Kyoto University (KU) and Universität Hamburg (UHH) Funding Program

In July 2020, Kyoto University (KU) and Universität Hamburg (UHH) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint strategic partnership. With the goal of initiating and strengthening their cooperation in research and education, KU and UHH have launched a funding program to support joint projects. The funding shall enable KU and UHH faculty and researchers to identify complementary strengths, facilitate the use of synergies, and promote the future development of outstanding projects.

The joint funding program can be used either to intensify ongoing cooperation or to launch new joint research and education projects. In this context, KU and UHH have released a general call for joint research projects which either deepen existing research links or facilitate new collaboration. To promote the involvement of early career researchers (ECRs) in the exchange and collaboration, the universities have also released a call for ECR mobility program proposals. 

General Program

Detailed information: General Funding Call

Proposals for the KU-UHH funding program should be submitted by the project coordinator, who must be a full-time faculty member at KU or UHH. Proposals must be submitted in English and in one PDF together with the General Program Application Form.

The required documents are as follows:

1. Completed application form, including:
   1. Project title
   2. Details of the project coordinators
   3. Detailed budget calculation
   4. Description of the planned project/activity (2 pages in length)
   5. Details of the project participants
2. Complete CVs of the project coordinators from both institutions. CVs of the other project participants should also be provided if necessary.

The submission deadline for proposals is 6:59 (JST) 20 July 2021 / 23:59 (CEST) 19 July 2021.

All proposals from KU and UHH applicants should be sent to Mr. Gero Hemker of Universität Hamburg at gero.hemker@uni-hamburg.de.

ECR Program

Proposals for the KU-UHH funding scheme should be submitted by candidates who are fulltime faculty members of KU or UHH, or, in the case of students and postdoctoral research fellows, by the candidate’s academic supervisor. Proposals must be submitted in English and in one PDF together with the ECR Program Application Form.

The required documents are as follows:

1. Completed application form, including:
   1. Project title
   2. Details of the applicant, and the visiting and host researchers
   3. Description of the planned project/activities (max. length: 2 pages)
   4. Budget calculation
2. Complete CVs of the project coordinators from both institutions. CVs of the other project participants should also be provided if necessary.

The submission deadline for proposals is 6:59 (JST) 20 July 2021 / 23:59 (CEST) 19 July 2021.

All proposals from KU and UHH applicants should be sent to Mr. Gero Hemker of Universität Hamburg at gero.hemker@uni-hamburg.de.