30.10.2025

DFG-CONICET: Fifth Joint Call for German-Argentinean Research Projects in Specific Research Areas

Deadline: 20 February 2026

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) are pleased to announce the fifth call for proposals to fund joint German-Argentinean research projects in the following areas:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Geosciences
• Neurosciences
• Molecular and Clinical Infectiology and Immunology

Researchers in Germany and Argentina must submit their proposals to the DFG and CONICET respectively by 20 February 2026. Proposals that arrive late and/or do not fulfil the national requirements will not be considered. No legal entitlement can be derived from the submission of a project description.

Please submit your proposal to the DFG by 20 February 2026

Researchers may apply for a funding period of up to three years. Applicants to be funded by the DFG are required to fulfil the eligibility requirements of the DFG´s Research Grants Programme. This includes the duty to cooperate (“Kooperationspflicht”) within Germany for members of non-university institutions with permanent positions. Please note that any duty to cooperate for DFG applicants at non-university research institutions can only be fulfilled through cooperation with a partner at a German university. For more information, see the corresponding guidelines for the Research Grants Programme (DFG form 50.01 and 55.01).

Timeline and Notification of Results:

• Call opening: 1 October 2025
• Call closure: 20 February 2026
• Assessment of projects: February to December 2026
• Communication of results: February 2027
• Approximate beginning of funding: from February 2027

The DFG strongly welcomes proposals from researchers of all genders and sexual identities, from different ethnic, cultural, religious, ideological or social backgrounds, from different career stages, types of universities and research institutions, and with disabilities or chronic illness.

Further information:
https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-78