Academic Mobility

International Partnership Funding (IPF)

Application Deadline: 1 February 2026

Funding period: 1 March to 31 December 2026

Are you looking to (re)connect with international colleagues from partner universities in 2026?

With this call, we aim to facilitate new and ongoing collaboration in research, teaching and administration, primarily with UHH’s international strategic and profile partner universities. IPF offers funding for activities at the partner university or in Hamburg to strengthen and deepen international partnerships and creating long-term and sustainable collaborations.

Target group: UHH researchers looking for funding for joint research or teaching activities; UHH administrative staff

Further information and the application form can be found on the University of Hamburg website.

Questions? Please get in touch with your contact at the Department of International Affairs, as listed on the application form.

• PAJAKO - Partnerships with Japan and Korea: (only available in German) Funding to strengthen existing and initiation of new bi- or trilateral scientific partnerships between German and Japanese and/or Korean universities. 
  Eligible applicants:  Faculties, departments, institutes and professors.

• Scholarship database of the German Academic Exchange Service: Find and apply for scholarships.

• Fact Finding Missions: Support for university collaborations with partners from developing countries.
  Application deadlines vary. Applications can be submitted up to 6 weeks before the planned trip.

• Congress and lecture trips: DAAD travel allowance, grant towards conference fees, accommodation allowance.
  Participation of German doctoral candidates, doctoral students and university lecturers in congresses abroad and lecture tours abroad.
  Applications for funding for congress trips abroad must be submitted to the DAAD at least four months before the first day of the congress.
  Applications for funding for lecture trips abroad must be received by the DAAD at least one month before the start of the trip.

Through the Erasmus program, university lecturers and young academics can apply for financial support for teaching stays at European partner universities.

• Target group: University teachers and early career researchers from the University of Hamburg.
• Funding installments: Depending on destination country and distance, daily allowances are between €140 and €180, and travel allowances between €211 and €535.
• Funding period: Depending on teaching load, this can range from a minimum of 2 to 10 days (including arrival and departure days).
• The teaching hours: 8 teaching hours per stay and commenced week; in case of additional advanced training, a minimum of 4 hours per week.
• Subjects: The funding condition is a bilateral agreement with the partner university in the Erasmus area.
• Application deadline: ongoing; the application must be submitted at least 1 month before the start of the trip.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers a wide range of funding opportunities for research stays abroad and short-term lectureships for scholars at all career stages. 

Eligible applicants: postdocs, professors, young professionals 

Short Term Scientific Missions under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) enable research stays of 5 to 90 days (up to 180 days for early-career researchers) at institutions in other COST member countries. They support the exchange of methods and the development of international collaborations. Funding is also available for university faculty, provided their institution is involved in the relevant COST Action. 

(Early career) researchers and students at the University of Hamburg can apply for grants for research and conference trips via  Univeristy of Hamburg's foundation and corporate assets.

Applications must be submitted at least 4 weeks before the start of the trip.