Field of Focus I Calls for Proposals

The Research Council regularly awards University of Excellence funds to primarily support innovative projects as well as trans- and interdisciplinary network formation across institutional boundaries, and to drive core technology development.

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ADVANCING CAREER TRACKS (ACT)

The Field of Focus 1 Research Council provides several lines of support for non-tenured researchers via its Advancing Career Tracks (ACT) programme. You will also find an overview of additional support structures available.

Core Technology Platforms 2026

To incentivize core facility development, the Research Council of the Field of Focus 1 provides funding via the Core Technology call.

Explorer Call 2026

Explorer Projects aim to initiate novel research concepts in a forward-looking research domain, involving different disciplines and crossing different scales in experimental design. Joint projects of at least one junior research group and at least one other research group from different fields and institutions are financially supported for up to two years.

Previous calls

An overview of previous calls by the FoF1

For feedback or questions regarding the funding lines, please contact the scientific managing director of Field of Focus 1, Dr Andrea Leibfried.

andrea.leibfried@bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de

+49 6221 54-51 203