09.07.2026

DFG: Infrastructure Area – Antarctic Research with Comparative Investigations in Arctic Ice Areas

Deadline Proposals: November 2nd, 2026; Deadline registration for the workshop: August 9th, 2026

The polar regions play a key role in the global climate, and interdisciplinary approaches such as those in this Priority Programme make a particular contribution to understanding them. The Priority Programme ensures that German researchers in the natural sciences can participate in international polar research, especially in the early stages of their career. Above all, however, it gives researchers at German universities access to Antarctica and enables them to use the necessary infrastructure provided by the partner institutions.

In the current programme phase (2025–2030), research work will focus on four overarching Antarctic research topics:

• Dynamics of Climate System Components
• Response to Environmental Change
• Connectivity and Exchange in Polar Systems
• Improved Understanding of Polar Processes and Mechanisms

These overarching research topics are underpinned by over 60 specific research questions and will help to clarify the role of Antarctica in the earth system. Projects with geological questions should focus on the recent history of Antarctica (not older than about 34 million years).

Coordination Workshop
The annual coordination workshop of this Priority Programme is aimed at researchers from German universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions. It will take place from 28–30 September 2026 at the TRIHOTEL in Rostock, Germany. The coordination workshop is mandatory for applicants who wish to apply for a new project in the Priority Programme in November 2026 or submit a renewal proposal (oral 5-minute presentation), as well as for those currently funded under the Priority Programme (poster presentation).

The Coordination Office has sent out by e-mail the SPP newsletter with the most important information on the upcoming coordination workshop in Rostock, for which you can still register. All information on registration for the coordination workshop can also be found on the SPP website.

The deadline for registration for the workshop is 9 August 2026.

Proposals must be written in English and submitted to the DFG by 2 November 2026.

Further information:
https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2026/ifw-26-44 

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