The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing 17 new Priority Programmes for 2018. Priority Programmes aim to advance knowledge in current areas of research interest and emerging fields. The new programmes were selected by the Senate of the DFG, Germany's largest research funding organisation and central self-governing organisation for the research community, from a total of 66 submitted initiatives.
The newly approved Priority Programmes cover the entire spectrum of disciplines, from humanities, social sciences, life sciences and natural sciences to engineering sciences. The topics range from intra-African connections between rainforest and Mediterranean to the light-controlled reactivity of metal complexes, from the colonisation and interaction of tumor cells within the bone microenvironment to the deconstruction and reconstruction of the plant microbiota, and materials for additive manufacturing.
All programmes are highly interdisciplinary and are notable for their application of innovative methods. Funding for early career researchers is a key element and one of the essential prerequisites for the establishment of a new Priority Programme. All programmes also have an equal opportunity strategy.
The approved programmes describe the main subject of a Priority Programme. Over the coming months, the DFG will announce a separate call for proposals for each programme. Proposals will be evaluated in a rigorous review process to determine their scientific quality and their contribution to the general topic in question. A total of approximately €100 million will be available for the 17 new programmes in the first three-year funding period. Priority Programmes are generally funded for a period of six years. Currently, a total of 97 programmes are being funded. The 17 new initiatives will get underway in 2018.
The new Priority Programmes grouped by scientific discipline are:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Natural Sciences
Life Sciences
Engineering Sciences
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Further Information
Media contact:
DFG Press and Public Relations, Tel. +49 228 885-2109, presse@dfg.de
Information is also provided by the coordinators of the new Priority Programmes.
For information on the DFG Priority Programmes also see:
http://www.dfg.de/spp/en