All nine consortia from the first funding round will continue to receive funding. This was decided by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) on 4 July. The new funding period for the second project phase will begin in October for DataPLANT, GHGA, KonsortSWD, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4Cat, NFDI4Chem, NFDI4Culture, NFDI4Health and NFDI4ING. The federal and state governments are providing a total of around 92 million euros until the end of 2028.
The consortia are evaluated at regular intervals by the German Research Foundation (DFG). On the basis of this evaluation, the federal and state governments decide in the GWK on the further funding of the consortia. The procedure is regulated in the ‘Bund-Länder-Vereinbarung zu Aufbau und Förderung einer Nationalen Forschungsdateninfrastruktur’.
For NFDI, the continued funding of all nine consortia in the first round is a very positive sign. It strengthens the shared vision “Data as a common good for excellent research, organised by the scientific community in Germany” and further cooperation for NFDI as an umbrella organisation for research data management in all branches of science.
‘I am very pleased that all continuation proposals in this round have received funding and that the development of NFDI is entering the second round,’ says Prof Dr York Sure-Vetter, Director of the NFDI Association. The GWK’s decision strengthens the NFDI network. ‘In this way, we can continue the proven collaboration with the nine consortia in the NFDI Association and have a broad scientific impact.’
More information on the nine consortia of the first funding round:
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