- BMBF news
- Funding programmes of the German Federal Government (German website)
- DFG funding programmes at a glance
- Research funding by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia
- EFRE.NRW funding options
- Funding programmes at Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) (German website)
- Stiftungssuche des Deutschen Stiftungszentrums (German website)
- Stiftungssuche des Bundesverbandes Deutscher Stiftungen (German website)
Before the project
Funding bodies
Our staff at the Research Support Office are happy to advise you on the choice of appropriate funding bodies for your research or transfer project. The team at the Research Support Office provides advice on all matters related to application and project management at various international and national funding bodies. The following pages provide an overview of the services and contacts relevant for research funding at RUB.
National research funding
International research funding
- Information from the European Commission on Horizon Europe
- The EU portal (Funding and Tenders Portal) for Horizon Europe is the central access point for application and project management of EU projects.
- Current calls for proposals in Horizon Europe
- The online manual offers answers to questions concerning application, evaluation and project management.
Information on research funding
Digital information on research funding
The Electronic Research Funding Information System, ELFI for short, provides a comprehensive database to RUB members including up-to-date information on research funding options, grants and awards.
Research School
Information on research funding for postdoc researchers is available at the Research School.
Research newsletter
The vice rector for research, transfer and early career researchers distributes a newsletter on research funding. The newsletter contains information on current calls for tender by third-party funding bodies and other relevant information pertaining to research funding.
Before the project