Organisation
The Bavarian Research Alliance, with its
headquarters in Munich, was founded in 2006 as an initiative of the University
of Bavaria e.V. and the Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences e.V. and set
up as a non-profit private organisation in 2007.
Tasks & Goals
BayFOR supports and advises scientists from Bavarian universities and universities of applied sciences in competition for regional, national and European research funding – particularly with regard to the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) of the EU. The prospects for success of Bavarian actors in the fund-raising of EU subsidies are meant to be improved thereby, and corresponding activities in the ERA, the European Research Area, are meant to be coordinated throughout Bavaria. The BayFOR represents the scientists in Bavaria in that they assume an active role in the support of science and research.
Furthermore, a European Union liaison office in Brussels strengthens Bavarian actors from science and business, in that it conveys essential regional research interests through representation in the structures of European institutions.
It is the goal, furthermore, to increase the
participation of Bavarian enterprises – particularly SMEs – in funding
programmes and to facilitate closer cooperation between science and business at
both a national and international level.
Focus of Activities
Our main competencies lie in the following four fields of business:
- Support in the acquisition of regional, national and European subsidies - strategic consultation regarding proposals and, if required, support for project execution, particularly with regard to the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the EU.
- International cooperations - particularly as a site for scientific coordination between Bavaria - Québec and Bavaria – Alberta (Canada).
- Management of the Bavarian Research Cooperations - as well as their networking at an EU level.
- Representation in Brussels regarding strategic-political representation of interests for Bavarian university research vis-à-vis the European Union (Lobbying).
A team of highly-qualified personnel is available to assist you with further information.
The location for our enterprise lies in the heart of Munich, right next to "Sendlinger Tor".
