Funder: Daimler and Benz Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to €150,000 per project for one to three years
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary, application-oriented research connecting computer science, applied mathematics, and biosciences to address pressing societal issues.
Key Information: Applicants must be independent research group leaders employed at a German university or nonprofit research institution throughout the project.
Description
Forum Research is a funding line of the Daimler and Benz Foundation supporting scientifically original projects with practical relevance and a clearly manageable scope. The call exclusively supports interdisciplinary work at the interfaces of computer science, applied mathematics, and biosciences. Projects should be capable of contributing effectively to pressing societal issues in the short term.
Funding is intended to help researchers rapidly launch innovative projects or put existing findings to practical use. The emphasis is on application-oriented research rather than projects devoted entirely to basic research. Applicants can use funding strategically to meet their project's specific needs; the program is not primarily intended to finance the typical three-year employment of doctoral candidates.
