ASPERA National Day 3 22 June 2007 Dr. Peter Schroth Federal Ministry of Education and Research Bonn, Germany The German Research and Funding Landscape

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Research Funding in Germany 1 EU International Research Organisations e.g. CERN, EMBL, ESA, ESFR, ESO, ETW, IAEO, IEA, WMO Science Council Industry HGF 90:10 DFG 58:42 MPG 50:50 FhG 90:10 WGL 50:50 Universities Industrial Research Institutions AiF-Institutes R&D Institutions close to industry State institutes Academies Foundations International “Länder” “Bund” BLK Federal Research institutions Institutional Funding Project Funding ILL, ESRF

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Source: BMBF Financing Total expenditure for R&D 48,2 Foreign Countries Private Institutions 0,2 Länder 7,9 Industry 32,4 Bund 8,7 IndustryUniversities Research Institutions Execution Foreign Countries 1,0 2,033,6 7,96,6 0,1 0,70,1 1,85,60,54,41,32,10,90,10,930,31,1 Research Funding in Germany 2

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Basic Scientific Research in Germany Universities International Institutions (e.g. CERN) Max-Planck- Gesellschaft MPG Helmholtz- Gesellschaft HGF Institutions Project Funding Leibniz- Gemeinschaft WGL „Bund“ (e.g. „BMBF- Verbund- forschung“) „Länder“Foundations

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Funding of Basic Research in Germany: Universities Universities are – in principle - funded by the „Länder“ only Exemption: third-party funding (e.g. DFG), „Exzellenzinitiative“ (jointly funded by „Bund“ and „Länder“)

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Funding of Basic Research in Germany: MPG MPG is the German research organisation for Basic Research outside universities MPG budget is covered by federal government and Länder (50:50) MPG institutes are „tailored“ to their director: it is the goal to get the best scientist in the given field Institutes are normally closed or at least restructured if the director leaves

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Funding of Basic Research in Germany: HGF HGF is the largest German research organisation outside the universities. It pursues long-term research goals relevant for state and society. HGF budget is covered by federal government and Länder (90:10) One task of the HGF is to build and operate large-scale facilities as a service for external users

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Funding of Basic Research in Germany: DFG DFG is an association of universities and research institutions DFG is the central, self-governing research funding organisation in Germany ) DFG funds basic research mainly at universities via projects DFG budget is covered by federal government and Länder (roughly 60:40) Funds are distributed according to the demand; i.e. to the number and volume of proposals

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung BonnBerlin ca. 800 Members of Staff ca. 200 Members of Staff Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Minister: Dr. Annette Schavan Secretary of State: Prof. Dr. Frieder Meyer-Krahmer Director General: Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Provision for the Future – Cultural, Basic and Sustainability Research Deputy Director General: Dr. Beatrix Vierkorn-Rudolph Large Facilities, Energy, Basic Research Basic Scientific Research, Persons in BMBF

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Basic Scientific Research, Persons in BMBF Division „Basic Scientific Research“: Dr. Rainer Koepke Prof. Dr. Jürgen Richter, Dr. Peter Schroth Project Management Organizations („Projektträger“): PT DESY: Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Astroparticle physics, Synchrotron Radiation and Ions PT GSI: Hadron- and Nuclear Physics PT Jülich: Neutron Scattering, Mathematics

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Our Tasks  Strategy development  Research Institutions, International Centres  Project funding (Verbundforschung)  New Large Scale Facilities: XFEL, FAIR, PETRA III

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Only activity of BMBF in Basic Research is around research infrastructures / large-scale facilities, due to: need for international coordination need for separate budget lines Strategy building together with scientific communities „Verbundforschung“: Complementary to DFG funding; funds for technical developments and scientific instruments at large-scale facilities to ensure proper use Funding of Basic Research in Germany: Role of BMBF

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Astroparticlephysics Large-Scale Facilities funded via „Verbundforschung“: AMANDA/Icecube Antares Auger H.E.S.S., Magic KATRIN GERDA Suggested Future Projects: Neutrino Telescope (KM3Net) Gamma Telescope Array Gravitational Wave Detector

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Space-based Astro(particle)physics Space and space flight are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Economics and Technology => Space Agency at DLR Funding via: Institutional funding of DLR Project Funding - PT DLR ESA Examples: AMS LISA Pathfinder PAMELA GLAST

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Strategy Development National  Strategy-Workshops with users (6.000 users of large scale infrastructures are organized in 7 committees, including one for astroparticle physics) European  ESFRI – European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures  Development of a European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures International  Multilateral discussions on infrastructures of global dimension (z. B. International Linear Collider, Extremely Large Telescope)

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI Informal body of the governments of EU member and associated states, participation of European Commission Founded 2002 Aims „to support a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on research infrastructures in Europe“ „to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to a better development, construction and use of research infrastructures in Europe“

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Boundary Conditions ESFRI wants to give an overview on the needs for Research Infrastructures of pan-European interest in the next 10 to 20 years The Roadmap is intended to support decision processes in the ESFRI member states („variable geometry“) and in the European Commission (FP7) ESFRI will not decide on priorities, funding or sites ESFRI wants to act as an incubator ESFRI Roadmap

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung ESFRI Roadmap

711: Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung Atoms in the leisure park… I said NO! You have been riding the storage ring long enough! Thank you for your attention!