Funding Resources for Bavarian Digitalization Researchers
This page is designed as a resource for researchers from Bavaria. Here you can find the different funding agencies pages where calls will be published. Also on this page are opportunities for mobility funding, both incoming and outgoing, funding for training young researchers, and fellowship and scholarship opportunities for PhD students from Bavaria who want to study in the other RLS regions.
Multilateral Funding
Horizon Europe | European Union
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Horizon Europe | European Union
Deadline: various, dependent on the specific call Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies. It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area. In Pillar II, researchers from Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape are eligible to receive funding. São Paulo researchers can receive funding from FAPESP if they are a co-PI. Western Cape partners can profit from the “Seed Funding Instrument” created by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI). It supports South African researchers travelling to Europe or European researchers travelling to South Africa to initiate collaboration within Horizon Europe. Partners from Georgia or Shandong can participate in Horizon Europe either by providing a unique competence that cannot be found in the EU, or through bilateral agreements between their home countries and the European Union. Participation via own funding is always possible. Visit the Horizon Europe website here. |
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) | European Union (closed)
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) | European Union
Deadline: will open again in Summer 2026 with a deadline in Autumn 2026 Value: funding is for four years and is dependent upon proposal, please see website for further information. Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a funding organisation for the creation of research networks, called COST Actions. These networks offer an open space for collaboration among scientists across Europe (and beyond, including South Africa) and thereby give impetus to research advancements and innovation. COST is bottom up, this means that researchers can create a network – based on their own research interests and ideas – by submitting a proposal to the COST Open Call. The proposal can be in any science field. COST Actions are highly interdisciplinary and open. It is possible to join ongoing Actions, which therefore keep expanding over the funding period of four years. They are multi-stakeholder, often involving the private sector, policymakers as well as civil society. In order to achieve its mission, COST has identified three strategic priorities: promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough science and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators. COST implements its mission by funding bottom-up, excellence-driven, open and inclusive networks for peaceful purposes in all areas of science and technology. COST brings together European researchers and innovators from different COST countries to jointly develop their own ideas and new initiatives across all science and technology fields through trans-European cooperation. COST encourages and fosters trans-, multi-and interdisciplinary approaches by integrating researchers and innovators from different fields and horizons such as universities, research centers, companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as other relevant actors. COST does not fund research itself, but supports networking via different tools such as meetings, short term scientific missions, training schools and dissemination activities part of COST Actions. COST invites proposals for Actions aiming at contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe to close the gap between science, policy makers and society throughout Europe and beyond. Proposals should reflect the main characteristics of COST Actions, namely providing for knowledge sharing, creation and application, being open and output-oriented while aiming at strengthening the scientific and technological basis of the proposed topic(s). Proposals should also respond to the COST Excellence and Inclusiveness policy, which aims to provide collaboration opportunities to all researchers and innovators in COST countries, encourage participation among young talents and next generation leaders, in particular promoting working opportunities for early career investigators, and ensure gender balance, paving the way towards breakthrough developments and innovations. Proposals will be evaluated against criteria of S&T excellence, networking excellence, impact and implementation. COST Program website. |
Collective Research Networking (CORNET) Call for Proposals | BMWK, EMBRAPII, FFG
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Collective Research Networking (CORNET) Call for Proposals | BMWK, EMBRAPII, FFG
Deadline: 25 March 2026, 12 p.m. (noon) CET Value: depending on CORNET partner (funding organization) CORNET (Collective Research Networking) connects various national programs of pre-competitive joint industrial research worldwide for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises. Consortia of business associations and research institutions from at least two participating countries or regions and from all industries and technology fields can submit applications for joint research projects. Submitted proposals should address Collective Research (pre-competitive, serving the need of a wide grouping of companies and ensuring knowledge transfer/dissemination) and are not bound to a specific thematic focus. Funding is allocated according to the rules of the involved national/regional programs. Projects are funded by a grant to the project budget. They should have a maximum duration of 24 months. The following RLS regions would be eligible in the call for proposals: Upper Austria (FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency), São Paulo (EMBRAPII), and Bavaria (BMWK). Review the call here. |
T-AP Democracy, Governance and Trust │ Trans-Atlantic Platform Social Sciences and Humanities (CLOSED)
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T-AP Recovery, Renewal and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World (RRR) | Trans-Atlantic Platform Social Sciences and Humanities with BMBF, NSF, SSHRC and FRQ-SC, FAPESP, NRF
(Please note, this call is currently closed, but reopens regularly). Value: dependent on which regions participate, please see call text for more informationThe T-AP call on Democracy, Governance and Trust (DGT) seeks to understand specifically how democracy, governance and trust are integral to the tackling of both short-term crises and long-term challenges and are themselves a focus of the discontent and disruption facing many societies. The DGT call aims to deepen and widen our knowledge and understanding of opportunities, challenges, and crises, relevant to democracy, governance and trust. Find more information on the program website. |
EUREKA EUROSTARS CALL │ BMBF and BMWK, NRC-IRAP, FFG, and ESASTAP
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EUREKA Eurostars Call│ BMBF and BMWK, NRC-IRAP, FFG, and ESASTAP
Deadline: 19 March, 2026 Value: dependent per stream and per country- please see the call for specifics Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organisations from 37 countries (eligible RLS-Sciences regions include Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape) can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.
Call page here. |
DFG Scientific Networks │ DFG
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DFG Scientific Networks │ German Research Foundation
Deadline: Open Value: up to three years, covering travel and maintenance costs for work meetings of network members and for thematically relevant guests, as well as coordination costs and publication costs The aim of the program is to promote multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of choice across locations. Scientific networks offer researchers at all career stages the opportunity to engage in multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of their choice across locations, with the aim of achieving a specific outcome. The network must aim for a specific outcome, e.g. the preparation of joint research papers, a joint publication, impetus for the further development of research methods. Scientific networks may be used: - To promote national and international networking between researchers at an early stage of their careers. Supporting early career researchers is especially important to the DFG. - To promote networking between researchers who want to work on new interdisciplinary or strategic research questions in a results-focused approach and require a flexible organisational framework in which to do so. - To promote networking between researchers who want to address topic areas of a strategic nature where the exchange of ideas at international level appear to be particularly productive. A scientific network consists of a set group of 10 to 20 people, which may also include researchers working abroad. Since the objective is to promote the development of networks across locations, within Germany as well as internationally, members must not all belong to the same research institution; no more than half of the members may be based in research systems outside Germany. Program website. |
EUREKA Call for Proposals │ BMBF, NRC-IRAP, FFG (closed)
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EUREKA Call for Proposals │ BMBF, NRC-IRAP, FFG
Deadline: opens on 12 June, 2025, with deadline on 30 September, 2025 Value: dependent per country - please see programme website for further details The EUREKA call for proposals is aims at research, development and innovation projects which enable the development of circular value creation. The funding instrument supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) with a co-funding grant. Thematically, proposals should be directed at circular design, production and consumption for B2C and B2B products or services. Applied methods may address ecologically meaningful, value-retaining production or use of a product or service regarding its materials or components. Focus of proposals may be on systemic aspects of circular value creation, business models and smart services or people in circular value creation processes. Data technologies, AI based support infrastructure, industry 4.0 technologies and life cycle assessment can be included in proposals as enabling technologies. By participating, organisations from 18 countries (eligible RLS-Sciences regions include Bavaria, Québec and Upper Austria) can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects on circular value creation. At least two organisations based in at least two participating countries must be included. Programme website |
Eurogia 2030 call│ ZIM, NRC-IRAP, FFG, and ESASTAP
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Deadline: 30 April, 2026
Value: dependent on national funding agency- please see website for further details Through Low Carbon Technologies R&D solutions Eurogia aims to contribute for a sustainable environment, for the reduction of climate change and for a sustainable growth. Some of the targeted challenges to achieve these goals are necessary, but not limited to:
This Eurogia2030 programme is designed to stimulate activity in this important area, through the creation of trans-national collaborative projects in applications that will support economic growth and benefit society as a whole. Among the relevant enabling technologies, digitalization, IOT, AI, blockchains, cyber-security , communication, 5G/6G, drones, sensors, new materials, asset management, recycling, etc. are also expected to play an important role. The RLS regions eligible for this call include Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape. The consortium should include at least two companies from different EUREKA participating countries. The participation of research institutes/universities is welcome according to each country’s funding regulations. View the call website here. |
Bilateral Funding
International Research Training Group | DFG
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International Research Training Group | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Deadline: ongoing, in consultation with the DFG's head office Value: No upper limit, funding for 4.5 years, with possible renewal for a total of 9 years International Research Training Groups are a special component of the Research Training Groups Programme, in which German universities cooperate with research institutions in other countries to offer structured doctoral programmes. Through their research and qualification programmes, Research Training Groups train scientists and academics at different stages of their careers. A key objective is to enable the timely completion of doctoral research training. As they focus on their respective core research topics, doctoral researchers also gain an overview of their research field that goes beyond their subject areas by working within the larger context of a Research Training Group. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. An International Research Training Group is run by two small teams of professors, one in Germany and one abroad. Each team has about 5 to 10 members. The participating researchers’ are to have proven expertise in the Research Training Group’s main topic and in providing outstanding supervision to early career researchers. Up to 20 doctoral researchers per partner institution participate in an International Research Training Group. On the German side, about 10 to 15 of these doctoral researchers are financed by the Research Training Group. International Research Training Groups provide opportunities for joint doctoral training programmes between German universities and universities abroad. The research and study programmes are jointly developed and supervised. The qualification programme promotes collaboration among group members and the international exchange of doctoral researchers. It therefore includes local as well as jointly held courses. Longer-term, coordinated and reciprocal research visits (one or more with an overall duration of 6 to 12 months) by doctoral researchers to the respective partner institutions are a key element of the programme. International Research Training Groups must therefore also develop suitable structures that allow participants at all locations to engage in the necessary intensive exchange. The DFG has agreements with various research funding organisations abroad regarding applications and bilateral funding for IRTGs, such as those operated by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the National Science Foundation of the U.S.A., the National Research Foundation of South Africa, and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). However, in the case of countries with which there are currently no such agreements, suitable solutions can normally be found. Programme Website. |
Integrated International Degree Programmes with Double Degrees | DAAD (closed)
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Integrated International Degree Programmes with Double Degrees | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: next call will be launched in June 2026 Value: please see information below The programme supports courses of study which are offered alternately at German and foreign universities and conclude with the conferral of two national degrees (either a joint degree or double degree, conferred by both partner universities). Such degree programmes promote further internationalisation of German universities and strengthen the exchange of instructors and students. The programme’s main funding goal is to promote the internationalisation measures of German universities and the academic mobility of German students. Consequently, German universities obtain funding to cover the cost of materials and personnel expenses directly related to planning and developing the double degree programme, preparing and advising students, for travel expenses incurred for the purpose of coordinating the programme with the cooperation partners (preparatory and working meetings) as well as scholarships for participating students. Each cooperation agreement with partner universities must be subject-related. To establish a double or joint degree programme of identical structure with several partners, the applicant must submit a multi-partner application, providing the names of each partner and descriptions of their specific region (no more than six partners in total). As this funding programme is based on financial shortfall financing, German universities applying for DAAD funding are also required to contribute resources of their own. Funding is available for a one-year preparation phase for the planning and development of the double degree programme. Up to 10,000 Euros is available to cover structural expenses (i.e. personnel costs and materials). During this period no scholarship funding is provided. For multi-partner applications, up to 10,000 Euros may be granted to each additional partner country (max. of five additional partners). During the funding phase, the German university can receive up to 50,000 euros/funding year, whereby a maximum of 20,000 euros can be used to pay for structural resources (personnel and materials). The funding limit can be increased to a maximum of 80,000 euros per funding year (of which a max. of 5,000 euros can be allocated to structural resources), provided the funding limit per class (at least five German students and preferably five students from a partner university) exceeds the 50,000-euro funding limit. For multi-partner applications, a maximum of 25,000 euros/funding year is granted to each additional partner country (max. of five additional partners), of which 5,000 euros can be used to cover costs of structural resources (personnel and materials). Funding is initially awarded for a period of two years. This can be extended by two years, followed by an additional four years, after which subsequent funding of up to four years may be applied for. Programme Website. |
International Study and Training Partnerships | DAAD
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International Study and Training Partnerships | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: next call will be launched in June 2026 Value: Dependent on the country of the partner institute This programme is targeted at German universities which intend to establish or continue international academic and training partnerships between individual departments/faculties and foreign universities. On the basis of cooperative university agreements, the programme funds groups of highly qualified German and international students who wish to complete part of their degree programme at the partner university and receive full recognition of their academic achievement abroad. Credit-transfer agreements and joint development of curricula should create a solid foundation for long-term mutual exchange. The ISAP programme does not fund partnerships with universities in EU countries (as other EU mobility programmes work to achieve similar goals) or dual-degree projects (which are exclusively funded through the DAAD programme “Integrated International Dual Degree Programmes”). As a rule, this programme provides students scholarships to complete a one or two-semester foreign study visit as part of the university cooperative agreement. Funding for personnel and domestic resources (language courses) are restricted to a maximum of 3,000 euros in total per academic year. Research projects and dissertations are not eligible for funding through ISAP. Programme Website. |
2025 South African - German Collaborative Research Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Societal Transformation (ZADE-AI) | BMFTR and NRF (closed)
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2025 South African - German Collaborative Research Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Societal Transformation (ZADE-AI)
Deadline: October 10, 2025 Value: max. 220 000 € per project The South African - German Collaborative Research Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Societal Transformation (ZADE-AI) is a project funding call by the The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt in cooperation with Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. The programme provides funding for research regarding artificial intelligence in health (one health, telemedicine, rural service delivery), climate resilience, agriculture, energy use models, blockchain, quantum and machine learning. Funded projects should focus on the aspect of societal transformation and may last up to four years. The call for proposals is directed at public universities and research institutions and working in the fields of AI, computer science, engineering, social sciences and related fields. Eligible consortia should be composed of both a South African and German university/research institution and should have at least two PIs: one based in South Africa, and one based in Germany. Review the call text here. |
Joint DFG/FAPESP Research Grant Proposals | DFG and FAPESP
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Joint DFG/FAPESP Research Grant Proposals | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and German Research Foundation (DFG)
Open Call: Next deadline- ongoing Value: Dependent on research proposal The joint DFG/FAPESP research funding programme encompasses researchers from universities and research institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and the Federal Republic of Germany. The programme aims to develop collaborative research proposals. The proposals may be sent at any time without submission deadlines and may be up to three years in duration. The joint proposal must have two Principal Investigators, one in São Paulo and one in Germany. The proposal must be submitted to both funding agencies, and must have the same scientific emphasis and the same duration. Furthermore, the proposal must clearly specify the activities and scientific contribution to be developed by the researchers in each partner's institution. The proposal will be evaluated independently by FAPESP and DFG according to each's regular procedures. Only proposals which are approved on both sides will receive funding. The results will be announced jointly. Funding is dependent on the scale and scope of the project. Read the DFG Guidelines here. Read the FAPESP Guidelines here. |
Proposal Submission with European Cooperation Partners (Weave Lead Agency Process) │ DFG and FWF
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Proposal Submission with European Cooperation Partners (Weave Lead Agency Process) │ German Research Foundation and Austrian Science Fund
Deadline: open Value: dependent upon the proposal- funding for up to a max. 36 months Weave aims at cooperative projects with closely integrated content, to which partners from all countries involved contribute scientifically in a substantial way. Proposals for bilateral and trilateral research projects with parts of the research conducted in Germany and in partner countries (with whose funding organisations the DFG cooperates in the context of Weave) are submitted to the Lead Agency in one of the partner countries. If a project is approved, the different shares of the project are funded by the respective funding organisations in charge. The projects must compete with proposals submitted nationally. Research projects must therefore feature a high degree of scientific quality and originality at an internationally competitive level. Researchers of all disciplines from German research institutions who have completed research training (usually a doctorate) and their partners from other European countries, who must be eligible to apply for funding from the respective funding organisation in their country. Not eligible for applying for a research grant from the DFG are: Members of organisations that are dedicated solely to commercial purposes; members of organisations that are not permitted to publish their results in a publicly accessible form. DFG WEAVE website. |
FAPESP and BayLAT workshops for early-stage researchers | BayLAt and FAPESP (CLOSED)
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Bilateral Workshops | Bayerisches Hochschulzentrum für Lateinamerika and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Deadline: (Please note that this call is currently closed) Value: see call sections 8.1 and 8.2- general costs associated with workshops including airfare are included The call for proposals is designed to provide financial support to bring together a cohort of early-stage researchers and PhD students who are about to defend their thesis, from the Free State of Bavaria and São Paulo State, to take part in two workshops (per proposal) focusing on building links for future collaboration and enhancing the researchers’ career opportunities. Workshops will be coordinated by two leading researchers, one each from a higher education or research institution in the Free State of Bavaria and from a higher education or research institution in the State of São Paulo. Proposals will be accepted in any discipline/multidisciplinary area. One of the workshops should be organized in the state of São Paulo and the other in Bavaria. Both workshops must take place within the project’s duration: between November 28, 2025, and November 27, 2027, alternating annually between São Paulo and Bavaria. Up to 40 scientists or young scientists, up to 20 from each of the respective regions, can participate in the workshops. The recruitment of participants must be open and disseminated through various channels, and promote accessibility, diversity and gender parity, also for coordinators and mentors. Proponents in the state of São Paulo must be or have been principal researchers or those responsible for Research Grants funded by FAPESP of at least one of the following support modalities: Thematic, Regular Grant, Young Researcher, Engineering or Applied Research Center (CPE/ CPA), Research, Innovation and Diffusion Center (CEPID) or Research Support Program in Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE). Link to the call (BayLAT and FAPESP). |
Unilateral Funding
Research Grants | DFG
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Research Grants | German Research Foundation (DFG)
Open application: Proposals may be submitted at any time Value: Project dependent Research grants, or ''Sachbeihilfe'', enable individuals who have completed their academic training to conduct at any time research projects with clearly defined topics and durations, regardless of the subject. Qualified researchers (as a rule, those holding a doctorate) from all disciplines working at German research institutions are eligible to apply for a research grant. Researchers working at institutions which serve purely commercial purposes or those who are not permitted to publish findings in a generally accessible form are not eligible to apply. The proposal is required to be for a research project of high scientific quality and originality, carried out at an international level. Programme Website. |
BIDT Call for Proposals │ bidt (closed)
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BIDT Call for Proposals │ bidt
Deadline: 06 May, 2025 (first stage), 08 September, 2025 (second stage) Value: dependent upon proposal- please see programme website for further details The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation is funding research projects in the field of digital transformation with links to the research areas “Government, Regulation and Infrastructure”, “Communication, Society and Participation” or “Economy and Labour”. Funding is provided for interdisciplinary consortia projects that are usually worked on by three academic partners from different scientific disciplines - one of which is directly related to technology - over a period of three years. Scientists who have completed their doctorate and have a concrete connection to a scientific institution based in Bavaria are eligible to apply. Funding rates for the costs of the applicant's scientific staff varies depending on their degree. Project staff work at the location of their institution, but exchange information about their research activities and their results at bidt at regular intervals. In addition to personnel costs, funding can also be provided for material resources (e.g. for travel, events and research assistants) as well as a lump sum for the use of the infrastructure at the applicant's institution. In addition, internationally recognised experts can be involved in the project. A lump sum of up to 15,000 euros per year can be set aside for this. A total of at least three visits to bidt are expected, as well as the continuous willingness to exchange content over the course of the project. Programme website |
FWF Principal Investigator Projects│FWF
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FWF Principal Investigator Projects│FWF
Deadline: open call Value: dependent on project proposal The Principal Investigator Project call for projects is a unilateral project funding program for researchers at all career levels and from all disciplines of basic research. The program aims at providing principal investigators and their research group with resources to focus on a clearly defined research question at an Austrian research institution. Grants will be provided by the Austrian Science Fund FWF for 48 months with funding for personnel and non-personnel costs depending on the proposed project. The Austrian host institution is eligible for application in the funding programme. The granted project will be carried out under the auspices of the Austrian research institution by the principal investigator who may come from Austria or abroad. Principal investigators may come from any RLS-Sciences region. Programme website |
FWF ESPRIT│FWF
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FWF ESPRIT│FWF
Deadline: open call Value: dependent on project proposal The ESPRIT program (Early-Stage Program: Research – Innovation – Training) is a unilateral project funding program for early-career postdoc-level researchers from all disciplines. The grant aims at enabling them to lead an independent research project and foster their academic profile at an Austrian research institution. Grants will be provided by the Austrian Science Fund FWF for 36 months with funding for the principal investigator’s salary and certain project specific costs. The Austrian host institution is eligible for application in the funding programme. The granted project will be carried out under the auspices of the Austrian research institution by the principal investigator who may come from Austria or abroad. Principal investigators may come from any RLS-Sciences region. Programme website |
Incoming Mobility: Researchers
Bringing RLS-Sciences researchers to Bavaria
Gastdozentenprogramm | DAAD (closed)
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Gastdozentenprogramm | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens again annually with a summer deadline) Value: dependent on salary and length of stay- please see below The Foreign Guest Lecturer Program ("Förderung ausländischer Gastdozenten zu Lehrtätigkeiten an deutschen Hochschulen") serves to enhance the internationalization of the German higher education institutes and improve the international dimension of teaching. The two models of this program differentiate between an agreement with an individual guest lecturer or with a Visiting Chair which contributes guest lectures on a consecutive basis. The cooperation should result in the internationalization of courses and, in the case of a Visiting Chair, more structural measures for sustainable internationalization, which could be embedded in the development of a study program. The teaching commitment should approach but is not required to be the equivalent of a standard lecturer position at a German university. A financial contribution by the higher education institution to the salary of the guest lecturer is preconditioned. Additional financial support will be considered positively during the selection process. The remaining will be funded by DAAD. In addition, mobility support and funding towards conference participation is available. The salary for professors in Bavaria can be found in category W of the standardized tables for the public service. Find further information or apply here. |
Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | Bavarian Research Alliance and Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé (Closed)
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Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | Bavarian Research Alliance and Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Up to $2 500 for transportation plus daily living allowance, for 1-3 months The objectives of this program for short-term missions are to promote international mobility between Quebec and Bavaria and to foster sustained cooperation between researchers from Bavaria and Quebec in specific research areas, including digital technologies. The bilateral aspect of this program funds research visits from universities and research institutions in Québec for a period of one to three months at a university or research institution in Bavaria. This program is open to: - FRQNT researchers: university researchers (CHU and CHUN) or institutional researchers (CE) - FRQS researchers: independent investigators and independent clinical investigators. For a definition of each status, consult the FRQ Common General Rules. The researchers must: - Be affiliated with a Quebec university - Be Canadian citizens or permanent residents as defined in section 2.1 of the FRQ Common General Rules - Be domiciled in Québec - Have received an invitation letter from a researcher from Bavaria affiliated with a university or a university of applied sciences that receives funding from the Bavarian government, or a researcher from KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, ESFH, or KSFH. Visit the program website here. |
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 23 February, 2026 Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. Under SPRINT, projects are initially funded for 12 months, with a possible extension of up to an additional 24 months depending on the results obtained and the evolution of the collaboration. The proposals should provide for the mobility of the São Paulo research team to the institution abroad in the first year, but they can already foresee the subsequent stages, which are the arrival of the foreign partners to the institution in the state of São Paulo in the second year and the implementation of joint research in the third year, based on seed funding. Researchers partners of any foreign institution can prove the financing of the missions by their own institution or of the development agency for which they have contemplated project. Therefore, it is not necessary that groups and institutions have agreements with FAPESP to participate. Nevertheless, interested foreign research institutions can create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding of their teams in scientific missions in research institutions in the state of São Paulo. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
Incoming Mobility: Students
Bringing RLS-Sciences students to Bavaria
RISE Professional: Research Internships in Science and Engineering | DAAD (closed)
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RISE Professional: Research Internships in Science and Engineering | German Federal Foreign Office and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: November 30, 2025 Value: dependent on education level (bachelor, master, PhD and whether you are enrolled as a student during the internship or not- please see program page for specific details) RISE Professional offers research internships in Germany to Master’s and Ph.D. students from North America at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry. The program is open for students in the field of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering or a closely related field. Participants receive a scholarship from DAAD and an additional stipend from their host company/institution to help cover living expenses if they are enrolled in a post-secondary institution. Recent graduates will receive minimum wage from their host company/institution. Funding is possible for a period of six months in summer and/or fall (May-December). German language requirements vary according to the internship placement. Recent graduates are eligible to apply in certain cases. Undergraduate Students can apply for a summer research internship at a German university or research institution through the RISE Germany program. More information can be found here. Programme Website. |
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme- SSA | DFG and TWAS
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TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme | DFG and TWAS
Deadline: 15 April, 2026 Value: DFG will provide a grant for travel expenses (2350EUR) and further costs for the research stay in justified cases The TWAS The World Academy of Sciences – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – German Research Foundation Cooperation Visits Programme offers a mobility funding scheme for postdoctoral scientists from sub-Saharan Africa to a research institute in Germany. A “Cooperation Visit” may last up to three months. The program is open to all disciplines. DFG will provide a grant for travel expenses (2350EUR) and further costs for the research stay in justified cases. Applicants from sub-Saharan African countries shall hold a PhD (not obtained earlier than 2020, exceptions apply) and cannot be involved in any prior or ongoing scientific activity with the host institution. Link to call here. |
Globalink Research Award | Mitacs
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Globalink Research Award | Mitacs
Deadline: open- Applicants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit their application to Mitacs 12-16 weeks prior to the project start date for processing. Value: $6,000 CAD for 12-24 weeks, $12,000 for 24-48-weeks *Please note: only Québec students may apply for research projects in Bavaria The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and eligible countries and regions through intern(s) international mobility. Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award per internship unit (12- to 24-week research project in the other country). Applicants can do up to two internships. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic institution partners and are subject to available funding. Program website |
Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
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Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time, the review will take approximately six to eight weeks Value: $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship Mitacs Accelerate provides leveraged funding of $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship, where interns will work collaboratively with their academic supervisor and partner organization on a research project. An intern can be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, international student with a student visa, or international postdoctoral fellow with a valid work permit. Academic supervisors are eligible if they are faculty at a Canadian academic institution who are eligible to hold Tri-Agency funds. Partner organizations can be for-profit corporations (must receive more than 50% of their funds from non-government sources), eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, or hospitals in Canada. For-profit businesses and not-for-profit corporations operating outside of Canada are eligible as additional partners on projects with a Canadian partner organization. Interns may interact remotely with an international partner organization and/or travel to interact in person. Any travel must be in accordance with their Canadian academic institution’s policies. The Mitacs standard funding model requires a partner contribution starting at $7,500 CAD per internship (4 or 6 months) which results in a $15,000 CAD research award. Of this award, the intern must receive a minimum $10,000 CAD stipend or salary. The Mitacs Postdoctoral researcher funding model requires a contribution of $10,000 CAD per internship (4 or 6 months) which results in a $20,000 CAD research award. This funding model is only available to postdoctoral interns. Visit the program website here. |
Outgoing Mobility: Researchers
Support for Bavarian researchers to go abroad
Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International
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Bavaria-Québec Program for Short-Term Research Missions | WKS Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International
Deadline: Ongoing Value: individual per programme and applicant, please note that approximately 15 mobility supports are awarded annually The objectives of this program for short-term missions are to promote international mobility between Quebec and Bavaria and to foster sustained cooperation between researchers from Bavaria and Quebec in specific research areas, including aerospace. Applications are open to researchers (PostDoc or higher) at Bavarian universities or universities of applied sciences which are planning a research visit in Québec of between one and three months. The research partner must be employed by university or research institute in Québec. Apply here. |
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 23 February, 2026 Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Selected projects must last between 12 and 24 months. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. Under SPRINT, projects are initially funded for 12 months, with a possible extension of up to an additional 24 months depending on the results obtained and the evolution of the collaboration. The proposals should provide for the mobility of the São Paulo research team to the institution abroad in the first year, but they can already foresee the subsequent stages, which are the arrival of the foreign partners to the institution in the state of São Paulo in the second year and the implementation of joint research in the third year, based on seed funding. Researchers partners of any foreign institution can prove the financing of the missions by their own institution or of the development agency for which they have contemplated project. Therefore, it is not necessary that groups and institutions have agreements with FAPESP to participate. Nevertheless, interested foreign research institutions can create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding of their teams in scientific missions in research institutions in the state of São Paulo. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
Visiting Researcher Program | FAPESP
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Visiting Researcher Program | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Ongoing Call Value: for visits less than 30 days, please see this table; for visits longer than 30 days, please see this table The Visiting Researcher Program offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators, associated with foreign research institutions, who will work in a research institution in the State of São Paulo for a period from 2 weeks to a maximum (non-extendable) period of 12 months. The visiting researcher must hold PhD degree and have an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments. This program aims to promote collaboration between investigators in the State of São Paulo and their colleagues abroad for the development of ongoing research projects or for assisting the launching of new collaborations. Funds cannot be used for the development of a research project, but joint research efforts conducted by the Visiting Researcher and their host may enhance a proposal. When the duration of the visit is less than 1 month, the maintenance will be supported in the form of per diem payments for the visitor to the threshold value of the monthly maintenance defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum. The aid does not include the payment of management fees. When the duration of the visit is more than 30 days, the monthly maintenance for the visitor will be supported in the form of aid Visiting Researcher with value defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum and other characteristics of the submitted proposal. Visit the webpage here. (Português) |
PPP Programme for Project Related Personal Exchange | DAAD (closed)
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PPP Programme for Project Related Personal Exchange | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: (please note that this call is currently closed) Value: Dependent on the country- please see country-specific conditions for further information Through its PPP programmes DAAD supports joint bi-national research projects of a high academic standard in order to strengthen academic relations between a German institution and an institution abroad and to promote cooperative research activities. The provided project funding is intended to cover mobility costs for German participants arising from the research project, and in particular to enable young academics involved in the project to conduct a research stay at the partner institution abroad, thereby supporting them in their international training. An application must present a specific academic research project of high quality, on which the partners from Germany and the foreign partner country intend to work together in an ideally complementary manner. Basic financing of the project (personal and material expenses on both sides) must be ensured. The German funding application and the funding application from the foreign partner must be submitted simultaneously, if not otherwise agreed for the specific country. Applications submitted by only one party will result in exclusion from the selection procedure. The allowance covers all expenditures within the scope of mobility and the stay. Eligible for funding are short-term stays of academics (up to 30 days) and young academics (up to 50 days). On the German side, DAAD provides funding for members of the German research group for stays at the foreign partner institution if no other arrangement was made with the foreign partner institution. Young academics are defined as junior researchers currently completing their doctorate and academics who completed their doctorate no more than five years ago. DAAD's PPP programme is connected with the RLS regions of Georgia, Québec, and São Paulo. Please note for São Paulo, only follow-up projects are possible at this time. Programme website |
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program (closed)
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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: SSHRC September 11, CIHR September 17, NSERC October 17, 2025 Value: $70,000 per year The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program provides funding to early-career postdoctoral national and international applicants who will positively contribute to Canada’s research ecosystem, economy and prosperity either at a Canadian institution or abroad. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). The program is focused on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and has a duration of 24 months.
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Outgoing Mobility: Students
Support for Bavarian students to go abroad
Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | DAAD (CLOSED)
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Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: (Please note this call is currently closed, but reopens on 15 June, 2026) Value: please see below This program provides stipends for visits abroad for a period of up to six months allowing for an increase in the mobility of German students, including doctoral candidates. This provides higher education institutes with the opportunity to prioritize international mobility of their students and to offer them a variety of mobility measures with fitting funding instruments. This program should also offer students the opportunity for a stay abroad which is outside of the framework of the structured DAAD funding programs. During the period from January 1 - December 31 of the year following the application activities worldwide may be funded in the form of partial stipends (for study abroad), support for travel costs (for study tours), course fees and subsidies towards tuition and costs of living for:
The institutes can apply for a one-time lump sum supervision grant of € 250 per supported scholar; the total of the supervision grants is not to exceed ten percent of the total funding. Programme Website. |
Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
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Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time, the review will take approximately six to eight weeks Value: $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship Mitacs Accelerate provides leveraged funding of $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship, where interns will work collaboratively with their academic supervisor and partner organization on a research project. An intern can be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, international student with a student visa, or international postdoctoral fellow with a valid work permit. Academic supervisors are eligible if they are faculty at a Canadian academic institution who are eligible to hold Tri-Agency funds. Partner organizations can be for-profit corporations (must receive more than 50% of their funds from non-government sources), eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, or hospitals in Canada. For-profit businesses and not-for-profit corporations operating outside of Canada are eligible as additional partners on projects with a Canadian partner organization. Interns may interact remotely with an international partner organization and/or travel to interact in person. Any travel must be in accordance with their Canadian academic institution’s policies. The Mitacs standard funding model requires a partner contribution starting at $7,500 CAD per internship (4 or 6 months) which results in a $15,000 CAD research award. Of this award, the intern must receive a minimum $10,000 CAD stipend or salary. The Mitacs Postdoctoral researcher funding model requires a contribution of $10,000 CAD per internship (4 or 6 months) which results in a $20,000 CAD research award. This funding model is only available to postdoctoral interns. Visit the program website here. |
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program (closed)
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: October 17, 2025 for applications directly to CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC; earlier deadlines when applying through a Canadian institution Value: $40,000 per year The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program provides funding to national and international doctoral students who will positively contribute to Canada’s research ecosystem, economy and prosperity either at a Canadian institution or abroad. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). The program is focused on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and has a duration of 36 months.
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Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) | Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT)
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: dependent on program stream- please see below. The objective of the Merit Scholarship Programs for Foreign Students (PBEEE) is to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec's institutions of higher education, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote Québec universities and College Centers for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT), abroad. Candidates must be preselected by a university, the Réseau Trans-Tech (a CCTT), TERI University, the SRE or CONACYT. There are three streams within the program: Doctoral research, post-doctoral research, or Short-term research or professional development. Universities can recommend four candidates per year for each of these three components. There are no quotas per country. The Réseau Trans-tech can recommend four candidates for Postdoctoral scholarships and Short-term research or professional development scholarships. Doctoral research component Candidates are eligible for doctoral merit program scholarships from MEESR in the first nine sessions of their doctoral studies. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect, are used in calculating the eligibility period. The maximum duration of the scholarship is three years (nine sessions), with a possible extension of up to 12 months, for up to $25,000 (Canadian) per year Postdoctoral component Postdoctoral scholarships are intended for researchers who have obtained their degree no more than two years before the deadline of the competition or who submitted their dissertation by the deadline for the beginning of scholarship use. Postdoctoral research must be conducted in an institution other than the one that granted the Doctorate. The applicant's doctoral supervisors and co-supervisors may not act as his/her postdoctoral supervisor, even if they have changed institutions. The duration of this scholarship is for up to one year, for $35,000 (Canadian). This scholarship is not renewable. Short-term research or professional development component Short-term research or professional development scholarships are intended for technical and university students (option A) or researchers who have completed a doctorate no more than five years before the deadline for the competition (option B). The research or professional development must be conducted in an institution other than the one at which the student was enrolled when he or she applied. The duration of this scholarship is for up to four months, for $3,000 (Canadian) per month. The scholarship is not renewable. Visit the programme website here. |
globalink research award | mitacs
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Globalink Research Award | Mitacs
Deadline: open- Applicants (student or postdoctoral fellow, home and host supervisors) submit their application to Mitacs 12-16 weeks prior to the project start date for processing. Value: $6,000 CAD for 12-24 weeks, $12,000 for 24-48-weeks The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and eligible countries and regions through intern(s) international mobility. Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award per internship unit (12- to 24-week research project in the other country). Applicants can do up to two internships. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic institution partners and are subject to available funding. Program website |