In March 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) decided to open its Research Training Groups funding programme to universities of applied sciences (UAS). Thus, the DFG wants to contribute to the quality management of doctorates at UAS. The change will apply from 1 June 2024. 

On 7 December 2023, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) approved the first ten projects from the "Research Impulses" programme. Afterwards, the second call for FIP was launched, in which projects are again to be funded for five to a maximum of eight years.

On 7 December 2023, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) approved the first ten projects from the "Research Impulses" programme. The programme is a new funding instrument specifically for universities of applied sciences (UAS) and was first announced in October 2022. According to the DFG, the second call for proposals is to be launched before the end of 2023.

From 23 October to 20 November 2023, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) carried out its 2023 review board elections. Eligible researchers were called upon to elect new representatives for a total of 49 review boards.

The DFG has announced another online matchmaking event for researchers from Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS): In July, they are invited to meet researchers from Taiwan for scientific exchange.

The DFG initiative "Supporting the Internationalisation of Research at Universities of Applied Sciences" (UDIF-HAW) is organising five delegation trips for UAS members to Canada and the USA in September 2023. The trips are a follow-up to a virtual matchmaking event that took place in October 2022.