Funding organisations: Research projects

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) is the central research funding organisation in Germany. The DFG supports research projects with funding for personnel and equipment, as well as for research cooperation.

Many federal and state-level ministries provide direct project funding for temporary projects, thereby also supporting external research institutions.

Many of Germany’s non-profit foundations engage in science and research and offer scholarships and prizes to help (young) researchers carry out their projects.

The objective of the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen, AiF) is to initiate research for small and medium-sized enterprises, to train young researchers and specialists in innovative fields, and to organise sharing of the results of scientific research.