Excellence Strategy supports German universities and university consortia with research and institutional development funding to strengthen research excellence and long-term international competitiveness.
The DFG Research Centres programme funds innovative, interdisciplinary research centres at German universities to advance high-impact science and foster collaboration across disciplines and institutions.
The DFG Funding Initiative Global Minds in DFG Consortia enables German research consortia to recruit leading international scientists, boosting excellence and global collaboration in DFG-funded research.
Research Impulses supports research consortia at German universities of applied sciences, funding collaborative, knowledge-driven research to strengthen research profiles and long-term research conditions.
The German Research Foundation's Research Fellowships support early career researchers in expanding their scientific skills and international experience through research projects abroad.
Research Units supports teams of researchers through the German Research Foundation, funding coordinated projects to achieve results beyond individual grants and establish new research directions.