Clusters of Excellence
The Clusters of Excellence funding line is designed to support project-based funding in internationally competitive fields of research at universities or university consortia. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is responsible for developing and implementing this funding line. Proposals are reviewed and decided on in an academically driven, competitive process. New initiatives go through a draft proposal and full proposal phase. Funding of approximately €385 million is available annually for Clusters of Excellence.
A list of currently funded Clusters of Excellence can be found at https://www.dfg.de/en/funded_projects/current_projects_programmes/list/i...
The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany is a union of the most important German research organisations. It issues statements relating to research policy and funding and the structural development of the German research system. Clusters of Excellence are funded under the German Research Foundation.
Members of the Alliance include the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the German Academic Exchange Service, the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the German Rectors’ Conference, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, the Leibniz Association, and the Max Planck Society.
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