DFG Grant Proposal

LetXUpdated Sep 25, 2026MIT

About this template

A DFG-style research proposal on A4 with state of the art, objectives and work programme, requested funding in euros, a data management plan, and equal opportunity.

What is in this template

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Document class: article [11pt, a4paper]
Compiles with: pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF: 7
Bibliography: None
Files: 10 files: 9 .tex, 1 image
Packages: fontenc
inputenc
babel
lmodern
microtype
geometry
xcolor
amsmath
amssymb
booktabs
tabularx
colortbl
array
multirow
graphicx
tikz
tcolorbox
parskip
setspace
enumitem
ragged2e
titlesec
fancyhdr
lastpage
caption
subcaption
float
fontawesome5
mdframed
calc
etoolbox
hyperref
eurosym

The preamble of main.tex, from \documentclass to \begin{document}.

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}

% Packages and styling live in preamble.tex; each section has its own file under
% sections/. Edit those directly --- this file is the outline of the document.
\input{preamble}

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What does the DFG Grant Proposal template load?

It uses the article class (options: 11pt, a4paper), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 33 packages, including fontenc, inputenc, babel, lmodern, microtype, geometry, xcolor and amsmath.

How long is the DFG Grant Proposal sample?

The compiled sample is 7 pages, from 10 files: 9 .tex, 1 image. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.

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