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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

  1. 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)
  2. Provision of programme documents, information packages, application forms; setting up of contact to the respective reference persons (e. g. the project coordinators at BMBF)
  3. Advice and support in application processes; review and completion of research and development contracts
  4. Information, advice and support in the search for adequate funding institutions and programmes; information on current calls for programmes for the promotion of research

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