Research Projects
Research in the German Alliance for Global Health Research
The German Alliance for Global Health Research has launched the first calls for proposals for research projects. The German Alliance for Global Health Research especially intends to support
- the development and implementation of groundbreaking ideas
- interdisciplinarity and cross-sectorality in global health research in Germany and internationally
- new models of cooperation and new links between disciplines and communities
Members can apply for projects as main applicants or partners. Associate members and other individuals who fulfill the formal eligibility criteria of the funder can participate as project partners. Applications can be submitted at any time unless specified otherwise. Grants can only be awarded to institutions in Germany. The final funding decision for will be taken by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
External Global Health Funding
The German Alliance for Global Health Research furthermore disseminates information about other funding opportunities for researchers active in global health. Here is list of relevant funders and programs:
Research and researcher mobility
Funder | Program | Measures |
|---|---|---|
Alexander von Humboldt - Stiftung | Stays of international researchers in Germany | |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Innovations to solve key problems in health and development | |
DFG | Research projects involving partners in developing countries | |
DFG | Visits by African scientists to German research institutions | |
| DFG | German-African cooperation projects in infectiology | Research on infectious diseases and their social impact |
EU / Horizon 2020 | Individual or institutional reseearcher mobility | |
EU / Horizon 2020 | Research and innovation actions | |
EU / Member states | European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) | Capacity building in clinical trials through researcher mobility and collaborative studies |
| National Institutes of Health | Fogarty International Center | Research and training grants |
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung | history/language/culture, state/economy/society, medicine/natural sciences | |
VolkswagenStiftung | Wissen für morgen – Cooperative research in Subsahara Africa | Workshops, symposia and summer schools in Africa, career development of African scientists |
VolkswagenStiftung | Social sciences in conjunction with other disciplines | |
Wellcome Trust | Researcher mobility and project funding |
Teaching and capacity building
Funder | Program | Measures |
|---|---|---|
BMZ/ Else Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung | Hospital Partnerships | |
BMZ/ Engagement Global gGmbH | Project internships for students over 6 months | |
DAAD | Summer schools in Germany and Abroad | |
DAAD | PAGEL – Partnerships for the health sector in developing countries | Curriculum and capacity development at the partner universities through bi- or multilateral university partnerships, promotion of the return of graduates as well as support for alumni and creation of professional networks |
Else Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung | Humanitarian projects in patient care and teaching | |
EU | Consortia of African higher education institutions for the mobility of graduate students and academic staff | |
EU | Structured cooperation to support internationalisation activities of in various educational sectors | |
EU | Reform and modernisation of higher education and higher education systems in partner countries through joint projects: Curriculum reform, modernisation of higher education administration, strengthening the link between higher education and society | |
Robert Bosch Stiftung | Exchange between cultures and decision-makers and for the national and international transfer of knowledge; science, health, international understanding, education, society | |
Stiftung Mercator | Projects on Europe, integration, climate change, cultural education, science, international understanding |