Propose to us!
How to Propose

Any proposal for a Basic Service must originate from a community process within a section - and as a result of requirements of the consortia expressed via the sections of the NFDI Association.

Fresh ideas for a service we absolutely need to have? Drum up support in a section and draft a proposal!

Who can submit a proposal?

A proposal has to be submitted by one lead insitution and further participating institutions. All institutions need to be (or have a route to become) members of a DFG-funded consortium.

Please use our templates:

Proposal Template Initialisation Phase

Proposal Template Integration Phase

How to connect a proposal to the NFDI Consortia?

1. After a submission consortia evaluate all proposals based on their community's needs (​see detailed filter criteria per phase here)
2. The Consortia Assembly votes on whether to fund the service.

Letters of Commitment (LoC)

Please do not provide generic consortia support letters. General support including the approval of the NFDI consortia will be requested in a separate process by the Base4NFDI coordination team.

Letters of commitment
are requested
..in two cases for the Initialisation Phase: 
a) from an NFDI consortium if it dedicates consortium funds for specific contributions to the service, 
b) from other persons or institutions that may not actively participate but contribute to the service in any form. 

..in three cases for the Integration Phase: 
a) from an NFDI consortium that commits to co-develop the service with consortium funds, where a LoC should detail the specific contributions of this consortium to the service, 
b) from an NFDI consortium that commits to use the service, where a LoC should outline the concrete steps to be taken by this consortium towards this goal,
c) from other persons or institutions - also external to the NFDI - that do not actively participate but contribute to the service in any form.

LoCs can be submitted until two weeks after the application deadline.

 Next Proposal Timelines
Submit
Proposal
Recommen-
dation by TEC
Decision
Consortia
Assembly
Begin
Funding
Round 4
15.02.24 March 2024 12.04.24 May 2024
Round 5
01.05.24 June 2024 05.07.24 August 2024
Round 6
01.08.24 September 2024
11.10.24
November 2024
Rounds 7-9 tba!
Need support for your proposal?

1. ​For general support, or to discuss any aspect of your proposal, feel free to contact our Section Liaison Officers via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2. If you are already writing a proposal, feel free to contact our Service Stewards via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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