Research Training Groups

Research Training Groups are established by universities to promote early career researchers. They are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a period of up to nine years. Their key emphasis is on the qualification of doctoral researchers within the framework of a focused research program and a structured training strategy. The aim is to prepare doctoral researchers for the complexities of the job market in science and academics and simultaneously to encourage early scientific independence. Research Training Groups with an interdisciplinary approach are encouraged and desirable.

Research Areas

Currently funded Research Training Groups are listed at https://www.dfg.de/en/research-funding/funding-opportunities/programmes…

Facilities & Resources

Partner Organizations

The Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany is a union of the most important German research organizations. It issues statements relating to research policy and funding and the structural development of the German research system. Research Training Groups are funded under the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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.

Abbreviation

GRK

Country

Germany

Region

Europe

Primary Language

German

Evidence of Intl Collaboration?

Yes

Industry engagement required?

Unknown

Associated Funding Agencies

Contact Name

Cornelia Lossau

Contact Title

Director, Press and Public Relations

Contact E-Mail

cornelia.lossau@dfg.de

Research Training Groups are established by universities to promote early career researchers. They are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a period of up to nine years. Their key emphasis is on the qualification of doctoral researchers within the framework of a focused research program and a structured training strategy. The aim is to prepare doctoral researchers for the complexities of the job market in science and academics and simultaneously to encourage early scientific independence. Research Training Groups with an interdisciplinary approach are encouraged and desirable.

Abbreviation

GRK

Country

Germany

Region

Europe

Primary Language

German

Evidence of Intl Collaboration?

Yes

Industry engagement required?

Unknown

Associated Funding Agencies

Contact Name

Cornelia Lossau

Contact Title

Director, Press and Public Relations

Contact E-Mail

cornelia.lossau@dfg.de

Research Areas

Currently funded Research Training Groups are listed at https://www.dfg.de/en/research-funding/funding-opportunities/programmes…

Facilities & Resources

Partner Organizations

The Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany is a union of the most important German research organizations. It issues statements relating to research policy and funding and the structural development of the German research system. Research Training Groups are funded under the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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.