Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme

Applications open this week for a new round of the Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme, which funds exchanges for leading researchers in the early stages of their careers. 

It aims to:

• foster research collaboration of the highest quality between Australian researchers from participating Universities Australia member universities and German researchers from German universities, research institutes and universities of applied sciences; and
• produce research outcomes and the exchange of skills and knowledge of mutual benefit to Australia and Germany.

The scheme supports travel and living expenses for Australian researchers to spend time at partner institutions in Germany and for collaborating German researchers to spend time at Australian universities. Researchers must be working on a joint research project with their German counterparts, rather than simply furthering their own individual research in Germany.

Proposals must provide opportunities for exchanges between early career researchers. However it is not compulsory to be an ECR to apply. The German collaborating partner must submit a corresponding application, with the same project title, to the DAAD in Germany by the closing date. Projects which do not include ECRs on both sides will not be considered. 

Researchers from the Humanities and Social Sciences are encouraged to apply.

Monash applicants must be:

• employed as an academic staff member in a teaching and research or research only role at Monash University and with a contract that is valid for the duration of the relevant funding period; or 
• enrolled for the duration of the relevant funding period as a PhD or Research Masters student at Monash University and be involved in a research project application submitted by an eligible staff member at Monash.

The scheme is open to researchers in all academic fields involved in a collaborative project with German research partners.

Funding for Monash applicants is provided from Monash Strategic Fund and will cover the costs of:

• return economy airfares from Australia to Germany;
• a per diem of either maximum AUD250 per day or a maximum of AUD3,500 per month per person.

The maximum amount of funding available per Australian application is AUD12,500 per year for two years. Universities may elect to fund projects at a lower level.

The maximum amount of funding available per German application is EUR8,000 per project per year funded by DAAD. Grants will cover the costs of economy airfares and living expenses.

Further information is now available on the Universities Australia website.

Closing date with MRO is Friday 17 June 2016. Applications are to be emailed to: adm-researchgrants.contracts@monash.edu

MRO will arrange for the review, ranking and selection of Monash applications to be provided to DAAD via Universities Australia.

For more information please contact

​Dennis Batson ​

at adm-researchgrants.contracts@monash.edu