In Germany, a wide range of different research funding programs and foundations exists. Here you find a link collection of major funding agencies and databases.

German Funding Organisations

• DFG Funding programs at a glance at the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
• Announcements of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
• Funding topics of the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)
• Overview of funding organisations at Förderdatenbank (BMWi)

Foundations

• Association of German Foundations
• Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
• Volkswagen Foundation
• Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
• Bayer-Foundations
• Fonds der Chemischen Industrie

Business Clusters

• Ministry of Sciences and Economic Affairs Saxony-Anhalt
• Bioeconomy Cluster
• Association of German Biotechnology Companies (VBU)

Databases

• ELFI Database
• Förderdatenbank (BMWi)
• Research in Germany (BMBF)
• Biotechnology Database
• Biotech Companies in Germany