Pact for Research and Innovation

Goals of the Pact for Research and Innovation

• Promoting dynamic development
• Strengthening networking within the research system
• Improving infrastructures for research
• Strengthening exchange with industry and society
• Attracting the best minds for research

Guaranteeing planning security

Since 2005 the pact has guaranteed the basic funding and further development of the research institutions that are jointly funded by the Federal Government and the German states as well as the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Now approved for the fourth consecutive time, the pact will continue until 2030: the Federal Government and the German states will increase basic institutional provision by 3 per cent per year. In total, this will see around 17 billion euros made additionally available for research. That provides security and room for the institutions’ further development.

Support for higher quality, efficiency and performance

The Pact for Research and Innovation involves the following organisations, which are jointly funded by the Federal Government and the German states:

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
• Helmholtz Association
• Leibniz Association
• Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

For their part, the science and research organisations have pledged to increase their quality, efficiency and performance within the framework of the pact. They present their results in annual reports.