Excellence Initiative

Timetable for the Excellence Initiative

First call for proposals in 2006

Preliminary stage - until August 2005

August 1: Letters of Intent for DFG and Wissenschaftsrat

First stage - until autumn 2005
Draft proposals

September 30: Graduate Schools and Clusters of Excellence
October 14: Institutional strategies to promote top-level university research
The decision upon the projects that will be asked to submit final proposals was taken in January 2006.

Second stage - until summer 2006
Final proposals

April 20: Submission of final proposals
June/July 2006: Review
October 2006: Approval of funding

 

Second call for proposals in 2007

Preliminary stage - until June 2006

June 9: Letters of Intent for DFG and Wissenschaftsrat

First stage - until autumn 2006
Draft proposals

September 15: Draft Proposals
The decision upon the projects that will be asked to submit final proposals will be taken in January 2007.

Second stage - until summer 2007
Final proposals

April 13: Submission of final proposals
Mai/July 2006: Review
October 2007: Approval of funding