Coordination Funds

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Oliver Friedrich
• Subject Area: Geology ; Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions ; Geophysics ; Oceanography
• Term: since 2026
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 564896962

The newly established infrastructure priority program (SPP) 2520 'Research Vessels' allows for a uniform application procedure for the German research vessel fleet and the initial analysis of samples and data. Scientific activities within the framework of SPP 2520 will address emerging questions and future challenges related to vessel-based research along the following five research themes: (1) Ocean in a changing climate, (2) Ocean interfaces and biogeochemical cycles, (3) Ocean-lithosphere dynamics, (4) Ocean-biosphere interactions, and (5) Ocean-based new technologies and innovation. To allow the coordinator and the program committee to professionally handle SPP-related affairs for the first three years (i.e., 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2028) of the current SPP 2520 funding period, this proposal asked for the necessary coordination funding.

• DFG Programme: Infrastructure Priority Programmes
• Subproject of: SPP 2520: Infrastructure area - Research Vessels