Über/About
NFDI4Biodiversity ist eines der größten und vielfältigsten Konsortien in der Nationalen Forschungsdateninfrastruktur NFDI, mit einem breiten Spektrum an Datentypen, Partnereinrichtungen und Services. Unsere Arbeit wird seit 2020 aus Mitteln einer Bund-Länder-Vereinbarung zum Aufbau der NFDI gefördert, mit einer Laufzeit von fünf Jahren. Nach positiver Evaluation durch das NFDI-Expertengremium bei der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG kann nun ein Antrag für die zweite Förderphase gestellt werden. Das Verfahren inklusive der wissenschaftlichen Begutachtung läuft über die DFG. Antragsfrist ist der .
Die Universität Bremen wird erneut als Antragstellerin für das Konsortium fungieren. Sprecher bleibt Frank Oliver Glöckner von der Universität Bremen. Die Antragstellung wird koordiniert durch die gemeinsame Projektgeschäftsstelle in Bremen (Leitung: Barbara Ebert, GFBio - Gesellschaft für Biologische Daten e.V.). Nach der positiven Begutachtung sehen wir die zweite Förderphase im Kern als Fortsetzung der bisherigen Arbeit. Ziele und Arbeitsprogramm werden auf aktuelle Bedarfe der Community angepasst.
Wir bieten ein munteres und engagiertes Experten-Netzwerk, Unterstützung bei der Adaptierung guter Praxis und erprobter Software-Werkzeuge für die eigene Arbeit sowie die Möglichkeit, zusammen mit der NFDI als starkem Partner für die datenpolitischen Belange von Wissenschaft und Praxis einzutreten. So schaffen wir Datenvielfalt für Artenvielfalt!
Die Neuaufnahme von Partnern ist möglich, wenn zuvor über die Beiträge Einigkeit erzielt wurde und eine gute Verankerung im Arbeitsprogramm gewährleistet werden kann (zu den Voraussetzungen s. unten). Das zu vergebende Budget ist limitiert. Für individuelle Absprachen nehmen Sie gern Kontakt mit uns auf.
Da das Antragsverfahren in englischer Sprache durchzuführen ist, werden wir die relevanten Informationen ebenfalls durchgehend auf Englisch bereitstellen.
Bei Fragen nehmen Sie gern Kontakt auf. Alle Anfragen werden über das NFDI4Biodiversity Helpdesk gehandhabt.
English translation
NFDI4Biodiversity is one of the largest and most multifaceted consortia in the National Research Data Infrastructure NFDI, with a wide range of data types, partner institutions and services. Since 2020, our work has been funded by a federal/state agreement for the development of the NFDI, with a five-year funding period. Following a positive evaluation by the NFDI expert committee at the German Research Foundation DFG, a proposal can now be submitted for the second funding phase. The procedure, including the scientific evaluation, is carried out by the DFG. The application deadline is .
The University of Bremen will again act as the applicant for the consortium. Frank Oliver Glöckner from the University of Bremen will continue to be the spokesperson. The application will be coordinated by the joint project office in Bremen (Head: Barbara Ebert, GFBio - Gesellschaft für Biologische Daten e.V.). Following the positive evaluation, we regard the second funding phase essentially as a continuation of the previous work. The objectives and work program will be adapted to the current needs of the community.
We offer a lively and committed network of experts, support in adapting good practice and tried-and-tested software tools for your own work, and the opportunity to work with the NFDI as a strong partner in advocating the data policy interests of science and practice. This is how we create data diversity for biodiversity!
New partners are welcome if there is a consensus on the contributions and a sound anchoring in the work program has been ensured (see below for the requirements). The available budget is limited. As the application process is to be carried out in English, we will also make the relevant information available in English as a standard.
Please contact us for individual questions. All inquiries will be handled via the NFDI4Biodiversity helpdesk.
Calls to action
April 2024: Partner survey
Please participate in this survey to inform us about your current considerations to join the consortium in the second funding phase. The survey is open until : https://events.gfbio.org/event/47/surveys/36.
Coming soon: Call for Letters of Commitment and Partner Information
All parties wishing to join the consortium need to submit a Letter of commitment by , plus basic information about their institution and planned contributions to the consortium.
Templates will be provided on this page and circulated by E-mail.
Q & A Renewal proposal
We are looking for committed and capable partners who will carry the consortium forward and help solve the various challenges associated with building a functional data ecosystem. It takes people who are willing to tackle problems and take responsibility - be it by forming interest groups, organizing events or participating in governance.
When and how can I become a participant for the second funding phase?
Participants must send a Letter of Commitment (LoC) and a self-disclosure on the planned contributions in the second funding phase to the speaker institution. Templates are provided by the project office. The LoC must be received by the speaker institution in good time before the binding letter of intent is submitted. The applicable deadline can be found in the list. If this deadline is missed, acceptance as a participant can be initiated after the start of the second funding phase, i.e. from September 2025 (as of April 2024).
Important Dates
Zeitstrahl als Visualisierung (move von Proposal 2nd funding phase)
Objectives / Aims for the second funding phase
As discussed in the Steering group meeting of March, 2024
Setting the scene
The biodiversity community is diverse in terms of stakeholders, data,, services, and existing initiatives. To analyse the state of biodiversity and its drivers properly, comprehensive data is needed through time and space. Historical data is important, as well as data gathered with modern research methodlogies in the field and the lab. The community depends on large reference corpora for occurrence data (GBIF) as well as sequence data (INSDC, BOLD). The NFDI4Biodiversity consortium gathers a representative set of stakeholders from Germany to advance the mobilisation of dataaccording to the FAIR principles. Important subcommunities/groups in the fields of biodiversity informatics, bioinformatics, taxonomy, biodiversity monitoring and plant research are represented, to name just a few.
However, there are dozens/hundreds of initiatives and institutions with relevant data in Germany, which would need to adopt the FAIR principles. For a tangible improvement, a self-organisation process needs to be triggered, to gain momentum and bring data mobilisaiton to scale. A strategy has to be developed for scaling services and support capacities. This frames the objectives for the second funding phase.
In the period 2025-2030 we want to
- foster self-organisation in the community to adopt best practices in RDM and FAIR data mobilisation
- introduce formats for participation, strengthen training and dissemination
- consolidate the service catalog, including common infrastructure
- build comprehensive data products for research and analysis - KI/research readiness
Who to speak to
The consortium´s work programme is structured in Task Areas and Measures. If you are interested in joining one of the writing teams, the responsible Leads can be contacted directly
Information to be provided soon
Documents and Templates
Information to be provided soon