Institutional Cooperation Programmes

The outer facade of the University of Karlsruhe.
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The most important scholarship programmes for institutional cooperation are summarized in the following chart.

More information available at www.daad.de (information available only in German). Funding for Higher Education Institutions

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Name of programme Description Benefits Duration Call for applications
Fact-finding missions German professors or researchers
  • Transportation
  • Meals and lodging
  • Medical insurance
Contingent on the mission Open year round (at least 8 weeks in advance). More information: Fact-finding missions
Fachbezogene Partnerschaften mit Hochschulen in Entwicklungs­ländern / Matching universities according to course of studies Foreign and German HEI
  • Transportation
  • Meals and lodging
  • Medical insurance
2 years, with possible extension to 4 years Annually at DAAD Bonn. More information: Matching universities according to course of studies
Program for university consultants German researchers and professors
  • Transportation
  • Meals and lodging
  • Medical insurance
2 weeks – 3 months

Up to 4 trips in 2

Annually, at DAAD Bonn. More information: Program for university consultants
ISAP – Internationale Studien- und Ausbildungs­partnerschaft­en / International cooperation for academic training (ISAP) Groups of highly qualified students in both Germany and Mexico
  • Meals and lodging (partial)
  • Medical insurance
  • In some cases, travel subsidy
24 months Annually. More information: International cooperation for academic training (ISAP)
DIES-Partner­schaften mit Hochschulen in Entwicklungs­ländern / Dialogue on innovative strategies in higher education superior (DIES) Representatives and professors of higher education in developing nations
  • Transportation
  • Meals and lodging
  • Medical insurance
According to call for applications According to call for applications. More information: Dialogue on innovative strategies in higher education superior (DIES)
Projekt­bezogener Personen­austausch mit Mexiko / PROALMEX: German – Mexican Projects Mexican and German researchers in the framework of research projects
  • Transportation
  • Meals and lodging
  • Medical insurance
2-3 years Annually, at CONACYT in Mexico and at DAAD Bonn in Germany.

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