Original budgets for basic service development phases as calculated in the Base4NFDI proposal submission (calculated based on DFG Personnel rates 2022):

• Initialisation phase: max. 226.500€, calculated for 2 PostDoc, 1 Researcher 
• Integration phase: max. 447.300€, calculated for 3 PostDoc, 3 Researcher
• Ramp-Up phase: max. 309.600€, calculated for 4 PostDoc

These max. rates are guaranteed for all future years.  An additional financial top-up to the stated amount - to compensate increased personnel costs based on updated DFG Personnel rates - is fully subject to the decision of the NFDI Consortia Assembly and needs to be approved each year. 
Financial top-ups as approved by the NFDI Consortia Assembly will then apply for the development phases underway and the newly starting phases in the given year. Relevant information will be published as soon as possible. 

Rates 2025

Maximum budgets for all basic service development phases underway or newly starting in 2025, according to the decision of the NFDI Consortia Assembly 17/01/2025:

• 2025 Initialisation phase: max. 270.900€ for one year (calculated for 2 PostDoc, 1 Researcher after DFG Personnel rates 2025 including 5% travel costs).
• 2025 Integration phase: max. 534.870€ per year and max. 1.069.740€ for two years (calculcated for 3 PostDoc, 3 Researcher after DFG Personnel rates 2025 including 5% travel costs).