Stable funding of scientific research activity
The Scientific Research and Innovation Activities Act (ZZrID), applicable since 1 January 2022, introduced the stable funding of scientific research activity as an essential novelty. The first contractual period of stable funding runs from 2022 to 2027.
Funds for stable funding of scientific research activity consist of four pillars:
Institutional funding pillar
                          
                                    
                        
            
            
            
                
                         
                                        Programme funding pillar
                          
                                    
                        
            
            
            
                
                         
                                        Development funding pillar
                          
                                    
                        
            
            
            
                National research programmes
                          
                                    