According to the decision of the NFDI Consortia Assembly on 16 Jan 2026 the following topped-up rates per phase are effective for the remaining project:

Rates

• Initialisation phase (1 year): 2 PostDoc, 1 Researcher - max. 258.000€ per year
• Integration phase (2 years): 3 PostDoc, 3 Researcher - max. 509.400€ per year, for 2 years 1.018.800 €
• Ramp-Up phase (2 years): 4 PostDoc - max. 352.800€ per year, for 2 years 705.600 €

The rates are calulcated as follows:

Original budgets

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

• 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 
  

Additional top-ups, as decided by the NFDI Consortia Assembly in January 2026

An additional financial top-up to compensate for increased personnel costs is provided. It is based on the 2025 DFG Personnel rates and has been approved by the NFDI Consortia Assembly on 16 Jan 2026 for the remaining duration to ensure a smooth running of the project.

• Initialisation phase: max. 31.500€ top-up
• Integration phase: max 62.100€ top-up per year
• Ramp-Up phase: max. 43.200€ top-up per year