European cooperation in education, research and innovation

DLR Projekträger (DLR-PT) has been offering competent support in the field of European research policy and funding for more than 30 years.

Political advice and support at many levels

The EU Office supports the BMBF in further developing the European Research Area – both in political committee work at European level and in national coordination and subsequent implementation, for example with the help of a national funding programme and a broad-based campaign.

In addition, the EU Office supports the Ministry in European education cooperation – for example, in the Strategic Framework for Education and Training and in Erasmus+, the programme for implementing European education cooperation.

The EU Office also advises and supports the BMBF in the examination and assessment of requirements under state aid law and in the modernisation of EU state aid law.

Tailor-made advice for EU funding programmes

The EU Office is the central point of contact for all matters concerning the EU's Horizon Europe research framework programme and is also the agency of the National Contact Points for European funding advice and information. Horizon Europe offers a wide range of funding along the entire value chain – from basic research to the development of innovative products. The EU Office supports German users in all phases of their participation in the programme through events, training and advice.

The contact point "Women in EU Research" (FiF) in the EU Office offers advice and support on all gender equality issues in the Research Framework Programme (e.g. gender equality plans) and on the gender dimension of research topics.

As a contact point for European innovation policy issues, the EU Office also provides advice on the programmes of the European Innovation Council, the European Innovation Ecosystems and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

European Regional Policy and Structural Funds

The Synergy Dialogue Office develops a specific range of services on the synergies between the Research Framework Programmes and the instruments of the EU's regional and cohesion policies. At the BMBF's initiative, together with the Federal States, it organises a dialogue between the Federal and State governments on this subject.

Support and Accompanying Programmes of the Federal Government

The EU Office implements various support measures to deepen and further develop the European Research Area, including the Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for the European Research Area, the ERA Fellowship Programme Science Management and a support measure for prospective coordinators of Horizon Europe projects.