Source: © 2026 DFG

DFG Research Unit Funding - March 2026

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation has awarded DELight the funding to design, build, and operate Phase-I of the experiment within the framework of the DFG Research Unit 6006 "DELight: Direct Search Experiment for Light Dark Matter with Superfluid Helium". See the associated press releases from the member institutions:
Source: © 2025 HEiKA

HEiKA STAR Funding - 2025

The HEiKA STRATEGIC AREAS OF RESEARCH (STAR) funding program aims to promote interdisciplinary research and strengthen the partnership between Heidelberg University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. DELight is one of three projects funded in 2025 by HEiKA STAR, with the goal of developing a demonstrator for this novel experiment to directly search for dark matter.