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.