This opportunity funds collaborative research projects limited in topic and schedule under coordinated programmes such as "Research Units", "Priority Programmes", or "Collaborative Research Centres". Projects involve partners from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and must demonstrate high scientific quality and originality. Funding is provided separately by national agencies, with no deadline for new proposals and project durations typically spanning several years.
Eligible applicants are researchers from German institutions with completed research training and their Austrian/Swiss partners eligible for respective national funding. Commercial-only organizations or those unable to publish results publicly are not eligible.
