ASPERA National Day 3 22 June 2007 Dr. Peter Schroth Federal Ministry of Education and Research

1. The German Research and Funding Landscape ASPERA National Day 3 22 June 2007 Dr. Peter Schroth Federal Ministry of Education and Research Bonn, Germany

2. Research Funding in Germany 1 BLK Industry “Länder” “Bund” Foundations Science Council International EU DFG 58:42 International Research Organisations Industrial Research Institutions Universities e.g. HGF ILL, ESRF 90:10 CERN, EMBL, MPG ESA, ESFR, 50:50 ESO, ETW, IAEO, IEA, WMO State institutes FhG AiF-Institutes 90:10 WGL R&D Institutions close to industry Academies 50:50 Federal Research institutions Institutional Funding Project Funding 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

3. Research Funding in Germany 2 Financing Private Institutions 0,2 Foreign Countries 1,0 Industry 32,4 Bund 8,7 Länder 7,9 1,1 30,3 0,9 0,1 0,9 2,1 1,3 4,4 0,5 5,6 1,8 0,1 0,1 0,7 0,1 0,1 Total expenditure for R&D 48,2 7,9 6,6 2,0 33,6 Foreign Countries Industry Universities Research Institutions Execution Source: BMBF 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

4. „Bund“ (e.g. „BMBF- Verbund- forschung“) „Länder“ Foundations Basic Scientific Research in Germany Institutions Universities Helmholtz- Gesellschaft HGF Max-Planck- Gesellschaft MPG Leibniz- Gemeinschaft WGL International Institutions (e.g. CERN) Project Funding 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

5. Funding of Basic Research in Germany: Universities • Universities are – in principle - funded by the „Länder“ only • Exemption: third-party funding (e.g. DFG), „Exzellenzinitiative“ (jointly funded by „Bund“ and „Länder“) 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

6. Funding of Basic Research in Germany: MPG • MPG is the German research organisation for Basic Research outside universities • MPG budget is covered by federal government and Länder (50:50) • MPG institutes are „tailored“ to their director: it is the goal to get the best scientist in the given field • Institutes are normally closed or at least restructured if the director leaves 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

7. Funding of Basic Research in Germany: HGF • HGF is the largest German research organisation outside the universities. It pursues long-term research goals relevant for state and society. • HGF budget is covered by federal government and Länder (90:10) • One task of the HGF is to build and operate large-scale facilities as a service for external users 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

8. Funding of Basic Research in Germany: DFG • DFG is an association of universities and research institutions • DFG is the central, self-governing research funding organisation in Germany ) • DFG funds basic research mainly at universities via projects • DFG budget is covered by federal government and Länder (roughly 60:40) • Funds are distributed according to the demand; i.e. to the number and volume of proposals 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

9. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Bonn Berlin ca. 800 Members of Staff ca. 200 Members of Staff 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

10. Basic Scientific Research, Persons in BMBF Minister: Dr. Annette Schavan Secretary of State: Prof. Dr. Frieder Meyer-Krahmer Director General: Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Provision for the Future – Cultural, Basic and Sustainability Research Deputy Director General: Dr. Beatrix Vierkorn-Rudolph Large Facilities, Energy, Basic Research 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

11. Basic Scientific Research, Persons in BMBF Division „Basic Scientific Research“: Dr. Rainer Koepke Prof. Dr. Jürgen Richter, Dr. Peter Schroth Project Management Organizations („Projektträger“): PT DESY: Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Astroparticle physics, Synchrotron Radiation and Ions PT GSI: Hadron- and Nuclear Physics PT Jülich: Neutron Scattering, Mathematics 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

12. Our Tasks • Strategy development • Research Institutions, International Centres • Project funding (Verbundforschung) • New Large Scale Facilities: XFEL, FAIR, PETRA III 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

13. Funding of Basic Research in Germany: Role of BMBF • Only activity of BMBF in Basic Research is around research infrastructures / large-scale facilities, due to: • need for international coordination • need for separate budget lines • Strategy building together with scientific communities • „Verbundforschung“: Complementary to DFG funding; funds for technical developments and scientific instruments at large-scale facilities to ensure proper use 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

14. Astroparticlephysics • Large-Scale Facilities funded via „Verbundforschung“: • AMANDA/Icecube • Antares • Auger • H.E.S.S., Magic • KATRIN • GERDA • Suggested Future Projects: • Neutrino Telescope (KM3Net) • Gamma Telescope Array • Gravitational Wave Detector 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

15. Space-based Astro(particle)physics • Space and space flight are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Economics and Technology => Space Agency at DLR • Funding via: • Institutional funding of DLR • Project Funding - PT DLR • ESA • Examples: • AMS • LISA Pathfinder • PAMELA • GLAST 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

16. Strategy Development • National • Strategy-Workshops with users (6.000 users of large scale infrastructures are organized in 7 committees, including one for astroparticle physics) • European • ESFRI – European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures • Development of a European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures • International • Multilateral discussions on infrastructures of global dimension (z. B. International Linear Collider, Extremely Large Telescope) 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

17. European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI • Informal body of the governments of EU member and associated states, participation of European Commission • Founded 2002 Aims • „to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on research infrastructures in Europe“ • „to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to a better development, construction and use of research infrastructures in Europe“ 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

18. ESFRI Roadmap Boundary Conditions • ESFRI wants to give an overview on the needs for Research Infrastructures of pan-European interest in the next 10 to 20 years • The Roadmap is intended to support decision processes in the ESFRI member states („variable geometry“) and in the European Commission (FP7) • ESFRI will not decide on priorities, funding or sites • ESFRI wants to act as an incubator 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

19. ESFRI Roadmap http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung

20. Atoms in the leisure park… I said NO! You have been riding the storage ring long enough! Thank you for your attention! 711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung