Call for proposals Core Technology-Platforms (C-Tech)

Aim

Cutting-edge core technology platforms building on existing infrastructure can realize synergies, contributing thus to the aims of the university excellence strategy and providing cost-effective, broad access to instrumentation. To incentivize core facility development, the Research Council of the Molecular Foundations of Life, Health, and Disease, Field of Focus 1 (FoF1) provides funding via the CORE TECHNOLOGY call.

Funding may be used for equipment, consumables or other measures to improve the infrastructure of the facility and thus the usefulness to the Heidelberg Life Sciences community.

Maximum Amount Of Funding

Individual equipment may cost maximally 200.000 Euro brutto. Cellnetworks Core Technology Platform (CCTP)-associated Core Facilities can apply for equipment above 200.000 Euro brutto (large equipment) in the framework of this call, for co-funding via CCTP and DFG.

Proposal

For successful proposals, the added value of the specific measure for the FoF1 community has to be documented, and a list of potential users needs to be included. Please provide a detailed implementation plan for the envisaged technology, including a valid quotation/budget plan, the long-term perspective for successful operation, and explain how sustainability is ensured, i.e., how the new technology platform or the new instrument or service will continue to operate after the RC FoF 1 / Excellence Strategy funds have been used up. Funding for room and maintenance costs cannot be covered and has to be provided by the applicant(s).

Applications that can demonstrate co-funding through other sources are highly welcome, the sum of combined funds may not exceed 200.000 EUR brutto for equipment, unless a DFG large equipment grant is leveraged.

Proposals may be submitted by all members of the Life Sciences institutions of the Field of Focus 1, but the newly purchased equipment / consumables will have to be acquired by - and belong to - a University institution (Faculty of Biosciences Heidelberg, Faculties of Medicine Heidelberg and Mannheim, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, central research institutions of FoF1).

REVIEW AND QUALITY CONTROL

The Research Council will consult with the CellNetworks Core Facility Platform (CCTP) Steering Committee and select proposals for funding suggestion to the Rectorate. Regular reporting to the Research Council will be expected.

DEADLINE

Deadline for proposal submission is May 15, 2026.

Procurements have to be completed before December 31st, 2026 for FoF1-funded equipment/measures.

Proposals should be sent via the online submission form. Attachments can be uploaded and should contain the applicant's name.

Proposals submitted after the deadline cannot be taken into account.

Please address your proposal to the Research Council Field of Focus 1. Please contact Dr. Andrea Leibfried via email in case of questions: andrea.leibfried@bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de

Please use this form to submit a proposal

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Applicant

Salutation

First name *

Last name *

Affiliation *

Postal Code *

Street *

City *

Work email address *

Name of Proposed Equipment or Measure and Requested Funds (incl. VAT)

Name of Proposed Equipment or Measure *

Requested Funds (incl. VAT) *

PI Responsible for Requested Equipment or Measure and its Long-Term Maintenance

Salutation

First name *

Last name *

Affiliation *

Postal Code *

Street *

City *

Work email address *

Background & State-of-the-Art

Background & State of the Art *

Requested Equipment or Measure & Added Value for the FoF1 Community

Added Value *

(please also comment on alternative techniques and / or similar equipment or measures available on campus)

List of Potential Users

Users *

Requested Equipment: Location and Usage Concept, Long-Term Perspective for Successful Operation and Sustainability

Concept *

(location of equipment; expected usage (% capacity); booking and usage modalities; prioritization of access; available staff support; access for non-academic users; user fees; required maintenance contracts and funding sources for those)

Valid Quotation / Budget Plan

Please upload the quote // the budget plan and additional documents you may want to submit here.

Please label your file with 2026_C-TECH_LASTNAME.

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Non-CCTP associated Core Facilities only: Usage Report

Usage Report

(Non-CCTP-associated Core Facilities (CF) applying for the call should additionally list the following: number of FTEs (scientific, technical, administrative), portfolio of CF, access rules of CF, equipment available in CF (>10k) and year of purchase, number of individual users of CF for the past two years, number of PIs that used CF for the past two years and their institute)

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