Experimentation Spaces

EXPERIMENTATION SPACES – THE FUNDING LINE FOR COURAGEOUS RESEARCHERS WHO BREAK NEW GROUND

Innovative ideas arise where disciplines meet, where familiar paths are left behind and where the world is viewed from new perspectives. With its ‘Experimental Spaces’ funding line, the FCMH will support researchers in implementing highly innovative projects from 2023 to 2026. 

With ‘Experimental Spaces’, the FCMH promotes novel project ideas that are characterised by cooperation between disciplines, institutions or types of higher education institutions. Researchers from all disciplines can thus address forward-looking questions, establish and expand consortia, test novel research approaches and conduct proof-of-concept or feasibility studies. In addition, the programme provides freedom to learn new research methods, practise using innovative equipment and get to know the laboratories of potential partners. 
Funding covers material, travel and/or personnel costs for a maximum funding period of one year. A total of EUR 200,000 is available annually (individual projects are usually funded up to approximately EUR 30,000).

Applications are no longer possible as the funding for 2026 has already been allocated.