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Base4NFDI publishes Ramp-Up Phase proposal template (v1.1)

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2026-01-20

We are pleased to announce the publication of version 1.1 of the Base4NFDI proposal template for the Ramp-Up Phase. This marks an important milestone in the development of Base4NFDI basic services.

The Ramp-Up Phase focuses on preparing services for sustainable, scalable operation. Key aspects include service scalability, long-term governance, the development of an operating and business model, and further integration into the NFDI service portfolio.

The template is based on the Ramp-Up Phase framework document available on Zenodo which is referenced throughout the proposal template and provides essential background.

The framework document describes the Ramp-Up procedures, the respective responsibilities of service teams and Base4NFDI, and the associated decision-making workflows. The Ramp-Up Phase is dedicated to ensuring that services complete all necessary steps to be rolled out for widespread use in a sustainable and scalable manner. By the end of the phase, services are expected to have a clear business and operating model, compliance with relevant legal requirements (in particular GDPR), appropriate security and backup measures, and advanced interoperability, including readiness for federation within EOSC if applicable.

The template is now available on the Base4NFDI website.

Base4NFDI Highlights 2025

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2025-12-18

Dear community,
2025 was an exciting year for Base4NFDI and we would like to share some of our project highlights with you. We call this little recap “Base in Numbers” – sit back and enjoy the little read…

  • We had our 2nd Base4NFDI User Conference (UC4B) in Aachen, as a joint event together with this year’s CoRDI.
  • Our 3rd Explainer Video is out! Follow this link to check out the Explainer Video for TS4NFDI.
  • 3 incubator calls are currently open, for IAM4NFDI, TS4NFDI, Jupyter4NFDI. You can find out more in our News Archive.
  • This year, we published 6 newsletter issues.
  • Currently, a total of 9 Basic Services are onboarded in two different phases.
  • At CoRDI 2025, we were represented with 13 submissions.
  • We visited 18 conferences, both national and international (and of course many other meetings!).
  • 22 consortia welcomed us to their annual events.
  • We are currently a team of 27 amazing people!

Additionally, we would like to thank everyone who took part in our evaluation, our Roadshow, and generally, for contributing so greatly to our efforts. You are the heart of our work and motivation – so let’s keep on thriving together in 2026!

And if you want to get more information on each “Base in Numbers”, check out our LinkedIn profile (and follow us!). 

Jupyter4NFDI - Call for Incubator Projects 2026

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2025-12-09

Would you like to perform interactive computing and platform-independent tasks using a Jupyter environment? Would you like to use various application-specific resources that are not available to you? Or are you even interested in connecting your resources to a Germany-wide cluster for JupyterHubs in order to jointly offer new opportunities to science and researchers? Then feel free to check out the Jupyter4NFDI website. 

They are currently looking for participants for incubator projects as part of the Jupyter4NFDI project. You can work with them to achieve your goals. The team is launching the call for the first incubator cycle for two interest groups: On the one hand, the call is aimed at those who can imagine connecting their hardware resources to our JupyterHub cluster and building it up together with them. On the other hand, they would like to extend the call to use-case and content providers who would like to use our JupyterHub cluster offering for their research and work.

You have until January 31, 2026, to apply for the first incubator cycle. The goal is to get started together at the beginning of March.

What needs to be done? They want to make their incubators open and transparent and use GitHub Discussions for documentation. Simply go to Github and follow the instructions there. (A non-public application is also possible. To do so, please contact us directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and send them your application.)

Further information is available on their website and in the GitHub Discussions, where you are also welcome to ask us any further questions.

9th Base4NFDI Newsletter - December 2025

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2025-12-02

Welcome to the 9th Base4NFDI newsletter!
Every two months we will share the latest updates about upcoming Base-relevant events and presentations, insights into the basic service development, and notify you about interesting resources to keep you informed and inspired. 
Thank you for your support this year and being part of our community. Wishing you a restful end of the year and a great start to the new one.

 Brief updates from the basic services

The next year’s deadlines for submitting basic service proposals have been set:

  • Round 10: 28 January 2026
  • Round 11: 22 April 2026
  • Round 12: 22 July 2026

Brief updates from the basic services

  • IAM4NFDI
    • The basic service proposal from IAM4NFDI has been accepted for funding of the Ramp-up Phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision. The final phase for development will start in February 2026.
    • IAM4NFDI has published their next call for incubators. The next incubator cycle starts on February 1st, 2026. You can find the call here. Please note the submission deadline is January 7, 2026.
  • TS4NFDI
    • TS4NFDI has published their Initialisation phase achievements. You can find the summary .
    • Save-the-date: 2nd TS4NFDI Community Workshop | 10.03.2026-12.03.2026.
    • TS4NFDI has published their [3rd Incubator call](https://base4nfdi.de/?view=article&id=163:ts4nfdi-call-for-incubator-projects-2026&catid=8). The submission deadline is due on 09.01.2026. The incubator cycle will start end of February/beginning of March.
    • The TS4NFDI explainer video is now published on [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT4YUTvqKRI).
  • PID4NFDI
  • KGI4NFDI
    • The team has prepared the submission of their updated Integration phase proposal. The final decision will be made in the Consortia Assembly meeting in January 2026.
  • DMP4NFDI
    • The call for incubators is open! To propose an incubator project, please complete the short application template outlining your goals, team, and expected outcomes, and submit the template by December 15. More information here.
    • The next Support Jour Fixe is today (Dec 2; regularly every first Tuesday of the month) 11-12 am. It primarily addresses (interested) incubators to discuss collaboration and issues. Check the agenda here.
    • If you are interested in improving RDMO, join our Christmas Mini Hackathon on Dec 11, 9.30–16h! Find the agenda here.
  • Jupyter4NFDI
    • The entire team met in Stuttgart at the end of October to discuss next steps during the Integration phase. Particularly the upcoming calls for Incubator projects with interested user groups and resource providers as well as planned features for the time ahead.
  • nfdi.software
    • nfdi.software received a cost neutral extension of their Initialisation phase until 31.12.2025.
  • RDMTraining4NFDI
    • Base4NFDI approved a cost neutral extension of the Initialisation phase of RDMTraining4NFDI (TH Köln) until 30.04.2026.
    • RDMTraining4NFDI held its first stakeholder meeting with 67 participants. During the meeting, the RDM community provided feedback on opportunities and challenges for establishing a more coordinated approach to RDM training and discussed the concept of microcredentials with regard to its potential for certifying RDM competencies. The outcomes of the meeting will be published in the RDMTraining4NFDI Zenodo community.
    • RDMT4NFDI’s requirement analysis resulted in a content blueprint which will be published when reviewed by the use case consortia. Check the complementary design document: Combining community concepts for reusable RDM training materials, Zenodo.
  • Accounting4NFDI
    • The basic service proposal from Accounting4NFDI has been accepted for funding of the Initialisation phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision. The Initialisation phase will start in February 2026.

Collaborations

Publications and related materials

  • 23 TrainingThings for AI-assisted instructional design, 13.10.2025. Zenodo.
  • Building Sustainable Infrastructures: Lessons Learnt & Future Directions – Takeaways from a panel discussion, 14.10.2025. Zenodo.
  • 5 Steps to Base4NFDI Service Integration – A Guide for NFDI Consortia, 03.11.2025. Zenodo.

Miscellaneous

  • We are delighted to announce that next year's Base4NFDI User Conference (UC4B 2026) will be held in Berlin. Save the Date: 24.-25. November 2026 at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße. Stay tuned.

If you have any questions, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TS4NFDI - Call for Incubator Projects 2026

Call for Incubatorsts

2025-12-01

Do you have a use case whose implementation you need support with the integration/provision of terminology? Then here's your chance to be part of the next incubator cycle of TS4NFDI.

Possible use cases:

  • Hosting of terminologies
  • Setup a domain specific terminology service
  • Adding terminology services to the TS4NFDI API Gateway
  • Integration of Terminology Service Suite widgets
  • Provision of collection(s) via the TS4NFDI API Gateway
  • Creation and management of terminology mappings

As part of the Terminology Services 4 NFDI (TS4NFDI) project, so-called incubator cycles have been planned in order to be able to react flexibly to user requests. An incubator gives you the opportunity to present your ideas and needs for terminology services for your project and to implement the integration/provision of these together with the TS4NFDI developers.

What do you need to do?

  1. Please inform yourself about the TS4NFDI incubators using the slides on Zenodo and get inspired by the Incubator Dashboard on the TS4NFDI Service Portal.
  2. The service need the following information from you:
    a) NFDI consortium affiliation (It is also possible to apply if you are not part of an NFDI consortium)
    b) Title of your incubator project
    c) Description of your idea for an incubator project
  3. Your support and involvement in the implementation of the incubator cycle is essential - please plan for this and ensure that you can participate in the period before you submit your idea.

The team will gladly answer questions by e-mail. 

The next TS4NFDI incubator cycle will start in February/March 2026 and we are hereby calling for applications. Please note the submission deadline of 09.01.2026. The TS4NFDI team is looking forward to your incubator proposals. You will receive feedback by 23.01.2026 as to whether you have been accepted as an incubator in this phase.

Please send your application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..