Budget

The Helmholtz Association‘s annual budget 2024 was about 6.19 billion euros. Approximately 70 percent of the Association’s funds was provided by Germany’s federal and state governments at a ratio of 9 to 1.

The Centers raised around 36 percent of the total budget themselves in the form of third-party funding. Unless otherwise indicated, the figures refer to the reporting status of the year 2024.

Budget including third-party funds

* Including project sponsorships** As of 2016, the German federal government alone is financing the pact increase so that the federal government‘s share is over 90%.

Basic funding budget

Distribution of the budget 2025 across the six Research Fields

(Target costs 2025)

Distribution of the budget across the programs of the six research fields

Facts and figures 2025:

The annual report of the Helmholtz Assoc

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