European Research Funding

EU Support Office

The EU Support Office provides researchers at TU Braunschweig with advice and support for applying for and implementing funding projects from European funding bodies, such as the European Commission in the programmes HORIZON EUROPE, DIGITAL EUROPE, the ESA, or Joint Undertakings.

For general enquiries, please contact:

Dr. Jan Gäbler
☎ +49 531 391 14329
jan.gaebler(at)tu-braunschweig.de

News

The EU Support Office centrally handles the preparation of financial reports for all Horizon Europe projects that start in January 2026 or later. This will significantly reduce the project administration workload for the institutes. The measures adopted by the Executive Committee in November 2025 are intended to encourage researchers to submit even more applications for EU projects, which can be more complex to administer.

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Dates and Events

On February 19, the National Contact Point for Research Infrastructures (NKS FIS) is offering a webinar on the current funding opportunities in the 2026-2027 work programme in Horizon Europe. The webinar also uses granted projects to illustrate what is important for a successful application.

The European Commission is making a total of around €710 million available over the next two years through the work programme. The first of two rounds of calls for proposals closes on June 16, 2026. The webinar will last 2 hours. Register for the webinar here.

CBE JU provides in its Workprogramme 2026 170 Mio Euro for sustainable and competitive bio-based innovations. The entire innovation chain is been addressed within 13 topics. The aim of CBE is to promote a competitive, circular, bio-based industry in Europe and thus increase the sustainability and circularity of production and consumption systems in line with the European Green Deal. The call for proposals aims to bring together various players in the bio-based industry to address the technological, legal and market-related challenges facing the sector.

The Joint Undertaking Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU) is an institutionalised European partnership between the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). The call is open from April, 23 on, applications must be submitted until September, 22. More Information here.

All services

Project Management Service

You are coordinator of an EU project?

We at EU Support Office take on many project management tasks for you: Click here.

A) Search for Funding Programmes

Our services:

Research on suitable funding programmes, e.g. Horizon Europe, ERC, MSCA, Stay Inspired
Advice on administrative aspects and funding rates
Advice on project partner search

Contacts

Hartmut Keune | Funding programmes for collaborative projects
☎ +49 531 391 4372
hartmut.keune(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Dr. Astrid Sebastian | Funding programmes for fellowships and individual research grants
☎ +49 531 391 14330
a.sebastian(at)tu-braunschweig.de

B) Proposal Phase

Proposals for Collaborative Projects

Our Services:

Advice on funding measures that support proposal preparation, e.g. the Europaprogramm of the MWK or the Funding Initiative of the BMFTR
Support with proposal preparation, in particular for administrative details
Advice on budget calculation and provision of calculation tools
Support with proposal submission and handling submission portals

Contact

Hartmut Keune
☎ +49 531 391 4372
hartmut.keune(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Proposals for Fellowships and Individual Research Grants

Fellowships and individual research grants are aimed at individual researchers at various career stages and support excellent, fundamental research. Examples include projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and Postdoctoral Fellowships under the Marie‑Skłodowska‑Curie Actions (MSCA) programme.

Our support services include:

Advice on financial support opportunities for applications
Support with application preparation, including budget calculation
Assistance with application submission via the respective portals
Organisation and conduct of interview training.

Contact

Dr. Astrid Sebastian
☎ +49 531 391 14330
a.sebastian(at)tu-braunschweig.de

C) Project Implementation Phase

Our services during the implementation of EU projects cover all relevant aspects:

Legal Aspects

Our support services:

Support during Grant Preparation Phase and for the conclusion of the Grant Agreement
Support for Amendment of the Grant Agreement
Support for the conclusion of Consortium Agreements in connection with the legal department, advice for efficient management structure
Advice on Intellectual Property Rights in connection with the legal department.

Contact

Dr. Jan Gäbler
☎ +49 531 391 14329
jan.gaebler(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Financial Aspects

Our services cover:

Advice for projects with co-funding
Support on indirect costs (Overhead)
Support to close funding gaps
Training on eligible costs and the obligatgory documentation (internal kick-off at project start)
Compliance check and submission (FSIGN) of the Financial Statements
Organisation und support during audits (e.g. Certificate of Financial Statement, CFS).

Contact

Dr. Jan Gäbler
☎ +49 531 391 14329
jan.gaebler(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Centralised preparation of your financial reports

The EU Support Office takes on the centralised preparation of financial reports for all HORIZON EUROPE projects that are starting from January 2026 on:

Checking time declarations
Obtaining the necessary data from administration and internal auditing office (HSC)
Clarifying cost items with the institute
Checking and submitting of financial statements.

Contact

Dr. Jan Gäbler
☎ +49 531 391 14329
jan.gaebler(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Project Management Service

Are you the coordinator of an EU project? If so, we at the EU Support Office can take care of many project management tasks for you, for example:

Reporting

Managing the deliverables
Complete processing of financial reports of all partners
Support for the compiling of technical reports

Financial issues

Management of budget shifts
Management of payments
Controlling of payments, budget and costs of the consortium

Organisational issues

Communication with the funding agency
Answering administrative questions of the partners
Organising project meetings

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Contact

We calculate the costs based on the scope of the project, which you can then take into account in planning your project application. If you are interested in this PM Service, please contact

Hartmut Keune
☎ +49 531 391 4372
hartmut.keune(at)tu-braunschweig.de

For questions regarding the implementation of the PM Service please contact

Anne Wolff
☎ +49 531 391 4274
anne.wolff(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Neharika Chebrol
☎ +49 531 391 4270
neharika.chebrol(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Ressources

Networks

The TU Braunschweig is engaged in the following networks:

The EU research support offices in Lower Saxony have joined forces to form the EU-ReasoN network in order to exchange ideas on advisory concepts and hold joint information events. The aim is to improve the quality of support and increase the amount of EU funding raised in Lower Saxony.

EU-ReasoN

With its EU Research Support Offices, the state of Lower Saxony has created advisory structures that aim to increase the participation of Lower Saxony's universities in European funding measures through a wide range of support measures. The EU Support Office Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel is based at the Technical University of Braunschweig and works for