Applying for a cluster of excellence in ongoing cooperative projects (SFB, FG, DK, doc.funds, doc.funds.connect, ZK, and #ConnectingMinds)

In the case of approval, the SFB must be ended prematurely, and the remaining funds must be returned to the FWF before the COE can begin. [...] Transition of an ongoing Research Group into a Cluster of Excellence A Research Group consortium can submit a COE proposal whose content overlaps with that of the Research Group. [...] In the case of approval, the Research Group must be ended prematurely, and the remaining funds must be returned to the FWF before the COE can begin. [...] Transition of an ongoing Young Independent Researcher Group or a #ConnectingMinds project into a Cluster of Excellence The expansion of an existing Young Independent Researcher Group or a #ConnectingMinds project into a COE is not possible due to the conflicting objectives of the programmes. [...] Clusters whose content overlaps too much with subprojects of the above-mentioned ongoing programmes, thus violating the ban on double funding, will be rejected without review by the decision-making bodies of the FWF.