How do we tackle the key challenges facing society today?

The Federal Ministry would like to address this question in the context of the National Bioeconomy Strategy. It has therefore launched a new funding guideline to support junior research groups from the natural sciences, engineering and information technology. If you have projects in the field of application-oriented basic research with reference to industrial implementation and are committed to providingnew impetus for solving various challenges of the sustainable bioeconomy , you can apply.



Thesubmission deadlines for project outlines are April 15, 2024, April 15, 2025 and April 15, 2026.



Universities, non-university research and scientific institutions, state and federal institutions with research tasks and commercial enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular, can apply nationwide. The authors of the positively assessed project outlines will then be invited to submit a formal funding application.