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International Partnership Funding

Call for International Partnership Funding (IPF) - Deadline 31 January 2025

The aim of this call is to facilitate the initiation and support the continuation of collaboration in research, teaching, and administration, primarily with UHH’s international strategic and profile partner universities. In exceptional cases, cooperation with other international partner universities may be eligible for funding if it serves the strategic objectives of the faculties. The overarching goal is to foster activities at the partner university or in Hamburg that strengthen and deepen international partnerships, with a focus on creating long-term and sustainable collaborations. 

General framework:

  • Submission deadline is 31 January 2025.
  • Start of funding is 1 March 2025. Please note that "in-depth reviews" may delay the starting date of individual activities.
  • Funding for successful applications is available until Dec 31st, 2025. Funds cannot be transferred to the next year.

Please find the details for the IPF Call and the application form here.

The list of Eligible Partners and Expenditures for IPF is available here.

The IPF Budget Template is available here.

Export control, academic freedom and in-depth review procedure

The Department of International Affairs helps Universität Hamburg researchers by minimizing the risk of and providing a sound basis for international cooperation. In 2020, Universität Hamburg’s Executive University Board resolved to establish a review process for international cooperation. The University Administration will review funding applications and cooperation agreements with international partners with regard to the upholding of academic freedom and the requirements of the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). If cooperation topics are relevant to further control rights issues, and if the cooperating institution is located in a country that the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) has listed as restricting academic freedom, an in-depth review procedure will be initiated. Both the first and the in-depth review will be conducted within strictly defined parameters.