FUB-IU JOINT FUNDING

With the goal of facilitating research cooperation, Freie Universität Berlin and Indiana University have established a joint funding program to support annual joint research workshops and short-term research stays for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 academic years.

Each university will contribute EURO 30,000 / US$ 33,000 each year and commit to encouraging faculty and academic staff to seek support for joint projects from this fund.

Call for proposals

FUB-IU joint research workshops and short-term research stays allow researchers to identify complementary research strengths and are intended to facilitate joint research collaborations. Proposals should have a clearly defined research focus and serve as a catalyst for the development of new research projects.

The project format and duration is not pre-defined and workshops and research stays can take place in Berlin or in Indiana. Workshop participants should include both senior and junior researchers. Researchers can participate in more than one project provided that the projects are not submitted in the same cycle.

The scientific motivation for holding the workshop or planning a short-term research stay should be clearly explained, including how the involved FUB and IU institutes or departments can profit long term from this cooperation and what synergies will arise.

Inclusion of German non-university research institutions such as Max Planck Institutes, Helmholtz Centers, and others in the projects is encouraged. However, any additional costs must be covered by those partners.

The call is not limited to a specific academic field—projects can be either focused on one discipline or be of interdisciplinary character.

Proposals can only be submitted by permanent/tenured professors of Freie Universität Berlin and tenured or tenure-track faculty members of Indiana University. Workshops must involve at least two tenure-stream faculty members, as well as at least two junior researchers (Ph.D. students or post-docs) at each university.

Total project costs for your proposal may not exceed € 10,000 for short-term research stays and € 15,000 for joint workshops (including travel), of which FUB and IU will each cover 50%.

Proposals for FUB-IU research workshops and short-term research stays should be submitted in English and should not exceed four pages. You must attach the following information to your submission:

• Timeframe/date for the project (projects should be completed within 12 months of award)
• Budget calculation and budget justification
• Written statement of support from respective FUB/IU faculty/department
• Information on project leaders on both sides and list of other FUB/IU participants