 A grant of about 21 million Euro has been allocated for the period of 2010-12 alone.The Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology operates the International Max Planck Research School for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology program, in collaboration with the Philipps University of Marburg.The degrees are conferred by the University, as is the case for all other IMPRS programs in the MPG.