Formed in 1951, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft is a German research funding organization that serves many countries around the world.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (pronounced [dt fsmanaft, DFG [defe; English: German Research Foundation) is a German research funding organization, which functions as a self-governing institution for the promotion of science and research in the Federal Republic of Germany. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 1951; 69 years ago (1951) Science funding in Germany Germany The DFG supports research in science, engineering, and the humanities through a variety of grant programmes, prizes and by funding infrastructure. The self-governed organization is based in Bonn and financed by the German states and the federal government. 
