FAU offers a variety of services to support its researchers in the application for both state research funding and third-party funds. The Research Support Office, called F1, provides advice on all questions concerning the promotion and funding of research.
F1 forms part of Department F (Research and Finances) of FAU's Central Administration. The Research Office constitutes a service institution open to all members of the university who are interested in programmes on the promotion of research or who conduct third-party funded projects. Moreover, the Support Office provides information to all university institutions interested in research.
F1 deals primarily with the following issues
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Administrative and legal processing of all types of third-party funded projects (EU, DFG, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), further Federal Ministries, State Ministries, industry funding, foundations, other funding institutions)
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Provision of programme documents, information packages, application forms; setting up of contact to the respective reference persons (e. g. the project coordinators at BMBF)
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Advice and support in application processes; review and completion of research and development contracts
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Information, advice and support in the search for adequate funding institutions and programmes; information on current calls for programmes for the promotion of research
Promotion & Funding of Research (Department F1)
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Schlossplatz 4
91054 ERLANGEN, GERMANY
Postal Address:
Postfach 3520
91023 ERLANGEN, GERMANY
Tel.: +49 9131 85-26766
Fax.: +49 9131 85- 26239
E-Mail: axel.klon@zuv.uni-erlangen.de
Responsibilities:
Advisory Service for academics working at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
The Department for the Promotion and Funding of Research provides a service to those members of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg who are interested in promoting research and in attracting external funding.
Knowledge & Technology Transfer
- University Office for Knowledge & Technology Transfer (Department F 2 – Central University Administration)

- Bavarian Universities Syndicate for Knowledge & Technology Transfer (TBU)
- Transfer Portal: BayDat-Online



