# 6. Funding

Funding for the lab comes from a variety of sources, including federal agencies (e.g., ERC, DFG), and internal funds from University of Bonn. I will oversee all aspects of the financial management of our funding sources. However, it is important to me to be transparent about where research money comes from and how it's spent. In general, external funds tend to be restricted to expenses related to a particular project or set of projects, whereas some of the internal funds are flexible in that they can be used for any justifiable work-related purpose.

All research funded by external grants must acknowledge the funding agency and grant number upon publication. This is essential for documenting that we are turning their money into research findings. We must also submit progress reports describing what we have accomplished. Lab members involved in the research will be asked to contribute to the progress report.
