- Studying
- Research
- University
- Online Services
The University of Potsdam funds and supports cooperation with international partners.
Co-funding for planned DAAD guest lecturerships (Modell A), if guest lecturer teaches (elective) courses in English within the strategic framework of "Global Topics" in one or several UP Bachelor programs (central university administration will cover 10%. of salary for senior scientist up to W3 salary; additional travel money for applying UP scientist).
internal deadline: October 15, 2020 (for DAAD deadline January 15, 2021)
The University of Potsdam funds teaching assignments at European partner institutions that have an inter-institutional agreement with the University of Potsdam.
The University of Potsdam supports and funds mobilities of non-academic employees within the Erasmus+ porgram.
Various deadlines: July - October 2020
Various regions
Dr. Regina Neum-Flux, Head of the International Office
Current calls for DAAD programs and running DAAD programs of funding.
overview of the national research and innovation systems and the variety of international cooperations in research, knowledge and innovation.
The German-French-University supports careers, courses of lectures, PhD programs between Germany and France.
The University of Potsdam is a main supporter of the Deutschen Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo. Members of the University of Potsdam are eligible to participate in the DWIH’s calls for proposals for the financial support of projects such as scientific events, science based innovation projects as well as initiatives at the intersection of science, economy, and culture in Brazil for up to €5000.
Information on DWIH's call of proposals including dates and deadlines [DE]
Information on DWIH's principal theme 2020 „Cities and Climate“ [EN]
Template DWIH calculation of costs [DE]
Criteria for DWIH project proposals [DE]
Contact: Dr. Silke Brodersen, International Office, Tel.: 0331-977124436
Das Auswärtige Amt und das Ministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten der Russischen Föderation haben sich auf bilaterale Themenjahre geeinigt, um Austausch, Verständigung und gegenseitiges Vertrauen durch Intensivierung der Zusammenarbeit in thematischen Bereichen zu vertiefen.
Beide Seiten haben sich auf die Durchführung eines Deutsch-Russischen Themenjahres der Hochschulkooperation und Wissenschaft 2018-2020 verständigt.
Call for Philipp Schwartz Grants, 8th Round
The 'Philipp Schwartz Initiative' of the 'Alexander von Humboldt Foundation' supports the reception of threatened researchers at universities and research institutions, by providing scientists at risk with a two-year fellowship, as well as a lump sum for the receiving institution.
The University of Potsdam has, as in in previous rounds, successfully participated in the initiative and can once more nominate candidates.
Internal nomination deadline: 10th August 2020
Contact for Questions and Nominations
The nomination and selection of the candidates takes place at the University of Potsdam.
Please address your questions or proposals for nomination to:
Claudia Rößling, Welcome Center Potsdam, claudia.roesslinguni-potsdamde, Tel: 0331-977-1382
Here we offer you a selection of support programs that finance summer schools, whether explicitly or as a possible element among others. The list is being supplemented. We would like to invite you to enter additional funding institutions.
Includes the development and execution of summer schools in Potsdam or abroad that include University of Potsdam students
Funding is provided for subject-related alumni training events (duration 3-10 days) in Germany or abroad (mobility and residence funds for foreign alumni, material resources, pro-rata personnel expenses) as well as other measures taken by universities to improve contact with foreign alumni.
Funding is provided for foreign students who have completed their studies as students, graduates, scientists or lecturers at a German university or who have studied, researched or worked at a German university for at least three months and who are now generally working abroad again.
The program is aimed at German universities planning high-quality summer schools in Germany for international students and doctoral candidates.
The aims of the program are: attracting qualified international students and doctoral candidates; further professional training in current research areas as well as professional and cultural exchange between international and German participants; insight into German teaching and research institutions and at colleges of art and music, into new artistic developments for international participants; positioning of German universities on the international education market.
This program is directed at German institutions of higher education that plan and implement high-quality summer schools abroad for international students and doctoral candidates.
Objectives are: attracting qualified international students and doctoral candidates; further professional training in current research areas as well as professional and cultural exchange between international and German participants; insight into German teaching and research practices, and at colleges of art and music, into new artistic developments for international participants; positioning of German universities on the international education market
Ziel des Programms ist der Aufbau und die Intensivierung wissenschaftlicher Kontakte zwischen deutschen Hochschulen und Hochschulen aus den Zielländern Tunesien, Marokko, Libyen, Jordanien, Jemen, Libanon und Irak. Längerfristige Kooperationsmaßnahmen sollen etabliert werden und aktive Beiträge zur Strukturentwicklung an den Partnerhochschulen und zur Verbesserung von Forschung und Lehre sowie der demokratischen (Selbst-) Verwaltung der Hochschulen (Good Governance) geleistet werden.
Gefördert werden Kurzmaßnahmen/ Veranstaltungen wie Fachkurse, Sommerschulen, Anbahnungsreisen, Workshops, Seminare oder Tagungen in den Zielländern oder gleiche Veranstaltungen in Deutschland mit arabischen Teilnehmenden vorrangig aus den Hauptzielländern sowie Forschungs-, Lehr- und Studienaufenthalte, die im Zusammenhang mit einer Kurzmaßnahme stehen.
The Franco-German University (DFH) promotes Franco-German events for young scientists (doctoral and postdoctoral students) within the framework of networking scientists and intensifying the Franco-German scientific dialogue. In justified cases, master’s students or students of comparable levels may also participate in the sponsored events.
The call is directed at German and French universities as well as non-university research institutions. The inclusion of a third country is welcomed.
The call for proposals is open to all disciplines. The event must last at least two days up to a maximum of four weeks. The projects can be carried out either as individual events or in the form of a structured series of events. If the latter is the case, the individual events are to be held at regular intervals over a period of a maximum of 24 months as a rule.
The foundation supports events in all specialist areas aimed at dealing with new scientific ideas and research approaches. The Foundation would also like to encourage the testing of innovative event formats and new instruments to support interaction and networking among participants.
Support on offer
Support is available for symposia, workshops and conferences (usually up to 50 people) and summer schools (maximum 60 participants). Funding is open to all topics and is not limited to specific specialist areas. Basic requirements are
- an interdisciplinary and international context,
- active participation of young academics (doctoral and post-doctoral students), and
- a significant involvement of women scientists both among the lecturers and the participants.
Summer schools will continue to be funded throughout Germany.
Applications can be submitted to this funding program for workshops and small summer schools. The program is directed at scholars of all historical-hermeneutical disciplines (e.g. philology, history, philosophy, history and comparison of law, art history, musicology) in cooperation with their partners in the digital humanities and computer science.