German science ministers approve additional R&D and education funding
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028393
Nature : On 30 October, Germany’s federal and state science ministers agreed to provide €25.3 billion ($31.6 billion) for research and education over the next six years. The funding is expected to be approved by the federal and state governments on 11 December. The majority of the funding will go to universities, which are experiencing rapid growth and expect to add nearly 400 000 more students by 2020. The ministers also agreed to continue annual increases for research institutions such as the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Society, the Leibniz Association, and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Funding will also be increased annually at the DFG, the nation’s largest agency for university research grants.
