We are happy to advise you on whether your idea is eligible for funding and in what form, and to support you in finding suitable research and industry partners.
We support you in developing concepts and preparing applications within our areas of expertise, and we are available as a research partner during project implementation.
Within our areas of expertise, we are happy to advise you on whether and how your idea is, or can become, eligible for funding, and which research and industry partners can contribute the competencies required for a successful joint project.
Do you need our expertise as a partner in an R&D project?
Do you need experienced, scientifically and organizationally sound leadership for R&D projects?
Project management or consortium leadership is responsible for organizational and scientific coordination, as well as reporting and financial reporting to the funding agency. As an ethical, central partner in the consortium (as first among equals), it helps ensure project success and secure funding.
Across all our Working Groups and within Centre Leadership, we have staff members with extensive experience in leadership and coordination, and we continuously guide our younger team members into this demanding role, with close support and a safety net.
Get in touch with our Centre Leadership or the Working Group Leads.
Has your research project already taken shape? Do you already have scientific and/or application-oriented partners, but preparing a research funding application still poses challenges?
Preparing research funding applications is not an easy task. Competition is intense, and successful applications meet a high standard of quality.
A solid understanding of the mechanisms, how review panels evaluate proposals, the correct use of key terms, and funding and cost requirements is essential. A sound, goal-oriented research design aligned with the focus areas and objectives of the respective funding program requires subject-matter and methodological expertise on the one hand, and well-founded knowledge of the structure of the scientific landscape in the relevant field on the other. With our expertise and experience, we support you from the initial project idea through the funding application and all the way to final financial reporting.
In all fairness, we cannot guarantee success. Too many competitors and funding pools that are too small often make it necessary to submit multiple applications to the same or to different programs, or they result in a project being rejected. But we can work with you to improve your chances. Preparing an application already requires an interdisciplinary team, builds and expands networks, and often yields additional or alternative research questions. We welcome your inquiries. Get in touch with our Centre Leadership or the Working Group Leads.
Get in touch with our Centre Leadership or the Working Group Leads.
Do you have research and development needs? You know what you want, just not with whom? ou know what you want, just not with whom?
Are you looking for research partners?
Do you have innovative ideas and want to develop them?
Developing research projects and applying for funding involves several challenges: the technical terminology of research design and funding applications, the required network of partners and expertise holders, and the question of whether your idea is eligible for funding at all. As a result, good ideas and relevant solutions can fall by the wayside at the outset. That costs society innovation and slows economic, technical, and social development. That should not happen. We are happy to advise you, build research projects with you, and take care of research funding and the indispensable building block of successful research projects and funded projects: a technically well-aligned consortium with clearly assigned competencies in science and practice. Benefit from our expertise and that of our network partners. Get in touch with our Centre Leadership or the Working Group Leads.
Get in touch with our Centre Leadership or the Working Group Leads.
