Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · Germany

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Procedure in “Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer Our Future” (DMREF)

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Applications close on 21 Jan 2027.

Deadline: 21 Jan 2027 (in 67 days)
Grant amount: Not stated — see the official call
Funding rate: Approved project costs in full (no co-funding), plus a 22% programme allowance Standard rule for this programme; the call can differ.
Likely applicant types: Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Reference: DFG IfR 87/2026
Last checked: 15 Nov 2026

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Programme overview

To facilitate the support of collaborative work between US researchers and their German counterparts, the NSF and the DFG are pleased to announce a further Lead Agency Procedure in the area of data-driven materials research. “Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future” (DMREF) seeks to foster the design, discovery and development of materials to accelerate their path to deployment by harnessing the power of data and computational tools in concert with experiment and theory. DMREF emphasises a deep integration of experiments, computation and theory, the use of accessible digital data across the materials development continuum and strengthening connections among theorists and computational scientists (including data scientists). The review procedure follows the NSF Proposal Processing and Review Procedures as stated in the DMREF programme solicitation (Solicitation Number NSF 27-xxx). Each organisation will pursue its own decision-making processes.

Timing

In addition, the proposal and the supplementary documents have to be submitted to the DFG via elan by 21 January 2027 (4.00 pm CET).

How to apply

Apply through the funder’s official page (link below); it states the procedure, documents and deadline.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	21 January 2027 “In addition, the proposal and the supplementary documents have to be submitted to the DFG via elan by 21 January 2027 (4.00 pm CET).”	read from the official page	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Total budget	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Funding rate	Approved project costs in full (no co-funding), plus a 22% programme allowance	programme standard rule	15 Nov 2026
Who can apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Where to apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page were read from the official page on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.