DFG Funding of Science Communication
Ente: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Paese: DE
Descrizione
DFG Funding of Science Communication The DFG believes that publicly funded research has a responsibility to inform the general public about its findings and engage in dialogue with the public. Science communication fosters mutual understanding and trust between the research community and the various social groups, helping ensure that research findings are incorporated in opinion-forming and decision-making processes in society. For this reason, the DFG is committed to promoting dialogue between the research community and the public. It also supports the researchers it funds in presenting their research questions, working methods and findings to the public in a way that is transparent and accessible. What you will find on this page: How does the DFG define science communication ? (Anchor Link) What are the principles underlying the DFG’s funding of science communication ? (Anchor Link) How does the DFG fund science communication ? (Anchor Link) How does the DFG define science communication? © Adobe Stock / bankrx The DFG understands science communication to mean dialogue and interaction between members of the research community and other members of society. Science communication sheds light on the defining aspects of research work, the topics and methods used in the various scientific disciplines, and the insights generated. In addition, science communication highlights the role of science in addressing and responding to the challenges faced by society, while at the same time enabling the research community to draw on dialogue with target audiences to receive feedback that can in turn provide impetus for research and help define the role of research in society. As such, science communication is founded on a mutually beneficial relationship. What are the principles underlying the DFG’s funding of science communication? © Adobe Stock The DFG encourages the researchers it funds to actively pursue science communication in connection with their research. Funding is provided for science communication under the DFG’s funding programmes on request and is adapted to the needs of the research community as effectively as possible. The DFG regards the funding of science communication as a voluntary offering: whether and in what form DFG-funded projects communicate their research questions, methods or findings is a matter for the researchers themselves to decide. In the case of large-scale collaborative projects dedicated to questions of overarching interest that receive extensive public funding, the DFG considers accompanying communication measures to be the responsibility of the network or its individual projects. The decision to fund a proposed research project does not depend on the type, scope or assessment of communication measures. There is no competition between research and communication. The DFG only funds communication measures which do not fall under the basic research activities pursued by the institutions at which the measures are to be carried out. How does the DFG fund science communication? The DFG’s funding programmes include support for science communication. Funding for science communication must always be linked to a DFG-funded research project. DFG-funded science communication is always initiated and carried out by the research community itself, thereby distinguishing DFG funding from that offered by other funding bodies. It is not possible to submit proposals for science communication that are not linked to a DFG-funded project. Funding Opportunities The Module Science Communication (formerly Module Public Relations Funding) is available under the DFG’s Research Grants and Emmy Noether Programmes. From 3 September 2026, a lump-sum amount of up to €1,000 per funding year and project may be requested for science communication. A description of the activities and identification of the target groups is sufficient as justification. If a more detailed justification is provided, it is also possible to request more than €1,000 per funding year and project for science communication. The applicable criteria are set out in the Module Science Communication Guidelines ( DFG form 52.0 7 (interner Link) ). Funding for science communication activities may also be requested through supplementary proposals for DFG-funded projects. The criteria referred to above apply here, too. A supplementary proposal should preferably be submitted 12 months before the end of the corresponding scientific project and no later than the deadline for submission of the final report. It is still possible to propose self-contained science communication projects in connection with collaborative programmes such as Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) and Clusters of Excellence (EXC), as well as Research Units (FOR) and Priority Programmes (SPP). Information on funding for science communication in connection with the various programme s (interner Link) is to be found in the selection of forms. Funding Criteria Description of measures, objec
Settori: Ricerca scientifica, Grants accademici, Scienze naturali, Ingegneria
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