2. Applying for a research project
We are happy to support you in acquiring individual or joint projects from national and international funding organizations. In the course of your project application, please note that the Research Department of TU Dresden is divided into several units: Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion supports you in acquiring third-party funding for research from national and international funding organizations, excluding the EU. Unit 5.2 - European Project Center supports you in applying for funding from EU programs and calls for research proposals. If you are planning projects in the field of medicine, please contact the Department Research and International Affairs of the Faculty of Medicine.
In the following sections you will find information on our services and processes.
Table of contents
- 2.1 National and international research funding (excluding EU funding)
- 2.2 EU funding
- 2.3 DAAD and mobility funding
- 2.4 Contract Research, Research Services, Sponsorship
For all third-party funded projects, an announcement of third-party funded project must be completed, signed and submitted to us (see also third-party funding guideline). If the third-party funds are distributed across several cost centers at TU Dresden, we require a separate announcements of third-party funded project for each cost center involved.
The announcement of a third-party funded project is a legal obligation. You can find the relevant regulation in the Sächsisches Hochschulgesetz, § 47 (2).
2.1 National and international research funding (excluding EU funding)
Support in applying for third-party funding from national funding bodies such as the DFG, federal ministries or foundations is available from Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion. Below you will find information on the corresponding support services and processes, broken down by selected funding organization.
2.1.1 DFG
The DFG offers open-topic funding opportunities both for individual projects (e.g. Individual Research Grants, Emmy Noether Programme, etc.) and for larger collaborative projects, so-called Coordinated Programmes or Major Instrumentations.
Individual projects (Individual Research Grants, Emmy Noether, …)
We offer the following services to support you in applying for individual projects:
Only the university management can sign with legally binding effect. To obtain legally binding signatures for previously agreed and finalized documents, we need at least 4 working days.
- We advise you on text strategy aspects and check your applications before submission.
- We check the budgets for your applications.
- We can help you obtain legally binding signatures from the university for employer declarations etc. If you need legally binding signed documents or letters from the Rectorate, please contact us well in advance.
Further support services:
- The DFG Liaison Officer is also available for advice. Please also inform him/her about your proposal.
- For questions about internal university funding during the application phase (Research Pool), please contact the Project Scouts.
- The Service Center Research Data advises you on data management issues and provides text modules for data management (German and English).
- The Unit 9.3 - Diversity Management advises you on equal opportunities measures.
- Information on export control can be obtained from Compliance Management.
- Announcement of a research project
- Research Pool
- Calculating the total costs of Student Assistants and Research
Assistants for a project - Guidelines for writing DFG Individual Research Grant proposals
- HOW TO: Getting an employer's declaration from TU Dresden
- Contract with the host institution / Employer’s declaration customized by TUD
Please get in touch with the contact person responsible for your department:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Scout
NameDr.-Ing. Nicolle Seifert LL.M. (DIU)
Engineering Sciences
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Floor 1, Room 5
01069 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr. Christian Lange
School of Science, CMCB
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr.-Ing. Rico Hickmann
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 10
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Scout
NameDr. Sebastian Schneider
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 10
01069 Dresden
Coordinated Programmes of the DFG (Collaborative Research Units, Research Training Groups, Research Units, Priority Programmes)
Applications for projects such as Research Training Groups, Research Units, Collaborative Research Centers or Priority Programs require extensive preparation. In addition to preparing the application documents, administrative questions regarding rooms, personal contributions, etc. must also be discussed.
Please contact us early on - during the planning and preparation of a proposal for a DFG Coordinated Programme.
Legally binding signed documents are required for the submission of applications. We support you here with application strategy and all administrative aspects:
- To address all administrative questions that are important for applications, TU Dresden has a process that we will guide you through until you submit your application. Here you will find a Zusammenfassung der notwendigen TUD-internen administrativen Schritte in der Antragsphase.
- As part of the application preparation process, we support you with text strategic advice, text modules, calculation aids and best practice examples and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the Coordinated Programmes.
Further support services:
- To prepare a proposal for a Coordinated Programmes of the DFG, you can apply for funding from the Research Pool. Please contact the Project Scouts.
- The Service Center Research Data advises you on data management issues ("Why data management is planned for joint projects") and provides text modules.
- The Unit 9.3 - Diversity Management advises you on equal opportunities measures.
- Information on export control can be obtained from Compliance Management.
- Announcement of a research project
- Research Pool
- Internal administrative steps in the application phase (only in German)
- Text modules, calculation aids, ideas for project-specific measures, checklists (password protected - please contact us)
- Collection of best practice examples from successful project applications (password protected - please contact us)
- Calculating the total costs of Student Assistants and Research
Assistants for a project
Contact:
Team Leader Basic Research
NameDr. Katrin Pflugbeil
Coordinated programmes of DFG
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
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Project Manager
NameDr. Mandy Wenzel
CMCB, Coordinated programmes of DFG
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 4
01069 Dresden
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Project Manager
NameLinda Bigga
Coordinated programmes of DFG; Joint appointments; Endowed chairs
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Monday to Thursday
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Project Manager
NameDr. Ekaterina Pankova
Coordinated programmes of DFG
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 4
01069 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr. Christian Lange
School of Science, CMCB
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Scout
NameDr. Sebastian Schneider
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 10
01069 Dresden
Major Instrumentation
There is an established internal TUD procedure for the procurement of major instrumentation. Although there are several funding opportunities, the possible volumes of these programs are not sufficient to fulfill all requests. It is therefore necessary that you seek advice from us in advance of an intended application in order to clarify the following questions:
- In which funding programme could I have the device I want promoted?
- Is there a chance that it can be realized within a suitable programme in the foreseeable future?
If the answer to 02. is positive, we will guide you through all the administrative steps so that not only the application has a better chance of success, but also all the necessary preparations for the later installation have been made (rooms, infrastructure).
Instructions and important documents will be made available to you when you contact us.
Contact:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Manager
NameGerlinde L. Behnke
Applications for large research equipment, Psy, A, Env. Sc.
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 9
01069 Dresden
2.1.2 Federal ministries (BMBF, BMWK, …)
The federal ministries usually offer calls for research proposals on certain defined topics. In many cases, the projects must have an application focus.
- As part of the application preparation process, we support you with advice on text strategy and are happy to answer your questions.
Please get in touch with the contact person responsible for your department:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Scout
NameDr.-Ing. Nicolle Seifert LL.M. (DIU)
Engineering Sciences
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Floor 1, Room 5
01069 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr. Christian Lange
School of Science, CMCB
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr.-Ing. Rico Hickmann
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 10
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Tuesday to Friday
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Scout
NameDr. Sebastian Schneider
Humanities and Social Sciences
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 10
01069 Dresden
Only the university management can sign with legally binding effect. To obtain legally binding signatures for previously agreed and finalized documents, we need at least 4 working days.
- Please contact us to prepare the project application form (AZA/AZAP), especially before submitting it via easy online. We will check your application documents before submission and ensure that they are correct in terms of form and calculation. Please allow at least 4 working days before the deadline so that we can check your documents and take the relevant steps.
- We will obtain the legally binding signature for your project application.
- Legally binding signatures may be required for the submission of applications via easy online.
Contact:
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Proposal handling, Project administration, Statistics
NameAnke Moldenhauer
MW, ZIH
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 3
01069 Dresden
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Proposal handling, Project administration, Statistics
NameKatharina Rath
B&U, GSW, CMCB, IHI Zittau, CIDS (without ZIH)
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 3
01069 Dresden
Proposal handling, Project administration, Statistics
NameCathleen John
EuI, Inf, cfaed, MatNat
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 3
01069 Dresden
- As part of the preparation of publicly funded collaborative projects, it may be necessary to conclude various contractual documents. Such contracts must always be signed by the chancellor in a legally binding manner. Please contact the research managers to coordinate such contracts. We can advise you on various contracts and obtain legally binding signatures, for example for:
- Letter of Intent (LoI)
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
- Non-disclosure Agreement (GHV, NDA)
- Material Transfer Agreement
- Cooperation Agreement
If possible, please use our current sample contracts. Due to the longer processing time, please agree individual contractual arrangements with us early.
- In collaborative projects with external partners, it is necessary to conclude a cooperation agreement. We can advise you on possible subjects of negotiation:
Only the university management can sign with legally binding effect. To obtain legally binding signatures for previously agreed and finalized documents, we need at least 4 working days.
- Rights management (e.g. intellectual property)
- Rules of cooperation with universities and companies
- Publications
- Liability etc.
- In consultation with you, we take over the negotiation of the cooperation agreement with the project partners and agree the results of the negotiations with you.
- If you require legally binding signed documents or letters, please contact us early.
Please get in touch with the contact person responsible for your department:
Project Manager
NamePeter Handmann
Math, Phy, Mech Sc. + Eng. (Inst. L - Z), Traffic Sc.
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Floor 1, Room 5
01069 Dresden
Project Manager
NameThomas Wagler
Phil, SLK, EW, Wiwi, BIW, Bio, Che, Affiliated Institutes
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 11
01069 Dresden
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Project Manager
NameFrank Bräutigam
Computer Science, ZIH, EuI, Cfaed, Mech Sc. + Eng. (Inst. A - K)
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Dachgeschoss, Raum 11
01069 Dresden
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Manager
NameGerlinde L. Behnke
Applications for large research equipment, Psy, A, Env. Sc.
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 9
01069 Dresden
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Manager
NameDr. Mandy Wenzel
CMCB, Coordinated programmes of DFG
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 4
01069 Dresden
Further support services:
- To prepare an application, you can apply for funding from the Research Pool, provided that a project overhead is paid. Please contact the Project Scouts for this.
- The Service Center Research Data advises you on data management issues ("Why data management is planned for joint projects") and provides text modules.
- The Unit 9.3 - Diversity Management advises you on equal opportunities measures.
- Information on export control can be obtained from Compliance Management.
2.1.3 Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB) and Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (SMWK)
With the 2012-2027 funding period, the SAB project management agency plans to use the SAB funding portal for projects financed by the federal state and structural funds. The administrative processing of projects, from application to completion, is to be carried out gradually via the aforementioned online portal. This also applies to participation in collaborative projects. The application for a personal login can only be made with a legally binding and authorized signature for TU Dresden.
The allocation of logins or the establishment of users and authorizations will be carried out centrally via an account of the TU Dresden in order to bundle all state and structural fund-financed projects of the TU Dresden at the project management agency SAB. We therefore urge you not to register independently in the SAB funding portal, but to contact Unit 5.2 - European Project Center or Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion on a case-by-case basis.
- For (joint) projects financed by the Structural Funds (ESF Plus and EFRE research projects), please contact Unit 5.2 - European Project Center before submitting your application.
- For state-funded and purely EFRE infrastructure (joint) projects, please contact Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion to set up an authorization before submitting an application.
For questions and support regarding applications for TG 70 funding (Title Group 70) from the SAB and the SMWK, please contact Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Contact:
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European Project Center
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Visiting address:
FAL Falkenbrunnen BT-A, Floor 1 Würzburger Straße 35
01187 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology European Project Center
01062 Dresden
EFRE infrastructure (joint) projects:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Project Manager
NameGerlinde L. Behnke
Applications for large research equipment, Psy, A, Env. Sc.
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Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Top floor, Room 9
01069 Dresden
2.1.4 Foundations and other funding organizations
We are also happy to support you with applications to foundations and other funding organizations. We offer the following support services, among others:
Only the university management can sign with legally binding effect. To obtain legally binding signatures for previously agreed and finalized documents, we need at least 4 working days.
- We advise you on text strategy aspects and check your applications before submission.
- We check the budgets for your applications.
- We can help you obtain legally binding signatures from the university for employer declarations etc. If you need legally binding signed documents or letters from the Rectorate, please contact us well in advance.
Further support services:
- The Service Center Research Data advises you on data management issues and provides text modules for data management (German and English).
- The Unit 9.3 - Diversity Management advises you on equal opportunities measures.
- Information on export control can be obtained from Compliance Management.
Contact:
© Nils Eisfeld
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Floor 1, Room 7
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Unit 5.1 Research Promotion
01062 Dresden
Registrations relevant to third-party funding
Unit 5.1 - Research Promotion supports you in projects that are to receive funding from the USA or with US partners. Please contact us for this purpose.
Contact:
© Nils Eisfeld
Project Scout
NameDr. Christian Lange
School of Science, CMCB
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Visiting address:
Weißbachstraße 7, Ground floor, Room 2
01069 Dresden
2.2 EU funding
You can obtain support for EU projects from Unit 5.2 - European Project Center. Please find an overview of the services, offers and contact persons on the corresponding pages.
Contact:
© TU Dresden
European Project Center
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Visiting address:
FAL Falkenbrunnen BT-A, Floor 1 Würzburger Straße 35
01187 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology European Project Center
01062 Dresden
2.3 DAAD and mobility funding
Unit 8.3 - International Office provides information and support services for the establishment and further development of international cooperation.
- On our pages you will find information on current calls for proposals.
- We support international cooperation with internal funding programmes, such as the
Funding Program Internationalization or the Internationalization Award.
- There is a transnational strategic partnership with King's College London under the title transCampus, within the framework of which funding can also be applied for to initiate cooperation with the transCampus funding scheme.
- The Dresden Fellowship Programm or the Eleonore-Trefftz-Program
can be used to attract international researchers to TU Dresden. - To initiate and promote research and cooperation projects with selected universities in Central and Eastern Europe, funding can be applied for within the framework of
- The European University Alliance EUTOPIA offers students, staff and researchers a wide range of opportunities for joint teaching, research and networking.
Contact:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Team Leader EUTOPIA European University
NameHarald Schraeder
Institutional Project Manager
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- We support you with projects within the scope of ERASMUS+ Mobility Funding.
Contact:
© Michael Kretzschmar
Team Leader
NameMs Dipl.-Kffr. Sandy Eisenlöffel M.A.
Institutional ERASMUS Coordinator
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Visiting address:
Fritz Foerster Bau, Office 172 Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology International Office
01062 Dresden
Office hours:
Due to COVID-19, there won't be any personal office hours. It's also no longer possible to hand in documents in person. Please send these via post. We are happy to answer your questions by e-mail.
- For applications to the DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service or the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, we support you with letters of endorsement or obtain signatures for grant agreements.
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To coordinate nominations for Alexander von Humboldt Professorships (no direct applications possible), please contact .
Contact:
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Head of International Office
NameMr Peter Rosenbaum
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Visiting address:
Fritz Foerster Bau, Office 183 Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology International Office
01062 Dresden
© Nils Eisfeld
Directorate 5 - Research
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2.4 Contract Research, Research Services, Sponsorship
If you intend to carry out contract research on behalf of a company or a public institution, or have you acquired a sponsorship, please contact the Group Contract Research/ Research Services in Unit 1.3. - Administration of External Funding as early as possible (when making an offer).
We
- clarify together with you the economic and tax classification of the project. (Is there a need for full cost calculation?),
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check your full cost calculation and help you to prepare your offer or contract text. (Please use our templates.),
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make self-declarations in the context of the offer preparation,
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lead the negotiations with your client,
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get the legally binding signature and register your project in SAP.
(Therfore we need-
the contract or the order,
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clarify the compliance of intendet subcontractings with legal requirements (as public institution).
Contact person for the Faculties/ Structure units
School of Sciences, CMCB
Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, ILK, Cental Units, Central Administration
Team leader
NameMs Cornelia Poller
Contract Research/ Research Services
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Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engeneering, Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Science
Sponsorships
Contract Manager
NameMr Wolf Borchers
Fak. EuI, Verkehrswissenschaften; Trennungsrechnung, Sponsoring
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Visiting address:
Fritz-Förster-Bau, Raum 389 Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering (except ILK), Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Contract Manager
NameMr Florian Bonn
scool GSW, WiWi, MW (without ILK), BIW; SAP statistic
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Fritz-Förster-Bau, Raum 387 Mommsenstraße 6
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