Submission deadlines are 1 March and 1 September of each year. You can find more information on how to apply in the current application guidelines in the download section.

Applications for start-up funding of junior researcher groups (Carl von Ossietzky Young Researchers´ Fellowship) and applications for funding to secure one’s own position can be submitted via the programme budget of the Presidential Chair (for more information, please refer to the guidelines in the download section). In addition to the start-up funding of junior researcher groups, it is also possible to apply for funding from the programme budget of the Presidential Chair for the support of specific coordinated projects at any time, e.g. in connection with the establishment of DFG Collaborative Research Centres or Research Training Groups. Meetings with the Vice President for Research and Transfer have to be held at an early stage, however at the latest when the time comes to draft a full proposal.