As part of programme-oriented funding (POF) within the Helmholtz Association, the programme activities of institutes at Forschungszentrum Jülich will be evaluated. Between October 2017 and January 2018, about 90 independent experts appointed by the Helmholtz Association will obtain an overview of the scientific quality of Forschungszentrum Jülich’s work in the programmes and topics of the four Helmholtz research fields in which Jülich is involved: Key Technologies, Earth and Environment, Matter, and Energy.