DAAD
Planning phase
Do you want to intensify collaboration with an international partner in studies and teaching or within the scope of support for young researchers? Do you want to initiate international mobility? Are you looking for ways to invite international visiting scholars or to go abroad as a visiting scholar? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we will be glad to help you find a suitable program from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as well as other funding options. Get in touch with us so we can help you identify the best program for your project.
For further information, please visit: International funding programs
Your contact: International external funding acquisition
Acquisition of external funding—submitting an application
When applying to the DAAD funding programs, you must comply with certain funding guidelines. For more information, please refer to the DAAD program overview. Applications are submitted via the DAAD portal. We will be glad to advise you in the application process.
Some programs require endorsement by University management. In such cases, we coordinate the signature process in the Presidium. Please get in touch with us!
Your contact: International external funding acquisition
Acquisition of external funding—calculation / budget planning
All applications require budget planning. Your budget should be well thought out. Calculate the individual cost items as concretely as possible, indicating the basis for your calculations.
We will assist you by providing information on costs regarding: staff, equipment including facilities, consumable supplies, travel costs, events, etc. Send us your calculations. We will be glad to review and optimize them for you.
If you have not previously done so, you should now fill in the External funding notification form (PDF) (Drittmittelprojektanzeige) and send it to your faculty administration.
Your contact: Section 75: External Funding Management
Acquisition of external funding—grant agreement
In most cases, a grant agreement is concluded with the DAAD. We coordinate the procedure for the signing of the agreement within the University Administration and on the part of the DAAD. Please get in touch with us!
Your contact: International external funding acquisition
Start of the project
The project can begin as soon as the agreement has all the necessary signatures. In order to use the funds, you will need a project account (WBS element). All project-specific transactions are made from this account and recorded here—as are incoming funds, expenses, and costs. The project account is set up by Section 75: External Funding Management and made available to the project management.
In order to provide you with optimum support in the handling of your DAAD project, Section 75: External Funding Management requires clearance for your project on the DAAD portal. Please get in touch with us!
Please note that it can take up to six weeks to set up. HR Services for External Funding will be glad to answer any questions you may have.
Your contact: Section 75: External Funding Management and HR Services
Execution of the project
You can check the current daily status of your project finances via the SharePoint account statement. For more information, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact Controlling.
The external funding offices will be glad to provide you with additional financial overviews, in particular information on the planned and contractually bound HR costs. They will also issue the necessary utilization reports for the DAAD. If you have any questions, please contact Section 75: External Funding Management.
If you would like to add hours to or extend staff contracts, HR Services will be glad to help.
If you are interested in purchasing necessary materials, equipment, and services for your project, please contact your Purchasing team. General information on purchasing is available here.
The travel and subsistence allowances granted by the DAAD within the scope of your project are processed by Section 75: External Funding Management.
Conclusion of the project
The external funding offices issue the necessary final utilization report for the DAAD. If you have any questions about this, please contact your Section 75: External Funding Management.
The project account will be closed by Section 75: External Funding Management upon project completion.
Your contact: Section 75: External Funding Management