Eligibility Requirements
Researchers of all disciplines from German research institutions who have completed research training (usually a doctorate) and their partners from other European countries, who must be eligible to apply for funding from the respective funding organisation in their country.
Not eligible for applying for a research grant from the DFG are: Members of organisations that are dedicated solely to commercial purposes; members of organisations that are not permitted to publish their results in a publicly accessible form.
Proposal Requirements
Weave aims at cooperative projects with closely integrated content, to which partners from all countries involved contribute scientifically in a substantial way.
The projects must compete with proposals submitted nationally. Research projects must therefore feature a high degree of scientific quality and originality at an internationally competitive level.
Proposals for bilateral and trilateral research projects with parts of the research conducted in Germany and in partner countries (with whose funding organisations the DFG cooperates in the context of Weave) are submitted to the Lead Agency in one of the partner countries.
If a project is approved, the different shares of the project are funded by the respective funding organisations in charge.
For further details on the DFG’s application process, please refer to:
- the DFG website on the Weave Lead Agency Procedure: www.dfg.de/lead_agency_weave
- the supplementary instructions for proposals within the Weave Lead Agency Procedure (DFG-form 54.019)
Proposals with DFG as the Lead Agency can be submitted any time
