With the Initiative Funding for Research, the RMU promotes joint research projects. The RMU Initiative Funding for Research consists of the following funding lines:

The funding line "Start-up funding for joint RMU projects" supports proposals for large, strategically relevant collaborative research projects that are at an advanced stage already and will be ready for proposal submission within one year with funding of up to 50,000 euros.

The funding line "Early Career Researchers (ECRs)" supports networking between scientists in the early career phase with up to a maximum of 30,000 euros per project over a maximum project duration of two years. Applications can be submitted until 15 March at koordination@rhein-main-unis.de.