Procedure

Forestry & Ophthalmology

Every year, one call for proposals will open in the two funding programs. The final decision of the board is expected in about 6 months later, in November or March, respectively.

Next deadlines for applications:

  • Forestry – to be announced end of November 2024
  • Ophthalmology – to be announced end of November 2024

Please note that all applications must be submitted on our web portal.

For details what information is needed to apply, please refer to the  application factsheet.

The application guideline summarizes the pages Eligibility / Procedure / After approval.
All relevant documents can be found in the download section.

Application

1
Management checks eligibility / formal requirements / strategic fit
Management forwards all eligible applications to the scientific committee
Not eligible applications are recommended to the board for rejection

without peer-review

procedure

Not eligible

Eligible

Scientific Committee

2
Scientific committee (SC) makes a preselection based on the objectives of the call for proposals
Preselected applications are reviewed by the SC
External reviews might be asked if the competence is not present in the SC
Not preselected applications are recommended to the board for rejection without in-depth review

without peer-review

procedure

Not preselected

Preselected

3
In the SC meeting, all reviewed applications are discussed
If necessary, a clarification is requested from the applicant
4
Board decides on approval or rejection of all applications
Management informs all applicants about the board decision
Funding contract needs to be signed before funding starts

Rejection

Approval

Next deadlines:

Forestry
to be announced end of November 2024
Daylight Research
to be announced end of November 2024
Healthy Ageing
to be announced end of November 2024
Ophthalmology
to be announced end of November 2024
Get started: Register on our web portal