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The DFG - who we are and what we do. Dr. Dietrich Halm Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Bonn / Germany. …Who We Are and What We Do. central public funding organization for academic research in Germany promoting academic excellence on a competitive basis
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The DFG - who we are and what we do Dr. Dietrich Halm Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftBonn / Germany
…Who We Are and What We Do • central public funding organization for academic research in Germany • promoting academic excellence on a competitive basis • serving science and the arts in all fields • advisory activities in politics • special focus on supporting junior academics • promoting international research co-operation • fostering links between science and industry
the DFG as a non-governmental organisation science-driven funding peer review Promoting scientific excellence in a competitive setting • quality: funding decisions based on the highest standards • rewarding scientists and scholars demonstrating excellence Mission Self-government of science and the humanities
Federal Government Länder Higher Education Sector DFG • Basic funding relations • Federal Government • Länder • Business enterprise sector HGF MPG Länder insti- tuitions per- forming R&D Federal institutions performing R&D FhG WGL Academies • Project funding • Federal Government • Business enterprise sector Intramural research laboratories Federation of Industrial Cooperative Research Associations DFG Business enterprise sector Structures of German Research Funding Based on: Bundesbericht Forschung 2004
Membership in Inter-national Organizations Individual Grants Programme Project Funding Bilateral collaboration Publication Costs International Co-operation Sabbatical Promoting Scientific contacts Co-ordinated Programmes Infrastructure funding DFG-Research Centres Prizes Research Units Direct Funding of Young Researchers International Academic Conferences in Germany Priority Programmes Collaborative Research Centres / Transfer Centres Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Programme Mercator- Visiting Professorships Research Training Groups (national & international) Humanities Research Centres Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Programme Research Fellowships Travels to Conferences Centres of Excellence Communicator Prize Heisenberg - Programme Eugen and Ilse Seibold-Prize Emmy Noether Programme Programme "Independent Position" Albert Maucher-Prize DFG Funding Programmes
Funding Programs www.dfg.de
Example: The Individual Grants • Scope • to carry out a well defined individual research project within a limited time period • open to researchers (holding a PhD) from all disciplines working at German research institutions, especially universities • Applications with two and more partners also possible • Project requirements • clearly defined research project of high scientific quality and originality, carried out at an internationally competitive level • Funding duration • is based on the individual project needs (typically 2 or 3 years, continuations possible) proportion relative to DFG‘s overall volume of approvals: 36,6% (2005)
What may be funded? Example: The Individual Grants • Cost categories: • personnel (graduate students, postdocs) • scientific equipment • consumables • travel, guests, conferences • new: funding for one’s own position (only for fresh postdocs!) • German share of funds necessary for international cooperation • Funding cannot be provided for: • one’s own salary as PI (except fresh postdocs) • basic equipment in your field of work • general institute utilities (office material, postage & telephone) • buildings, their equipment and rent • upgrades and repair of instruments which are not DFG property
Example: The Individual Grants Proposal submission • first proposal: any time, no submission deadlines • prolongations: at least 4 months before approved funds will be exhausted Proposal evaluation • peer review • takes about 6 months from the submission until decision • for individual proposals normally no fixed decision dates
The Way towards the Funding Decision(research grants within the individual grants programme) • consultation before application • formal check of the proposal • selection of reviewers • analysis & evaluation of the reviews • (comparative) evaluation by review board members • recommendation • decision by DFG´s grant committee notification of the applicant notification of the reviewers
Criteria for the Evaluation of Proposals Reviewers consider in their evaluation of a proposal Infrastructure: Project: • prerequisites (equipment) • prerequisites (personnel) • collaborations • relevance • what is new and rewarding? • methods, working programme Cost positions: Applicants: • personnel • equipment • consumables, travel ... • preparatory work and achievements • track record • publications (qualitatively & quantitatively)
Applications with Partners from Foreign Countries Application requirements • need to comply with the formal requirements of DFG • a detailed description of the aims and methods of the research project and the costs, differentiated into German and non-German components • parallel submission to the respective funding organizations • before approval by DFG: co-funding for the non-German partner should be secured from sources of the partner country • "green light" from all sides funding
The DFG: Scientific Fields and Funding Instruments Scientific Fields 2005 (in %)* Funding Instruments 2005 (in Mio €) boards & committees infrastructure international cooperations prizes individual grants coordinated programs funding for young researchers * Data: individual grants, funding for young researchers & coordinated programs (including humanities research centres) overall funding: 1,469.5 Mio €
Promoting International Cooperation „Mobility funding“ • Preparatory trips and Cooperation stays (max. 3 months) • enable researchers to build up or intensify cooperation Both instruments: Application to be submitted by the German partner • Bilateral Symposia / Seminars • can be held in either country • application to be submitted by the German coordinator Illustration taken from: http://www.n-tv.de/images/200108/2266436_Lufthansa.jpg; http://www.flightpix.com/pix/big/t_010.jpg http://www.bgo.ch/Berufsvorbereitung/Bilder/Arbeitsgruppe.gif; http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/01/0604/m/wang.jpg; http://www.wet.kuleuven.ac.be/wet/mercator.gif ; http://www.touropnet.com/beytours/allied_tours/images/scuola.gif
Our strategic goals Internationality Interdisci- plinarity Promotion of Young Researchers Illustration unter Verwendung von: http://www.msn.fullfeed.com/~jpdesign/MPR.html
A Focus on Promoting Young Researchers Early Independence Excellency DFG Internationality Illustration unter Verwendung von: http://nest.csusb.edu/graphics/owl.gif
DFG International dimension of DFG programmes • researchers from all countries can be employed in DFG projects • parts of projects can be performed abroad with foreign partners • projects can contribute to international coordinated programmes • most research grants include funds for cooperation: • travel, invitation of guest scientists, international workshops • joint projects based on complementary funding principle (examples) : • Individual Grants • International Research Training Groups • International Collaborative Research Centres (SFB) • Mercator-Visiting Professorship • all fellowship programmes are open to candidates from abroad • international peer review
Aims: To provide a visible accent of quality in the host university's activities To contribute to the internationalization of Higher Education and research in Germany Features: Applications related to focal points in the university's scientific profile Contribution to Research Research-related educational activities Graduate Research Training at the respective university department Intended stay between 3 and 12 months Mercator Visiting Professorships To enable German universities to invitehighly qualifiedscientists and scholars from abroad NOTE: APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE GERMAN HOST UNIVERSITY DFG Illustration taken from: http://www.wet.kuleuven.ac.be/wet/mercator.gif
Perspectives: Aims: • increase the project numbers in the co-operation, new flagship projects? • strengthen the institutional co-operation • build up of a network of bilateral structures on an institutional level • promote a more intense collaboration between scientists (information!) Implementation: • joint thematic workshops • joint evaluation of applications • co-funding of projects / programmes • staff exchange
The Triad of Internationality Programmes encouraging cooperation People wishing to cooperate Internationality needs ... A Framework facilitating cooperation Illustration taken from: http://www.jakob-ag.de/images/erde.jpg
A love of learning starts early ... ... and with the DFG it lasts a lifetime. Illustration taken from: http://www.med.cornell.edu/oac/contact.html; http://www.mazeltovs.com/postcard/pictures/graduation.jpg; http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/dekanat/graphiken/diplmhat.gif
Thank you for your attention! Dr. Dietrich Halm Programme Officer International Co-operation Latin-America Kennedyallee 40 53175 Bonn Germany dietrich.halm@dfg.de Info: www.dfg.de