GEOMAR at a glance

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Foundation under Public Law (Statutes)
Member of the Helmholtz Association

Financing

• Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
• Ministry of Education, Science and Cultural Affairs of the State of Schleswig-Holstein

Annual Budget (as of 2022)

• about 80 Million Euro
• of which about 55 Million Euro institutional funding
• and about 25 Million Euro project funding
   

Employees

• about 1000 employees
• of which about 500 scientists
• Among them up to 40 professorships  (joint positions with the Kiel University)

National and international cooperation:

• German Alliance for Marine Research (DAM)
• German Marine Research Konsortium (KDM)
• German Climate Consortium (DKK)
• Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO)
• European Marine Board