Breakthroughs - excellence in research
As part of the “Breakthroughs” programme, the Carl Zeiss Foundation promotes top international research from Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia.
We help universities advance and expand their identified research strengths.
Funding under the “Breakthroughs” programme is up to € 5 million per project over a period of six years (in cases of co-application for a professorship: up to six years).
The applying university decides which type of funding is preferred.
Generally eligible are:
Prerequisite for funding by the Carl Zeiss Foundation is proven, national expertise in the respective field of research. This should be embedded within a corresponding structure and be relevant to the strategic direction of the university.
We help universities advance and expand their identified research strengths.
Funding under the “Breakthroughs” programme is up to € 5 million per project over a period of six years (in cases of co-application for a professorship: up to six years).
The applying university decides which type of funding is preferred.
Generally eligible are:
- Scientific and technical personnel including material resources
- Junior research groups and doctoral students
- Professorships (tenure track or full professorship as part of an endowed professorship)
- Large-scale equipment and research infrastructures
- Networking activities
Prerequisite for funding by the Carl Zeiss Foundation is proven, national expertise in the respective field of research. This should be embedded within a corresponding structure and be relevant to the strategic direction of the university.
The topic of the actual call for tender is
"Scientific Breakthroughs in Articicial Intelligence".
"Scientific Breakthroughs in Articicial Intelligence".
Contact

Dr. Anna Kirstgen
