Call for collaboration visits to Germany and Africa by researchers in early career phases in the mathematical sciences

With this call, the African Institutes for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) support the initiation of international research collaboration between researchers from African countries and researchers at universities in Germany in the mathematical sciences. Researchers in early career phases are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.

Aim of the Initiative

The aim of the initiative is to familiarise and connect the wider research communities in the mathematical sciences in Africa and Germany with each other and support their internationalisation. The initiative enables participating researchers to identify joint research interests in the field of mathematical sciences and initiate joint project ideas.

Funding Mechanism

This call is based on the DFG funding programme “Initiation of International Collaboration”. Under this programme, applicants interested in establishing collaborative scientific relations with partners abroad may apply for funding for trips abroad or guest visits, for example.

For the purpose of this call:

“Applicants” are researchers in the German research system who apply for funding under the AIMS-DFG Collaboration Visits Programme,
“Fellows” are researchers whose collaboration visits are funded under the AIMS-DFG Collaboration Visits Programme.
Two different modules are available:

Trips abroad to one of the six AIMS centres (in Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal or South Africa) undertaken by researchers in the German research system (max. three months)
Guest visits to universities in Germany undertaken by researchers in early career phases from African countries (max. three months)
The focus of this programme is to facilitate collaboration visits. However, the funding of scientific workshops can be granted in exceptional cases.

The funding remains available for a maximum of 12 months after the approval date: individual collaborative measures must be carried out within this time frame.

Register for the Information Session on 4th July 2025 at 11:00 AM GMT.