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International collaborations
Germany is very interested in international cooperation and exchange, and supports not only its universities and non-university research institutes, but also its small and medium-sized enterprises when they engage in research cooperation with international partners. You can also benefit from this as a cooperation partner.
Where can I obtain more information?
The first place to look for information is the Kooperation international online portal. This website aims to be a communication platform relating to all aspects of international cooperation in education and research for anyone seeking information and cooperation partners. You will find details of bilateral partnerships and opportunities for participation in programmes and support measures as well as contact persons for your region or country.
First points of contact can also include the German Houses of Research and Innovation (DWIHs) in Moscow, New Delhi, New York, San Francisco, São Paulo and Tokyo. They provide information about research and funding opportunities for international collaborations and research stays.
How can I find a suitable organisation?
If you are looking for a suitable cooperation partner in Germany, you can carry out searches of existing collaborations and research projects or directly seek an appropriate research institute. The following databases can be helpful here:
Cooperation with a German university
The German Rectors’ Conference offers a database that contains information on approx. 35,000 international collaborations with German universities. You will also find the profiles, postal and Internet addresses of higher education institutions in Germany here.
www.international-university-partnerships.de
Publicly funded research projects in Germany
Förderkatalog is a Federal Government database containing details of roughly 315,000 ongoing and completed research projects . It enables you to find out what kind of research is being carried out in laboratories with public funds and who is working on which subjects.
www.foerderportal.bund.de > Förderkatalog (only in German)
GERiT – directory of 32,000 research institutions in Germany
GERiT – the German Research Institutions directory of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) provides details of 32,000 institutes at German universities and non-university research institutions searchable by geographical location, subject and other criteria.
www.gerit.org
Database of DFG-funded research projects
The German Project Information System (GEPRIS) provides information about ongoing and completed research projects funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG), covering nearly all DFG funding programmes since the beginning of the 2000s. The DFG is the central self-governing research funding organisation in Germany.
www.gepris.dfg.de
Overview of research organisations in Germany
Where can I conduct research? Scientists and researchers are welcome guests and cooperation partners not only at universities, but also at non-university research institutes.
More information
Funding opportunities for research collaborations
Germany welcomes international cooperation in science and research. Research collaborations with international cooperation partners are supported by various funding bodies and organisations. Here you can find more information:
Initiating international collaborations
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) funds the initiation of international collaboration with material costs or grants to cover travel costs and exploratory visits. Applications for funding may usually only be submitted by researchers who work in Germany or German research institutions.
www.dfg.de > Initiation of International Collaboration
EU funding
The European Union promotes international cooperation between researchers, institutions and companies in its member and partner countries through Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
www.ec.europa.eu/horizon-europe
Preparing an international collaboration
The International Bureau of the BMBF offers a wide range of science and research related service, e.g. advice on international cooperation opportunities and conditions. Furthermore, it will finance the cost of a stay by a visiting international researcher in Germany if his or her visit contributes to the preparation of an international collaboration. Applications for funding can be submitted by the inviting universities, non-university research institutes or small and medium-sized enterprises.
www.internationales-buero.de
Funding and awards
Can you win people over with your expertise, experience and research ideas? German research funding organisations award prizes and fellowships to support international researchers.
