Cooperation with Africa
This page provides an overview of the opportunities available for cooperating with African researchers and institutions.
Cooperation with Developing Countries
All the DFG’s funding programmes enable researchers to cooperate with their counterparts outside Germany. If partners from developing countries are involved in a project, the DFG offers the following additional funding opportunities:
Initiation and Intensification of Bilateral Cooperation
The DFG facilitates the establishment and maintenance of collaborative relationships with African researchers. Information on funding opportunities is available below:
German-African Cooperation Projects in Infectology
The DFG’s “Africa Initiative” is aimed at strengthening sustainable collaboration in infectology:
An overview of funded projects can be found in GEPRIS, the DFG’s internet database service. Project information is available under the following links:
DFG-Funded Projects Relating to Africa
To access project lists sorted by subject, click on the relevant subject area below.
- Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary Medicine
- Construction Engineering and Architecture
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and System Engineering
- Humanities Sciences
- Geosciences (including Geography)
- Mechanical Engineering and Production Technology
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Physics
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Heat Energy Technology/Process Engineering
- Material Science and Engineering
Interesting Links on African Research
The following links provide additional funding opportunities and information sources:
- The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award
- New announcement for mobility measures for the initialisation of knowledge-based partnerships for sustainable solutions with Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Volkswagen Foundation Supports Cooperation with Africa
- Worth reading: The Science and Development Network’s website
- Magazin "forschung 365", Universität Köln
- ESCMID Award for Excellence in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012
- Young Investigator Awards for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2012
Contact Persons
In the International Affairs department:
- Christoph Mühlberg,
e-mail: christoph.muehlberg@dfg.de,
tel.: +49 228 885-2347;
also
- Gisela Albus,
e-mail: gisela.albus@dfg.de,
tel.: +49 228 885-2391
Programme contacts:
