{"id":547,"date":"2025-12-13T23:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?p=547"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:34:26","slug":"robustcircuit-approved-for-funding-period-2026-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"RobustCircuit approved for funding period 2026-2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau.jpg?resize=1024%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"German Research Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau.jpg?resize=1024%2C131&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau.jpg?resize=300%2C38&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau.jpg?resize=768%2C98&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dfg_logo_schriftzug_blau.jpg?w=1057&amp;ssl=1 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a second funding period for the Research Consortium &#8216;RobustCircuit&#8217; (FOR5289). All <a href=\"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?page_id=2\">PIs<\/a> were retained from the first funding period with new projects based on the outcomes of the first funding period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire RobustCircuit team is grateful to the support by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfg.de\/de\/service\/presse\/pressemitteilungen\/2025\/pressemitteilung-nr-42\">DFG<\/a>, our reviewers, our <a href=\"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?p=541\">scientific advisory board<\/a> and especially our PhD students and postdocs (<a href=\"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?p=541\">see last retreat pics here<\/a>) who made this success possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New project information updates for the funding period 2026-2030 will be added on the <a href=\"https:\/\/robustcircuit.flygen.org\/?page_id=16\">projects page<\/a> soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a second funding period for the Research Consortium &#8216;RobustCircuit&#8217; (FOR5289). 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