Funding Measures

The development of future technologies requires raw materials which Germany has to import to a considerable extent. These are needed to achieve our ambitious climate protection targets and to accelerate the energy transition. Furthermore, they are basis ...

This funding programme gives young scientists the opportunity to encounter challenges of global change with exceptional and innovative research ideas and find feasible solutions.

"SPACES II – Science Partnerships for the Adaptation to Complex Earth System Processes" focuses on scientific cooperation projects in Southern Africa. The nine SPACES II projects contribute to the formulation of science-based recommendations for the ...

Study of structures and functions of marine environmental systems, including the role of biodiversity in the oceans, studies of bio-geochemical cycles in the oceans as well as identification of burdens on the marginal seas and coastal zones.

(only available in German) Treiber und Entwickler von innovativen Effizienztechnologien sind oft kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU). Das BMBF unterstützt deshalb KMU in der Spitzenforschung als Vorreiter zur Steigerung der Ressourcen- und ...

Drivers and developers of innovative efficiency technologies are often small and medium sized enterprises (SME). Therefore, the BMBF supports SME in top-level research as forerunners to increase resource efficiency and raw material productivity.

Free access to worldwide biodiversity data.

The funding of coastal engineering projects serves the development of technologies which enable the reliable recording and prediction of natural processes in order to safeguard the living conditions of people in coastal regions on a long-term and ...

How can Africa cope with the consequences of climate change? Droughts and extreme weather events are putting greater stress on soils and forests. Two climate competence centres in western and southern Africa are researching and testing solutions for ...

(only available in German) Im Rahmen der wissenschaftlich-technischen Zusammenarbeit (WTZ) werden wissenschaftliche Fragestellungen des Programms "Forschung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" in Form bilateraler Projekte umgesetzt. In der Regel wird die ...

The aim of the scholarship program is the promotion of young scientists from selected countries. They have the opportunity to study or to carry out PhD projects. Additionally, German research institutes have organized summer schools.

Launched in 2010, the Joint Programming Initiative “Water challenges for a changing world”, the Water JPI, tackles the ambitious challenge of achieving sustainable water systems for a sustainable economy in Europe and abroad. It supports the European ...

(only available in German) Die Joint Programming Initiative Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Oceans) wurde 2011 als koordinierende und strategische Plattform ins Leben gerufen. JPI Oceans mit seinen momentan 21 Mitgliedsstaaten zielt auf ...

The Joint Programming Initiative JPI Climate is an intergovernmental pan-European initiative on a voluntary basis. It contributes to a highly coordinated knowledge development for a climate neutral and resilient Europe by improving the scientific ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an institution of the United Nations. Since its foundation in 1988, it has provided the basis for knowledge-based decisions on climate policy, without, however, proposing concrete solutions or ...