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18 new research training colleges start: DFG invests 130 million euros!
The DFG announces 18 new graduate colleges for 2026. Funding of 130 million euros strengthens research in Germany.
18 new research training colleges start: DFG invests 130 million euros!
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has taken a significant step: from spring 2026, a total of 18 new graduate colleges will be established to strengthen early academic careers. The budget for this amounts to around 130 million euros and is to be spread over five years. This reports Medical Journal.
With a resolution from the approval committee in Bonn, this funding is now being implemented in concrete terms. The new graduate colleges offer doctoral students an excellent opportunity to advance their research in a structured and quality-assured framework. The DFG is currently funding a total of 214 research training colleges, 29 of which are international formats that work with partners in the USA, Italy, Canada and France, such as Press release from the DFG highlights.
The new colleagues in detail
The topics of the new graduate colleges are as diverse as they are exciting. Some special highlights include:
- Circular Steel (RWTH Aachen): Klimaneutraler Stahl und Kreislaufwirtschaft stehen hier im Mittelpunkt, insbesondere die Anpassung von Elektrolichtbogenöfen.
- One Health-Ansatz für bodenübertragene Helminthen (FU Berlin): Die Bekämpfung von Helminthen-Infektionen in Menschen und Tieren wird hier erforscht.
- Zelluläre und Molekulare Plastizität im kardiovaskulären System (Universität Düsseldorf): Schwerpunkte liegen auf der Zellplastizität im Herz-Kreislauf-System.
- Aktivierung zellulärer antimikrobieller Effektoren (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover): Hier geht es um neue therapeutische Ansätze zur Kontrolle von Infektionen.
- Neuropsychiatrische Sequelae von Infektionserkrankungen (Universität Jena): Dieser Kolleg untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Infektionen und neuronalen Erkrankungen.
This expansion of the graduate colleges not only enables a deeper insight into specific research areas, but also intensive support for young scientists. The DFG has set itself a clear goal of enriching the research landscape in Germany through such innovative programs.
Extension of existing colleges
In addition to the new graduate colleges, ten existing colleges will be extended. These include topics such as “Gender as Experience” at Bielefeld University and “Biostatistical Methods” at TU Dortmund. These measures demonstrate the DFG's ongoing commitment to further supporting proven research approaches.
With these developments, the DFG remains at the forefront when it comes to raising scientific education and training in Germany to a new level. It relies on diversity in research and offers young talents the necessary platform to successfully realize their ideas and projects.