Funding of the German education and research landscape

The shapes and funds Germany’s education and research environment. This Ministry is best known for the fact that it uses the BAföG to assist young people to obtain an education, irrespective of their family’s financial situation. The BMBF is also responsible for other functions involving the objective of strengthening Germany as an attractive location for . This Federal Ministry has its headquarters in Bonn and an office in Berlin. Anyone wishing to apply for can obtain information via the BMBF funding portal: it also contains calls for applications, application procedures and contact details.

BMBF: data regarding academics and researchers

The Federal Ministry regularly collates and analyses data regarding researchers in Germany. It uses this information to plan the funding that they receive. The BMBF provides comprehensive research databases and publications that assist academics, scientists and researchers with information gathering.

What does the BMBF fund?

The BMBF supports numerous projects and programmes dealing with multiple aspects of education and research:

• Education programmes for schools, universities and other education institutions, such as BAföG

• within basic research and applied research, such as those dealing with climate, digitisation and artificial intelligence

• funding for start-ups and companies that are developing new technologies

• , funding of research cooperation with international partners

Where does the money for subsidies originate?

The BMBF subsidies are primarily financed by the German government. The German government in Berlin provides an annual budget that is used for BAföG payments and other education and research initiatives. In addition to this, there are resources from EU funds and other international sources.