Preparatory travel

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports project preparation travel within the framework of Erasmus+ actions International Partnerships (capacity-building projects) and Joint Masters Degrees.

Programme content

The offer is aimed at university staff wishing to travel in the context of current or upcoming calls in Erasmus+ to prepare a project application for international partnerships (capacity-building projects) in a partner country (outside the EU) or for the preparation of a Joint Master’s Degree in a partner country (outside the EU) or in a member state or associated country (within the EU).

Application

The application is possible at any time, however the application for approval must be granted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) prior to the commencement of the journey. A project preparation journey can only be granted for one person.

The approval of a preparatory journey should be followed by a subsequent application in the corresponding Erasmus+ activity. In the process, the German institution can either be integrated into the project as an applicant or as a partner (request from the university in the programme/partner country).

The purpose of the BMBF funding guideline is to support German actors in developing project proposals for collaborative projects for the thematic clusters in the area of "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness" (Pillar II) of Horizon Europe in a coordinating role together with research partners. For a maximum of 12 months, up to 50,000 euros can be applied for network meetings and workshops, staff and travel- & accommodation costs.

The application procedure ist single-stage. Formal project proposals must be submitted to the DLR project management organisation by the following deadlines at the latest: 31 January, 31 May, 30 September. The first submission deadline is 31 May 2021, the last submission deadline is 30 September 2023. It is strongly recommended to contact the DLR Project Management Organisation for advice on applications. There are Further information and explanations available.

For the first two submission deadlines (31 May 2021 / 30 September 2021), additional budget is available specifically for projects aiming to apply in Cluster 2 "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society" so that a larger number of projects can be funded in this field!