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Internal research funding

Freie Universität Berlin provides budgetary  resources for the initiation of research projects and third-party funding applications as well as for the incubation of new research topics. It hopes to facilitate interdisciplinary research groups and, in particular, to support early-career researchers in their academic careers.

The Research Committee provides the Executive Board with recommendations regarding financial support for research projects via the START funding line. 

If you have any questions about the START funding line for internal research funding, please contact the Research Department at foerderung@forschung.fu-berlin.de.

The CONNECT and STRUCTURE funding lines are currently being revised. For further information, please contact the Research Department at foerderung@forschung.fu-berlin.de.

Procedural Regulations for the Research Committee of the Academic Senate of Freie Universität Berlin

We would like to point out that in case of doubt the German version of the procedural regulations is the binding version.

Information Sheets

START Funding Line

Objective:

This program provides financial support for any necessary preparatory work and the development of third-party funding applications for new research projects.

Information Sheets on Expenses Eligible for Funding

Application Deadlines and Research Committee Meeting Dates (START)

Application Deadlines

Research Committee Meeting Dates

Friday, January 08, 2027 Monday, February 08, 2027
Friday, April 09, 2027 Monday, May 10, 2027
Friday, June 11, 2027 Monday, July 12, 2027
Friday, September 17, 2027 Monday, October 25, 2027