Funding shall be dedicated to test initial hypotheses and establish prerequisites (max. 9 months) for interdisciplinary project funding applications and research consortia.
Projects shall address research questions of the SYSTEM HEALTH, e.g. all aspects of the food chain (healthy soils, plants and livestock; food processing and production; (patho)physiology of plants, animals and humans), but also drug research, diagnostic or therapeutic solutions, as well as socioeconomic research questions.

In 2021 we seek innovative project ideas from Hohenheim Young Scientists that want to prepare for national or international research consortia/ interdisciplinary  projects.

Please send your application (informal  letter, appr. 1 page) to the FZG Head Office.

Proposal structure:
•    name and short description of the project
•    persons/ institutes involved
•    estimated costs and duration of the project
•    ultimate goal/ horizon for future application/ research consortia/ funder
•    if applicable, references to relevant publication(s)
•    requests for application/ project support.

As soon as the Steering Committee has confirmed funding eligibility, all applicants will be informed and funds allocated to the successful departments.