The German Research and Funding System

Aprox.1.000 publicly funded research institutions

Investment: 84 billion euros = 2.88% GDP

604.000 people employed in the R&D sector

Bilateral, European and multilateral cooperations with

more than 151 countries

Numbers (2014)

Universities (HEIs)

Pillars of the German research sector

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Industry:67%

Universities:18%

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Universities

Approx. 400 HEIs – 148

authorised to confer doctorates

Almost 26,000 international

doctoral candidates

Principle of uniting learning,

instruction and research

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The Big Four

Institution Institutes Budget Researchers

Max Planck

Society

83 institutes 2.2 bn euros 13,300

Helmholtz

Association

18 research

centres

4.24 bn euros 14,700

Fraunhofer-

Gesellschaft

67 institutes 2.1 bn euros 24,000 (staff in

total)

Leibniz

Association

89 institutes 1.73 bn euros 9,300

International researchers in

Germany

Number of international researchers in GermanySource: Wissenschaft Weltoffen

15.000

25.000

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45.000

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Main funding institutions

Research institution

Interface between research and

companies (innovation)

Contract research for industry

and government

Self-governing German

organization body of the

universities

Scholarships and fellowships for

students and scientists

Vast alumni network and ambassador

scientists around the world

Individual fellowhips and awards

for foreign postdocs and senior scientists

in Germany

Capes-Humboldt fellowship programme

for postdocs and senior scientists

Strong interaction with scientists

Largest German funding agency

Funding for projects and cooperations

HumboldtFoundation

German AcademicExchange Service

German Research Foundation

Fraunhofer Society

http://www.research-in-germany.org

http://www.funding-guide.de

http://www.euraxess.de

http://www.research-explorer.de

http://www.higher-education-compass.de

Websites and databases