Overview of funding and exchange programs

International project funding

Doctoral researcher;
Postdoc;
Professor

DAAD Eastern Partnerships

Within the framework of the DAAD funding line "Eastern Partnerships", scholars, doctoral researchers and administrative staff of Eastern European partner universities can apply for funding at Universität Hamburg to expand existing contacts and establish new cooperations between the universities.

Erasmus Short-Term Lectureships

Financial support for lecturers at a European partner university.

The goal of the Erasmus short-term lectureship is the internationalization of studies and teaching at Universität Hamburg and the respective European host university as well as the strengthening of interinstitutional partnerships and networks.

Erasmus program for administrative staff

Financial support for Universität Hamburg employees for advanced training and continuing education measures at a European university.

Goals include international networking, professional exchange with colleagues at other European universities, the strengthening of intercultural skills, and the honing of foreign language skills.

Global Classroom

The Global Classroom initiative, developed by Indiana University, is a virtual mobility program that fosters international teaching and learning while at home. Instructors can apply for funding when they plan to offer a virtual collaborative student-based project connecting two complementary courses offered at Universität Hamburg and Indiana University.

Groningen-Hamburg-Funds

Universität Hamburg and University of Groningen jointly support promising collaborative initiatives with pump-priming funds with the aim of leading to externally funded research, large scale collaborations, jointly authored papers as well as common teaching activities at the advanced level (master or doctoral education).

Hamburg Programme for Scholars at Risk

Universität Hamburg wants to assist researchers at risk in continuing their research career. The focus here is on academic collaboration and networking, as well as taking personal responsibility to provide collegial support in the field of research for researchers suffering persecution and oppression.

Hamburglobal PhD

With funding from the Excellence Strategy, Hamburglobal PhD provides research grants of up to 2 months for doctoral students at Universität Hamburg whose doctoral projects are linked to Universität Hamburg’s core research areas, areas of potential or profile initiatives. To be eligible, a research stay must be undertaken with a strategic partner university or other excellent research institution abroad.

Innovative Teaching and Learning Formats

The Department of International Affairs supports concepts with an international structure within the scope of Universität Hamburg’s funding line for innovative teaching and learning formats (Innovative Lehr- und Lernformate, ILLF).

Innovative Teaching and Learning Formats (ILLF@home)

The goal of the ILLF@home program, funded from the Excellence Strategy budget, is the long-term establishment of virtual learning and teaching formats with Universität Hamburg’s international partners using collaborative online international learning (COIL).

Kyoto-Hamburg Funding: General Program

Funding for activities and projects with Kyoto University

Kyoto-Hamburg-Funding: ECR Program

Funding for activities and projects with Kyoto University with a focus on early career researchers. The jointly funded ECR program aims to develop sustainable collaboration and exchange in all research areas.

Lund-Hamburg-Funds

Universität Hamburg and Lund University jointly support collaborative initiatives with the aim of leading to externally funded research, large-scale collaborations, jointly authored papers as well as common teaching activities at the advanced level (master or doctoral education).

MQ-FU-HAM-Funding

Financial support to promote new as well as established collaborations. Projects have to involve at least partners from two of the three universities, ideally from all three. Project proposals should be in line with the respective university strategy and should contribute to the sustainability of the partnership. 

Next Generation Partnerships: Thematic Networks

This funding line from the Excellence Strategy aims to support researchers at Universität Hamburg in expanding and further developing sustainable, multilateral, research-focused networks. Special focus is placed on establishing sustainable partnerships by setting up large-scale, externally funded international research projects as well as fostering doctoral and early career researchers.

Next Generation Partnerships: Workshops & Conferences

This funding line from the Excellence Strategy aims to support the creation and expansion of multilateral networks. Funding will go to conducting thematic workshops and conferences with multiple partner universities, with the prerequisite that at least one of Universität Hamburg’s strategic partner universities is participating.

PhD Connect

This funding line taps resources from the Excellence Strategy to support virtual and hybrid colloquiums for doctoral researchers at Universität Hamburg jointly with strategic partner universities as well as research stays at Universität Hamburg for up to 2 doctoral researchers from partner institutions.

PhD Fellowship Programm

The visiting fellow program uses funds from the Excellence Strategy to support international researchers who are invited by Universität Hamburg to spend a research stay of up to 2 months. The stay at Universität Hamburg should serve to prepare a joint application for a program of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (fellowship or award). The planned research project should be related to a core research focus, an emerging field or a profile initiative of the Universität Hamburg or be located in a research area of the Henriette Herz Scouting Program of the Universität Hamburg.

Staff Exchange Programm