Brief details, search assistance
ELFI
ELFI is an online searchable database of research funding sources which gives full details of more than 3000 funding systems or scholarships. | |
Major institutions and programmes for educational funding
Sources within Germany DFG (German Research Council) funding schemes
BMBF (federal German ministry of education and research)
BMWA (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit - federal German ministry for industry and employment)
AiF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen – a network of industrial R&D groups)
Sources within Thüringen TKM (Thüringer Kultusministerium – the education ministry)
TMWTA (Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Arbeit – the Thüringen Ministry for Industry, Technology and Employment)
Charitable Foundations Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft (concerned with German science)
Volkswagenstiftung- the Volkswagen Trust
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt– the German Environmental Trust
Sources within Europe (and sources of information)
European Commission
(Link to the Commission’s information server, which provides comprehensive information not only on research funding but all aspects of the EU.
CORDIS - the EU’s research gateway
(contains programme details, documents and calls for submission of projects under the 6th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6)).
KoWi- the EU co-ordination point for academic and scientific organisations provides up-to-date details of current EU funding schemes. Also supports public research establishments –for instance, with online information services
BMBF national contact points for the 6th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6) INTAS
EUREKA / COST
ESF (European Science Foundation)
Encouraging international research
Informationen der NATO (Scientific and Environmental Affairs)
NSF (National Science Foundation, USA)
The Japan Foundation
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