitates research and studies for two academic semesters at a German university or relevant non-university institution, such as research labs or archives. The program aims to strengthen scientific, academic and cultural relations between Germany and the United States and to provide grantees with access to Germany’s excellent higher education system, outstanding infrastructure, and dynamic research ecosystem. During the grant period, grantees broaden their academic, scientific, or artistic skills as degree-seeking, non-degree students, or researchers.

Fulbright Germany strives to embed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) in all aspects of its work. Applications are open to all individuals regardless of their race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, socio-economic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. Fulbright Germany seeks and encourages the involvement of people from traditionally underrepresented communities in its programs, activities and partnerships, and staffing and operations.

Please refer to the Fulbright Germany website for detailed information on the grant benefits.

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Grant period.

8-10 months for Bachelor's and Master's Degree Levels: Grants begin in mid-September, usually with an orientation meeting in Germany.

6–10 months for Doctoral Research candidates: Candidates applying for a grant of less than 8 months are asked to please include the grant length in their Project Title within the application, indicating the number of months in parentheses. For example, “Fulbright Research Proposal Title (6).”

Grants begin in mid-September 2025, usually with an orientation meeting in Germany. A later start may be considered if before April 2026 .

Orientation

Pre-Departure and In-Country Orientation: Grantees will participate in an online pre-departure orientation meeting and also participate in an in-country in-person orientation meeting held by Fulbright Germany.

Candidate Profile

Applicants are welcome from all academic fields. They must have completed at least a bachelor's degree at the start of the grant. Academic qualifications should be specific to a clear and feasible project or study plan.

Candidates who have strong intercultural and leadership skills, and who have experience with and motivation for community engagement, are particularly encouraged. Adaptability, resilience, and openness are a requirement.

Further the candidates should have:

• Rigor in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence;
• Strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in Germany and at a particular institution;
• A desire to gain a better understanding of the peoples and cultures of their host country;
• Commitment to the community through volunteer and extra-curricular activities;
• Flexibility and dynamism necessary for active involvement in the host country.

What is life like for Fulbrighters in the host country?

When not tending to the terms of their grant, Fulbrighters in Germany have plenty of time to invest how they please. Many grantees become involved with or even host local groups, such as for further language exchange or any variety of outdoor activities, building enriching connections beyond their institution. Well connected by rail and bus, grantees in Germany have the chance to experience much more than their host city, particularly after the introduction of the Deutschland ticket.

Some cultural differences, such as Ruhezeit on Sundays or the pedestrian culture, are immediately apparent for grantees coming to Germany. However, over the course of their exchange, Fulbrighters become intimately acquainted with the full range of both similarities and differences between life at home and Germany.

Eligibility

Applicants already enrolled in a master’s program in Germany, or who have already begun their academic program in Germany, are not eligible for Fulbright funding.

Degree Level of Applicant

Special application instructions.

In addition to submitting Supplemental Materials, all semi-finalists in the field of music, fine arts and performing arts for Germany must submit separate additional materials.

Fulbright Germany cooperates with DAAD for the selection in the fields of music, fine arts and performing arts. We therefore refer to the website of the DAAD for their requirements:

You will have to upload your additional musical recordings/work samples to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) media database. You will receive a link directly via the DAAD portal to upload your work samples after you have been selected as a semi-finalist from IIE. For questions specifically regarding these additional materials and requirements, please contact the Fulbright Commission at  [email protected] .

Foreign Language Proficiency

German language skills need to meet the required language proficiency to pursue the envisaged project.

Many German universities offer master's programs in English, and most research at German universities or research institutions is conducted in English. However, in dealing with German administration and authorities, and to cope with everyday life in their host community, candidates should have at least basic knowledge of German. All applicants should refresh their German language skills during the months before arriving in Germany, and they are encouraged to take additional courses offered at their potential German host institutions.

Fulbright Proposal Types

Affiliation.

Applicants are responsible for arranging their own affiliation with higher education or research host institutions in Germany.

Before beginning the application process, candidates should research the best match to pursue research or to study, taking into consideration the faculty, achievements, publications, and research of the relevant research institute or university department, as well as their locations.

All applicants are required to solicit a meaningful letter of invitation/support from their host institution and include it in their Fulbright application. The letter should make clear reference to the applicant's project, explain the institution's motivation for hosting the applicant, confirm the feasibility of the project, and outline the cooperation and support which the host institution will offer to help achieve the applicant's goals. The invitation letter is a prerequisite for the affiliation/matriculation with the host institution as a visiting/non-degree-seeking student or researcher. The host institution (either university or research institute) must also provide documentation of affiliated student/researcher status in order for the grantee to apply and receive the required residence permit for Germany.

In general, candidates are recommended to consult with the international offices of their intended host institutions regarding matriculation/affiliation requirements for Fulbright grantees.  

Applicants applying for a Master’s Program are also required to include a host letter to show that they basically fulfill the admission requirements.

Affiliation Fees/Tuition

Award benefits.

• A stipend broadly based on the cost of living in the host country. These funds may be used by the grantee to support housing, meals, and incidental costs during the grant period.
• International travel benefits
• Accident & sickness health benefits
• 24/7 mental health support line for urgent and non-urgent situations
• 12 months of non-competitive eligibility (NCE) hiring status within the federal government

Stipend Amount This is an estimated amount and is subject to change. The financial terms of the grant will be confirmed in the grant document issued after selection.

Doctoral candidates who have ABD status by grant start are eligible to receive EUR 1400/month.

One-Time Allowances This is an estimated amount and is subject to change. The financial terms of the grant will be confirmed in the grant document issued after selection.

• Housing allowance (separate from living stipend)

Additionally, one-time general allowance of EUR 600

Additional Grant Benefits

• Health insurance (in addition to ASPE)
• Mid-year seminar

Estimated Cost of Living Consider using cost of living comparison websites to gain a better understanding of the potential costs in your host country.

While American Fulbrighters in Germany will be pleased to discover an overall lower cost of living, depending on where one lives, these costs may differ widely. Generally, those based in smaller towns find the stipend is more than sufficient for covering their monthly expenses including some for leisure activities. However, for grantees based in larger cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, higher costs of living, especially for housing, mean the stipend is likely to be insufficient. Although in these cases the stipend should cover all or the majority of necessities, individuals based in a city should consider beforehand if they can feasibly manage to cover whatever their stipend does not.

The majority of grantees in Germany pay between EUR 300-500 per month for housing (although higher in cities), with nominal costs for auxiliary bills. For example, grantees can expect to pay as little EUR 20 a month for a cell phone plan. Depending on lifestyle, EUR 200 a month should comfortably cover food expenses.

EUR 276/month and German health insurance coverage

Housing Arrangements

Applicants are responsible for their own housing arrangements and costs.

Fulbright Program Management Contact

Fulbright commission/u.s. embassy website, university matriculation.

All designated grantees (including research fellows and arts grantees) must be officially affiliated/associated with the host institution , be it a research institute or one of the 400 accredited German academic institutions . This may either be a full student (degree or non-degree seeking) matriculation or a researcher status. The matriculation at a university facilitates access to university resources, public transportation passes, health insurance, and, most importantly, the residence permit/visa.

Affiliation with a research institute provides the candidates with office and lab space, computer facilities, internet connection, library access, and help with securing a residency permit/visa.

The host institution (either university or research institute) must provide documentation of affiliated student/researcher status in order for the grantee to apply and receive the required residence permit/visa for Germany.

Master's Programs : In Germany, master's degrees typically require a bachelor's in the same or a closely related field. Applicants who wish to enroll in a German master's program are advised to research the admission requirements of their preferred program to make sure they are eligible for admission and fulfill all necessary application requirements. Applicants may need to submit their master's program application before knowing if they will receive a Fulbright grant. Official admission needs to be confirmed by the start of the grant.

Candidates who seek admission in a two years master’s degree program in Germany need to finance living expenses themselves in the second year.

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Stimulating innovative research.

Since 2018, we are offering a series of research grants to stimulate innovative research in challenging areas of future importance. Grants of up to 500,000 € per year for up to 3 years have been made available. In 2024, grants are available in the area as further specified below. 

• Discovery strategies for molecular glue degraders and other protein-protein-interaction stabilizers - 1 grant comprising up to 100,000 €/year for up to 3 years with potential further collaboration
• Augmented Reality Digital Twin  - 1 grant comprising up to 120,000 €/year for 1 year with potential further collaboration
• AI-Driven Drug Discovery – up to 3 grants comprising AIDDISON software licenses for one year with potential further collaboration

Submission deadline 31 August 2024.  

About the 2024 research grants

This research grants program is open to scientists in all career stages who are affiliated with any research-based institution, university or company.

In the first stage of the Research Grants applications process, applicants submit their application containing non-confidential information only. You may apply for more than one grant or submit your application for more than one category. If your application is successful, you are invited to submit a full proposal under confidentiality and join a deep-dive workshop. All applicants are informed about the decision of the selection committee. 

Deep dive Workshops

The second stage of the Research Grant process is a collaborative step, the deep-dive workshop. Finalists submit their full proposals and then work together with our managers and scientists to jointly optimize submitted project proposals. All teams reaching this stage will be informed in October. The deep-dive workshops are currently scheduled to take place in November 2024. The culmination of the deep-dive workshops will be the selection of the research grant winners.

Research Grant Funding

The third stage of the Research Grants process is the Research Grant funding phase. To enable pay-out and project start, we enter into bilateral collaboration agreements with the winning recipients. Our collaborative Research Grants are a unique opportunity for researchers who are interested in working with our scientists and receive guidance from industry. During the Research Grant funding period, there will therefore be regular meetings with our scientists. 

Molecular glue degraders and other PPI stabilisers

In this category, we are providing financial support for research initiatives that concentrate on pioneering novel approaches for the screening & discovery of molecular glues.  

Discovery Strategies for Molecular Glue degraders & other protein-protein-interaction stabilizers

Molecular glues are small molecules capable of inducing proximity between a target protein and an effector protein inside the cells, hence relying on the effector protein to elicit target protein function. Molecular glues have been discovered, that lead to degradation (e.g. IMIDs) [1], inhibition (e.g. cyclosporin A) [2] or activation of the target protein (asukamycin)[3].

Targeting proteins via the molecular glue mechanism holds the promise to tackle non-ligandable proteins that are considered “non-druggable". However, the identification of degraders or other proximity inducers utilizing this mode of action for specific proteins has historically been largely serendipitous [1]. 

We are committed to providing financial support for research initiatives that concentrate on pioneering novel approaches for the screening and discovery of molecular glues.

We are offering one grant up up to EUR 100,000 for up to three years with potential further collaboration.

• Geoffrey et al., Screening for molecular glues – Challenges and opportunities,  SLAS Discovery 2023 .  
• Liu et al., Calcineurin is a common target of cyclophilin-cyclosporin A and FKBP-FK506 complexes,  Cell 1991 .  
• Isobe et al., Manumycin polyketides act as molecular glues between UBR7 and P53,  Nat Chem Biol 2020 . 

Augmented Reality Digital Twin

We are seeking research proposals to build an interactive Augmented Reality Digital Twin for our automated system’s monitoring and control. 

We are seeking research proposals to build an interactive Augmented Reality Digital Twin for our automated system’s monitoring and control. 

In an autonomous laboratory, drug discovery integrates the molecular design, chemical synthesis and biological assays and testing into one continuous process: design-make-test-analyse or DMTA. AI, automations and robotics will greatly accelerate the DMTA cycle for faster drug discoveries. 

We have designed an autonomous laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, advanced software tools and novel techniques. This automated system will require an advanced monitoring system. 

We are offering one grant comprising 120,000 € for one year with potential further collaboration.

The submitted proposals should:

• include a proof of concept (Technology Readiness Level 3) and describe the innovativeness of the proposal and the potential impact on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
• include proposal for interactive digital twin for dashboarding and/or instrument control using AR technologies
• include descriptions of 3D graphics and/or advanced visualization tools 

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We are inviting research proposals for hit or lead optimization that you would like to advance using our AIDDISON™ drug discovery software. 

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We are inviting research proposals for hit or lead optimization that you would like to advance using our AIDDISON™ drug discovery software.

We have designed AIDDISON™ drug discovery software to combine artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and computer-aided drug design (CADD) methods to act as a valuable toolkit for medicinal chemistry needs. As a unified platform for efficient and effective ligand-based and structure-based drug design, it integrates all the facets for virtual screening and supports methods for lead discovery and lead optimization.

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• include a description of your hit or lead optimization project
• be suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal

We are offering up to 3 grants comprising AIDDISON software licenses for one year with potential further collaboration. This research grant includes extensive interaction with our scientists and training on the AIDDISON drug discovery software for teams selected to participate in the deep dive session. 

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To submit an application, investigators must first register with our online portal. On your first visit, you need to register with a valid email address. 

When is the application deadline?

Submissions will be accepted until 31 August 2024 23:59 central European summer time.

How do I apply?

In order to apply, fill out the application form with your research proposal, using non-confidential information only. Please make sure you have read and accepted the terms and conditions before you submit the application form.

Are there any requirements for the attachments I can submit in addition to the abstract?

During the first phase of the application process, we only require title, abstract and information on the project team. Additionally, you can add documents and graphics that explain the concept. There are no formal requirements for the attachments, most commonly used formats will work (for example, pdf or ppt). Please do not include any confidential information at this stage. Get in touch with us in case you have issues uploading documents to the submissions portal on [email protected] .

Can I send in my application for more than one focus topic?

Yes, you should apply for those research topics that are relevant to your proposal and you may submit multiple applications.

My proposal fits well to the topic description but not sure that it addresses all aspects.

We only will disqualify proposals that fall entirely outside the scope of the grant description. Eligible proposals will be evaluated based on the criteria subject to the research grants terms and conditions. These are currently innovativeness, commercial potential, path forward after 3 years, probability of success, team strength, strategic fit.

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany retains the exclusive right to make any press release or any kind of public communication about the Grant and the Awardee(s). Confidential details on project content are not revealed.

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During the deep-dive workshops, invited top submitters further advance their research proposals together with our scientists under confidentiality. For this purpose, a participant's agreement needs to be signed. At the end of the workshop, participants present their optimized research proposals and the winning applicants are selected.

Where and when will the Deep Dive workshops take place?

The deep-dive workshops are currently scheduled to take place in November 2024. 

When will the research grants be paid out?

Following the Deep Dive workshops, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany enters into bilateral collaboration agreements with the winning recipients to enable pay-out and project start. During the collaboration, there will be regular meetings with our scientists.

What happens to applications that are not successful?

We will not reveal any information on submissions. In case your submission does not qualify to the next round, you will be notified by email. Please understand that due to the large number of applications we are not able to provide detailed feedback regarding the evaluation process at the abstract submission stage.

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Morehead State will receive more than $1 million in grant funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research to combat climate change.

The funding comes from the NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR.) The work at MSU is part of a statewide project, "Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS)." NSF EPSCoR invested $20 million into the CLIMBS project in Kentucky.

The $1,155,764 in funding for MSU will be disbursed over five years to support paleontology, soil science, sedimentology, and hydrogeology research and teaching. It will also establish a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) mini-program and support the full networking integration of undergraduate and Craft Academy researchers with their peers at other regional universities.

CLIMBS is a collaboration between the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University, Northern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Murray State University and Thomas More University.

Dr. Amy Collick, assistant professor of precision agriculture/agritech, Dr. Md. Golam Kibria, assistant professor of geoscience, and Dr. Jen O'Keefe, professor of geoscience, are MSU's co-investigators for CLIMBS.

MSU's Department of Engineering Sciences offers diverse programs, including computer science, earth science, engineering and technology management, physics, systems engineering, and space systems engineering. This comprehensive selection provides students with a well-rounded and integrated education in these dynamic fields. Email Department Chair Dr. Eric Jerde at [email protected]  or call 606-783-5406 to learn more.

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White   House Shares Government, Private Sector, Academic, and Non-Profit Actions to Accelerate Progress on Mental Health   Research

The United States is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis impacting Americans of all ages. To tackle this crisis, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken bold steps to transform how mental health is understood, accessed, and treated. Under President Biden’s Unity Agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration released a comprehensive mental health strategy and mental health research priorities . These steps aim to make mental health care more affordable and accessible and improve health outcomes for all Americans.  

As a part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called on government agencies, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and academia to share the actions they are taking to expand and improve mental health research in the United States. These actions address key research priorities and move us closer to a future where every American has access to the best available care when and where they need it.

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• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund’s Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program announced 25 community-led research awards. The ComPASS program provides an unprecedented opportunity for communities to lead innovative intervention projects that study ways to address the underlying structural factors that affect health and health equity. Awards include research focused on addressing stigmatization of behavioral health and services and improving access to behavioral health services in Hispanic, low-income, rural, and LGBTQ+ communities.
• Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Program for Schizophrenia (AMP SCZ) released its first research data set — AMP SCZ 1.0 —through a collaboration of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Foundation for NIH, the Food and Drug Administration, and multiple public and private partners. To improve the understanding of schizophrenia and to identify new and better targets for treatment, AMP SCZ established a research network that examines trajectories for people who are at clinical high risk for psychosis. The network also develops psychosis prediction algorithms using biomarkers, clinical data, and existing clinical high risk-related datasets.
• NIMH’s Individually Measured Phenotypes to Advance Computational Translation in Mental Health program is a new initiative focused on using behavioral measures and computational methods to define novel clinical signatures that can be used for individual-level prediction and clinical decision making in treating mental disorders . As one example of research supported through this initiative, researchers at the University of Washington are applying computational modeling strategies to behavioral data collected through a smartphone app, with the goal of predicting and preventing serious negative outcomes for people who experience hallucinations.
• NIMH awarded research grants to develop and test innovative psychosocial interventions to prevent suicide. Researchers at San Diego State, one of the grant recipients, are combining an existing intervention—the Safety Planning Intervention—with patient navigator services, and testing the effectiveness of this novel combined intervention in reducing suicide risk among sexual and gender minority youth and young adults.
• NIMH and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funded 11 new studies focused on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology . Collectively, this research aims to address important questions about the short-term and long-term interactions between social media behavior and youth mental health, as well as the mechanisms contributing to risk and resilience.

Private Sector, Academic, and Non-Profit Actions

• The University of California, Somos Esenciales, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are conducting the Supporting Peer Interactions to Expand Access study, which examines digital mental health solutions in resource-limited settings, emphasizing cultural and linguistic inclusivity. This study examines a cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for depression or anxiety for Latino patients with limited-English proficiency and tests implementation strategies, including support from community peers, to integrate this intervention into primary care.
• Headspace is launching a participatory research approach to better understand mental health needs. Headspace is partnering with the city of Hartford, Connecticut to provide mental health resources to all Hartford residents including free access to the Headspace app. This public-private partnership is the first of its kind to improve community-wide mental wellness while researching engagement with the Headspace app and the associated mental health outcomes.
• The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) established a Mental and Behavioral Health Awards Program to champion integrated behavioral health (IBH) patient care models. The inaugural funding was awarded to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Texas A&M School of Medicine, and the University of California Davis School of Medicine for their innovative approaches to IBH team training and patient care, as well as their commitment to accessible and equitable whole person care. AAMC will summarize and disseminate lessons learned from these institutions to advance IBH across the health care delivery system.
• Unity Health Care established the $2.3 million J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation’s Behavioral Health Development Fund to train the next generation of IBH fellows. This program allows Unity to recruit and train the next generation of mental health providers, with a focus on models of care that expand access, improve outcomes, and drive health equity through IBH. The behavioral health providers work seamlessly with primary care providers to address unmet critical and looming mental health challenges with a culturally congruent approach.
• The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is providing up to $500,000 to study the impact of integrating Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPPs) into health care teams. BCPPs are advanced practice clinical pharmacists who provide Comprehensive Medication Management within team-based care focusing on medication optimization, evidence-based practices, and patient-centered goals. These research grants fund multiple sites and expand the number and quality of studies involving BCPPs.
• The Healthy Brains Global Initiative (HBGI), the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and initially three counties in California, are implementing performance-based pilot programs to improve outcomes for people living with serious mental illnesses. These pilots are testing reimbursement for achieving health, housing, and wellbeing outcomes while strengthening the performance management of existing Full Service Partnership (FSP) services. FSP programs intend to be comprehensive services for individuals who are unhoused and who are experiencing severe mental illness.
• The NIH-funded RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC) is building evidence to guide policy responses to the opioid crisis. RAND and the University of Southern California lead OPTIC, a collaboration of eight research institutions, to create national resources to guide policy responses to the opioid crisis. OPTIC develops and disseminates information on policy effectiveness overall and in diverse, structurally disadvantaged communities, improved tools and methods for assessing policy effects, and strategies for addressing the opioid crisis.
• Insight is opening a new medical-psychiatric hospital to serve the community disproportionately burdened by the Flint Water Crisis with a $2.5 million grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital and services are being designed to transform how behavioral health is understood, accessed, treated, and integrated with medical and community services. Research at the hospital will focus on advancing equity in access to behavioral health services, developing treatments for serious illnesses, and supporting youth mental health.
• RAND and Active Minds are evaluating how Send Silence Packing®, the country’s largest traveling campus-based mental health literacy and suicide prevention exhibit, affects college students’ knowledge, behaviors, and stigma around mental health. Findings will guide scalability, resource allocation and decision-making on college campuses and efforts to optimize peer-informed actions to support student mental health and well-being.
• The Child Mind Institute (CMI) is leveraging over $150M from partnerships with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the State of California to expand mental health care access for youth in marginalized communities worldwide. CMI utilizes evidence-based, culturally adapted educational resources, provider training, and scalable, innovative, open-source digital technologies for mental health assessment and intervention. The Youth Mental Health Academy recruits a diverse workforce by providing educational and internship experiences to 2,500 high school students from under-represented communities. The Healthy Brain Network openly shares diverse brain and behavior data from >7,000 participants for pediatric mental health and learning research.

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The topics range from statistics for the energy transition and emerging viruses to types of disease progression in the case of affective disorders. In addition, the Grants Committee also approved the extension of another 22 existing CRCs for an additional funding period.

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The DFG advocates that the new EU framework program should continue to focus primarily on excellence and openness. It also proposes two new funding instruments to strengthen collaborative research and facilitate calls for proposals through EU partnerships .

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Outstanding German-Polish Collaboration in Astrophysics

The DFG and polish FNP confer the Copernicus Award 2024 to Joachim Wambsganß of Heidelberg University and Andrzej Udalski of the University of Warsaw for their successful cooperation. The award, which is endowed with €200,000, will be presented in Berlin on October 24.

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Higher Education Ministry to grant scholarships to students wishing to study in France, Germany and IPEST

04/06/2024 16:58, TUNIS/Tunisia

Tunis, June 4 (TAP) - The Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry announced the granting of university scholarships of excellence to students who passed the 2024 Baccalaureate Exams and wishing to study in France and Germany. It also announced the opening of a number of places at the Preparatory Institute of Scientific and Technical Studies of Tunis (French: IPEST) in some majors.

In a statement, the ministry said that candidates will be selected through a "the Elite Edition" while taking into account the grades they obtained in the 2024 Baccalaureate Exams, according to a differential ranking of the candidates.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research stipulates that candidates must obtain their 2024 baccalaureate diploma in the main session rather than in the re-sit session, with a final score in the baccalaureate equal to or superior to 16 out of 20 for the mathematics, experimental sciences, technical sciences, computer sciences, economics and management streams, and equal to or superior to 14 out of 20 for the "Arts" stream.

The Ministry will award 80 places in the stream of "Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Sciences" at the Preparatory Institute of Scientific and Technical Studies of Tunis (IPEST), and 40 places in the major "Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Sciences" at IPEST.

The Ministry will also give 18 university scholarships to students who passed their Baccalaureate exams and wishing to study in France (2 scholarships for Arts students at the Sorbonne University and 16 scholarships for mathematics students in the preparatory cycle of engineering studies in France).

The Ministry will also award 17 university scholarships for students who passed their 2024 Baccalaureate exams and wishing to study in Germany in the following majors: mathematics, experimental sciences, economics, management, technical sciences and computer sciences.

The Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry calls on candidates to apply for the scholarships open as part of the 2024 "the Elite Edition" and submit applications online at the university orientation website from Friday, July 5 to Sunday, July 7.

The results of «the Excellence Session» will be announced on the university orientation website on July 9.

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Bilateral Exchange of Academics

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Outstanding scientists and researchers can conduct special research at an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Emmy Noether Programme

Outstanding early career researchers can rapidly qualify for leading positions in science and research or for a university teaching career by heading an independent junior research group and assuming relevant teaching duties.

ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen

This programme provides funding for a research project or continuing academic training in the field of GH2.

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Postdoctoral researchers of any nationality can strengthen their research independence by consolidating their own research team at a host research institution in Germany.

ERC Starting Grants

International postdoctoral researchers with 2 to 7 years of research experience can strengthen their research independence by establishing their own research team.

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The ERC Synergy Grants target excellent emerging scientists at the start of their career as well as established researchers with outstanding scientific track records.

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International specialists in application-oriented research can set up a new research group at a Fraunhofer institute to develop their ideas into actual innovations.

Georg Forster Research Fellowship

Early career and experienced researchers with above-average qualifications from developing and transition countries can carry out a research project in cooperation with an academic host of their choice in Germany.

Green Talents

The winners of this competition are invited to visit leading German institutions of environmental and sustainability research. Furthermore, Green Talents awardees can complete a research stay at an institution of their choice.

Helmholtz Investigator Groups

The best early career researchers are provided with excellent working conditions in a research-oriented environment. Researchers are granted independence early on and can set up and lead their own research group at a Helmholtz centre.

Humboldt Research Fellowship

International junior and senior researchers in all disciplines can carry out their own research project in cooperation with an academic host of their choice at a research institute in Germany.

International Climate Protection Fellowship

Postdocs and young leaders from non-European emerging economies or developing countries who work in the area of climate protection can pursue a long-term scientific project at a host institution of their choice in Germany.

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Female early career researchers from all over the world with outstanding qualifications are enabled to establish their own research group at one of the renowned Max Planck institutes.

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This page serves as a central location where you can learn more about multiple changes coming in 2025 that will affect the submission and review of NIH grant applications.

These changes include updates to the peer review and submission of most research project grants, fellowships, and training grants; Common Forms for NIH biographical sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support; updated instructions for reference letters; and the transition to FORMS-I application instructions. Although each of these initiatives has specific goals, they are all meant to simplify, clarify, and/or promote greater fairness towards a level playing field for applicants throughout the application and review processes.

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NIH is updating the instructions for reference letters submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2025 to provide more structure so letters will better assist reviewers in understanding the candidate’s strengths, weaknesses, and potential to pursue a productive career in biomedical science. Updated instructions will be posted on the NIH Grants page for Reference Letters as soon as they are available (later in 2024).

Updated Application Forms and Instructions (FORMS-I)

NIH is updating application forms to support many of the changes coming in 2025. These new forms will provide the needed form fields to efficiently implement policy updates and align form instructions and field labels with current terminology. Updated application forms will be posted with active funding opportunities in the Fall of 2024, and updated instructions will be available on the How to Apply - Application Guide at that time.

Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

NIH is adopting the Biographical Sketch Common Form and the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form in 2025. Information on the timing and details of implementation are expected in the coming months.

NIH will provide applicants with plenty of training and resources throughout 2024. The below resources discuss the collective changes coming in January 2025. Additional resources for each initiative can be found on their respective pages.

• Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025: NOT-OD-24-084
• Drop-in slides on changes coming in 2025 (PowerPoint)

This page last updated on: May 17, 2024

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