Call for Applications: Joint Partnership Funding 2025
Funding Call:
Flexible Funding for Cooperation with the National
University of Singapore
The Berlin University Alliance aims at fostering international research collaboration with renowned international universities fostering academic excellence, and engaging in dialogue with institutions worldwide.
This funding scheme intends to stimulate contacts between researchers and to give an opportunity to explore potential joint projects or to deepen already existing cooperation with potential of high impact/visibility for BUA.
Please refer to the call for proposals and the application form to apply.
Flexible Funding Call Overview
Timeline
- Call opens: 13 January 2025
- Call closes: 25 February 2025
- Project start: 01 April 2025 (earliest)
- Project end: 28 November 2025
Funding and Eligible Costs
- Maximum funding: EUR 7,500 per project
- Funds: The approved funds are designated as budgetary funds (“Haushaltsmittel”) and are exclusively earmarked for material costs (i.e. not staffing costs).
- Formats: preparation of joint publications, organization of workshops and/or exhibitions, and beyond. Please note that funding is not available for conference attendance as a stand-alone activity.
- Period of funding: The grants support activities to be conducted in 2025. All activities must conclude by the end of November 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Application in tandems: professor or postdoctoral researcher from both the Berlin University Alliance institutions (Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) and the National University of Singapore are eligible to apply.
- Submission of Applications:
- joint application by partners from both universities
- CVs of the collaborators (no longer than two pages each).
- Individuals or projects currently funded by the BUA-NUS research partnerships will only be considered if the proposed activity is an additional facet of the existing partnership.
Timeline and Application Process
Please use the online application form provided to describe your project.
- Application: Description of your project, joint activities, and the pursued goal
- Decision: Can be expected in March 2025
- Submission: Please submit the online application form and send the budget sheet and the CVs and the completed budget sheet (in the download section at the bottom of the page) to Kathinka Rosenkranz -Coordinator BUA Joint Partnerships, Melbourne and Singapore - to apply for the grant.
- Prerequisites: Upon completion of the selection procedure, allocated grant funds will be disbursed to the relevant faculty or department overseeing the project. A valid cost center at one of the affiliated institutions is mandatory for fund transfer.
Selection Committee and Procedure
The selection committee, comprising individuals from CCT8, evaluates proposals based on specified criteria:
- Range of Initiatives and Disciplines (including the added value of the collaboration between Berlin and Singapore)
- Encouraging new Collaborations (including the potential for further third party funding)
- Sustainability of the Initiative
- Diversity and Inclusion
Please, see the funding call for further details.
In the event of a positive review, you will receive feedback from us via email with further information on the allocation of funds. A brief informal report will be required at the conclusion of the collaboration.
Contact Details
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Kathinka Rosenkranz, Coordinator Joint Partnerships (University of Melbourne and National University of Singapore)
Tel.: +49 30 / 2093-20084
E-Mail: kathinka.rosenkranz@berlin-university-alliance.de