Funding Programs in the Area of Patient-Oriented Research

The internal, intramural funding programs of the Faculty of Medicine and the Medical Center – University of Freiburg are listed below. In addition, a selection of external funding programs relevant to scientists in the field of patient-oriented research can be found below, including those from public funding bodies such as the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Internal and Intramural Funding Programs of the Medical Faculty and the Medical Center – University of Freiburg

• Research funding of the Research Commission
• Clinical Studies Program of the Research Commission (Seed funding)
• Support for research infrastructures (Acknowledgement, Seed funding for innovation, Contribution to basic funding for Core Facilities)
• Berta Ottenstein Program for Clinician Scientists and Advanced Clinician Scientists

Selection of External Funding Programs

• DFG Program "Clinical Studies"
• DFG Program "Clinical Research Units" (including applications for temporary exemptions/rotation positions)

• Funding announcements from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (including the annual call for "Guidelines for the promotion of clinical studies with high relevance to patient care")
• Framework Program for Health Research of the German government (BMBF funding; including Guideline 1 "The Human in Focus")

• Announcements from the Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation

• Funding announcements from the Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) in the field of health services research (Innovation Fund)

• Funding program "Clinical Research and Clinically Related Basic Research" of the German Cancer Aid (DKH)
• Programs and platforms of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)
• DKTK Joint Funding Program
• Industry funding: Overview is currently unavailable. Information about individual funding programs can be obtained from the Clinical Trial Units (ZKS).