If a funding application is successful, the recipient of the funding (applicant researcher or university) receives a written notification of funding from the funding agency.
This notice is legally binding and regulates the relationship between the funder and the grantee.
We strongly recommend that project managers and those working on the project read the entire grant notice.
- Pay particular attention to points where the grant notice differs from the application. For example, for various reasons, you may be granted a lower amount than you have applied for. In these cases, please contact AF. We can then clarify the reasons for this deviation together and decide how to deal with it.
- Make note of the dates and deadlines for calling up funds, reports, and proof specified in the notice.
- If the grant notice obligates you to conclude a cooperation agreement with your project partners or other contractual agreements, our lawyers in AF will be happy to assist you in drafting the contract.
- Please be sure to observe specifications in the grant notice regarding the awarding of contracts or other forms of money transfer in research projects and the publication regulations.
- If there are any further problems or uncertainties arising from the grant notice, please contact AF.
- Usually, you have until 30 days after receipt of the grant notice (postmark) to object to it.
- If further legally binding signatures are required for the acceptance of the grant (waiver of appeal, application profi-Online), AF will gladly take care of this for you.
- Please prepare your third-party funding notification on the basis of the valid grant notice.
In most cases, AF and the respective project management receive the original or copies of the grant notice. AF routinely reviews the notice and points out any discrepancies or particularities to the project management. If you are a personal recipient of a grant (e.g. DFG grant), please send us a copy of the grant approval.
