DFG-funded projects

Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) are research institutions of the universities established on a long-term basis in which academics collaborate within the framework of an interdisciplinary research programme. The different variants of the Collaborative Research Centers, Cultural Studies Research Centers and Transregional Collaborative Research Centers, as well as the programme supplements Junior Research Groups and Transfer Units are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In all variants, international co-operation agreements are funded. Collaborative Research Centers make it possible to deal with comprehensive research projects by concentrating on the staff available at a university. The structural objective is the creation of main fields of research at a university.
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Research Training Groups are established by universities to promote early career researchers. They are funded by the DFG for a period of up to nine years. Their key emphasis is on the qualification of doctoral researchers within the framework of a focused research programme and a structured training strategy. Research Training Groups with an interdisciplinary approach are warmly welcomed.
The aim is to prepare doctoral researchers for the complexities of the job market in science and academics and simultaneously to encourage early scientific independence.
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A Research Unit is made up of a team of researchers working together on a research project which, in terms of thematic focus, duration and finances, extends beyond the funding options available under the Individual Grants Programme or Priority Programme. Research Units provide the staff and material resources required for carrying out intensive, medium-term cooperative projects (generally eight years). Research Units often contribute to establishing new research directions. Funding opportunities for Research Units are subject to the same principles as research grants.
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A particular feature of the Priority Programme is the nationwide collaboration between its participating researchers.
The DFG Senate may establish Priority Programmes when the coordinated support given to the area in question promises to produce particular scientific gain. The Senate convenes once a year to discuss initiatives to establish Priority Programmes proposed by researchers.
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