Deadline: 10 January 2017
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is seeking applicants for its German-African Innovation Incentive Award with an aim to strengthen innovative research in Africa, bolster its effect locally and at the same time consolidate German-African partnerships.
Objectives
- The Innovation Prize will be awarded to researchers in African countries and their German partners for proven outstanding research with the potential for application, in combination with a utilization or valorization plan.
- The plan should already provide perspectives for the lasting consolidation of cooperation between the partners and if possible for medium and long-term development of structures at the location in Africa.
- The Prize will be awarded in the form of project funding to support the transfer of convincing research results, which have already been produced, into utilization-oriented solutions, product-oriented valorization and the development of structures.
Priority Areas
- Environmental sciences
- Health research
- Bioeconomy
- Societal development (in particular socially responsible business practices, social innovations, sustainability concepts)
- Resource management (in particular exploitation of locally available resources, resource efficiency and sustainability)
- Information and communication technologies
Funding Information
Funding will be awarded as non-repayable project grants usually amounting to a maximum 150,000 euros for a maximum period of 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- German universities, non-university research institutions and other institutions contributing to research as well as commercial companies headquartered in Germany – particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which fulfil the funding purpose and requirements are eligible for funding.
- Research institutions which receive joint basic funding from the Federal Government and/or the Länder can only be granted project funding supplementary to their basic funding to cover additional project-related expenditure or costs under certain preconditions.
How to Apply
The application procedure takes place in two phases:
- Submission and selection of project outlines (including accompanying documents)
- Submission of formal applications for funding and decision-making procedure
For more information, please visit German-African Innovation Incentive Award.