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11 a three- to five-year period. This is supplemented by grants from the centres, meaning that the research projects can be financed with up to 900,000 euros per year. These models demonstrate that creating networks within the research system continues to be a core element of the Helmholtz strategy. The Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) is the most recent example of a regional collaboration that brings to- gether the cutting-edge research being carried out at the Helmholtz centres and German universities. New impetus from international networks A large number of Helmholtz networks have an international scope, as do many of the Helmholtz alliances and virtual institutes. The portfolio of funding instruments has recently been expanded to include not only grants for research groups but also individual-based funding in the form of the Helmholtz International Fellow Award. With the new Helmholtz Inter national Research Groups, the Helmholtz Association is supporting cooperation between its centres and foreign research institutions. These groups give young researchers, in particular, the opportunity to gain initial experience with international collaboration. The Helmholtz International Research Groups establish joint research teams with foreign partner institutions. From the Initiative and Networking Fund they receive up to 50,000 euros annually for an initial period of three years, with the foreign partner institutions contributing the same level of funding. In 2013 Helmholtz selected a total of 15 international research groups within the framework of a pilot project. The Helmholtz Internation- al Fellow Award targets outstanding scientists and science managers outside Germany who have excelled in fields that are relevant to the association. In addition to receiving prize money of 20,000 euros, the scientists are invited to conduct research flexibly at one or more of the Helmholtz centres and give talks in the Helmholtz Academy. So far a total of 36 individuals have been honoured with this award. Talent management: attracting and promoting the best staff Research organisations depend on the creativity and quality of their staff. Attracting, promoting and retaining the best people remains a top priority at the Helmholtz Association. This is why it uses part of the budgetary increases from the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation to attract top scientists, particularly top female scientists. A total of 102 million euros has been earmarked for this purpose for 2013 to 2017. For its scientific personnel the Helmholtz Association has established a fixed quota system based on a “cascading” model. The goal of the system is to acquire more women for leadership positions above and beyond those hired through the association’s recruitment initiative. In this model the targeted participation rate for women at a specific stage in their career is determined by the pro portion of women in the previous career stage. With this combination of clearly formulated objectives and expanded capacities, the Helmholtz Association is continuing to make a determined effort to recruit more female scientists. In addition to recruiting top scientists, the association has expanded its efforts to promote young researchers. It funds graduate and research schools at the Helmholtz centres as a way of establishing structured graduate education through- out the country, and it also makes grants available through the proven Helmholtz Young Investigators Groups. In addition, HELMHOLTZ UNIVERSITIES 499 Jointly appointed professors 6,789 Doctoral candidates supervised at Helmholtz centres 95 Research and graduate schools (including the Excellence Initiative) 110 Helmholtz virtual institutes 6 Helmholtz institutes 15 Helmholtz alliances 5 Helmholtz energy alliances 19 Excellence clusters (2nd round of the Excellence Initiative) 8 Institutional concepts (2nd round of the Excellence Initiative) 2 Collaborative models: JARA and BIH 1 Institutional merger: KIT 64% Frauenanteil an der gesamten Rekrutierungsinitiative 2011 - 2013 41% Frauenquote bei der Auswahlrunde 2013 58% Frauenquote im Förderprogramm bei der Auswahlrunde 2013 Ist-Frauenanteil von 36% Postdoktorandinnen Nachwuchs- gruppenleiterinnen ProfessorinnenDoktorandinnen The Helmholtz Association and its university partners: linked through people, projects and institutions (fiscal year 2013)