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Internal research funding

The Freie Universität Berlin provides budgetary resources for the initiation of research projects and third-party funding applications as well as for the incubation of new research topics. It hopes to facilitate interdisciplinary research groups, particularly within small teams, with a particular emphasis on supporting the next generation of researchers in pursuing a career in academia.

The Research Committee provides the Executive Board with recommendations regarding financial support for research projects via the START and TEAMS funding lines. The Research Committee is a joint commission appointed by the Academic Senate and the Executive Board of Freie Universität Berlin.

START Funding Line

Objective:

This program provides financial support for any necessary preparatory work and the development of third-party funding applications for new research projects.

TEAMS Funding Line

Objective:

This program is designed to create networking opportunities among researchers at Freie Universität Berlin to test out new concepts and conduct innovative, higher risk projects. While the potential success of the project is important, creativity and risk-taking are the main priorities. At the same time, the researchers are generally expected to strive toward obtaining third-party funding at a later stage.

CONNECT Funding line

Objective:

Network building among FU researchers and capacity building to develop a joint proposal for a collaborative research project.

STRUCTURE Funding line

Objective:

Preparation of a proposal for a Collaborative Research Center, a Cluster of Excellence or similar funding schemes. The funds serve to conduct preliminary studies supporting the proposal and for proposal writing itself.

Applications for the funding lines CONNECT and STRUCTURE can be submitted any time. The Executive Board will make the final decision based on a funding recommendation by the Excellence Council.

For advise concerning the application, please contact the department of research: forschung@fu-berlin.de.

TRANSFER Funding line

Objective:

This program provides financial support for any necessary preparatory work and the development of third-party funding applications for new research projects in the field of applied science or for starting an own start-up.

Applications can be submitted at any time. There are 3 meetings of the Transfer Committee per year.

Information Sheets on Expenses Eligible for Funding

Application Deadlines and Research Committee Meeting Dates for 2024 (START and TEAMS)

Application Deadlines

Research Committee Meeting Dates
Friday, January 19, 2024 Monday, February 12, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024 Monday, May 13, 2024
Friday, June 21, 2024 Monday, July 15, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024 Monday, October 14, 2024

Application Deadlines and Research Committee Meeting Dates (TRANSFER)

Application Deadlines

Research Committee Meeting Dates
Sunday, January 28, 2024 Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Sunday, June 30, 2024 Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024 Tuesday, December 3, 2024