CFPs: Africa-Bavaria Tandem Mobility Grant for Early-Career Researchers
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The Bavarian Research Associations is currently accepting applications for its Africa-Bavaria Tandem Mobility Grant to strengthen cooperation in Research and Innovation (R&I) between researchers in African countries and Bavaria.
Funded by the Free State of Bavaria and administered by the Scientific Coordination Office (WKS) Bavaria-Africa at the Bavarian Research Alliance, the grant promotes collaborative academic exchange.
The grant supports advanced PhD candidates and postdocs at public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in both Bavaria and in African countries in co-creating research and networking stays. Each researcher will undertake a research stay at their partner institution: the applicant based in Bavaria will travel to an African HEI, and the applicant based in Africa will visit the Bavarian institution. Each stay must last a minimum of 14 days and a maximum of 31 days.
Focus Areas
- The grant application needs to address three areas:
- Networking activities between the tandem partners from a Bavarian and an African HEI to strengthen their contact and create new networks. Each applicant is supposed to give at least one presentation at the visiting institution.
- Research activities aimed at preparing future collaborations, e.g. for a joint grant proposal.
- Benefits for the individual careers of the two tandem partners.
Funding Information
- The maximum budget for which a tandem partner based in Bavaria can apply is 3500 euros.
- The maximum budget for a tandem partner based in Africa is 4500 euros.
Costs Covered
- It covers travel expenses and per diems for a tandem of two early-career researchers – one based in Bavaria and one in Africa – who visit each other’s institutions to collaborate on joint academic activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible for the Africa-Bavaria Tandem Mobility Grant are applications from all disciplines submitted by:
- Advanced PhD candidates (submission of dissertation scheduled for 2025 or 2026) or postdocs/assistant professors (after dissertation defence and with a temporary work contract/scholarship) of any nationality who are employed by or are affiliated with a public HEI in Bavaria at the time of application and during both travels.
- Junior, associate and full professors in Bavaria with a tenure or permanent work contract are not eligible for funding.
- Advanced PhD candidates (submission scheduled for 2025 or 2026) or postdocs/assistant professor/lecturer at a HEI in an African country.
- The application needs to be written and submitted by two tandem partners – one based in Bavaria and one based in an African country- together. Interdisciplinary tandem applications are possible. The academic achievements of the early-career tandem partners should be balanced to have a cooperation on eye-level instead of a supervisor-mentee relationship. Applications by an individual are ineligible for funding.
Application Requirements
- Both tandem partners fill out:
- Part A (tandem project description)
- Part B (budget and timelines)
- Two CVs (max. 3 pages each)
