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What is funded?

Funding is provided for research projects that, due to their scientific quality, clearly defined objectives and work programme, promptly lead to one of the following results: scientific publication or published research output in the field of science communication or open science. Eligible activities within these projects are for example:

  • Research visits, networking meetings
  • Data collection, execution of experiments and studies (along validated subject-specific standards as well as research data management standards)
  • Hiring of research assistants to support research, data collection, data processing, etc. (budgeted according to internal fee calculator / Entgeltrechner)
  • Individual activities of science communication or in the field of Open Science within the proposed project and/or for proposed project.

What’s not funded?

  • Personnel costs for funding the PI’s position or transitional funding
  • Infrastructure investments, e.g. basic laboratory equipment and research equipment
  • Consumables and working materials, which are funded through basic funding (e.g., laptops, office supplies, books, etc.)
  • It is generally not possible to subsidise hospitality expenses.