DAAD-Kyoto University Partnership Programme towards SDGs 2020 – 2021

– Program Types
Type 1: Mutual ECRs' mobility between a German university / research institution and Kyoto University (KU)
　　　　(Two-ways: ECRs exchanged between KU and German Research Groups)
Type 2: Sharing ECR(s)' mobility from Kyoto University to a German university / research institution
　　　　(One-way: KU ECR(s) to German Host Research Group)
Type 3: Sharing ECR(s)' mobility from a German university / research institution to Kyoto University
　　　　(One-way: German ECR(s) to KU Host research Group)

Eligibility

-Scholars/researchers/research groups in all academic fields at Kyoto University having/planning joint research projects with German partners.
-Projects must comprise the exchange of Early Career Researchers (ECR) such as students still pursuing their doctoral degrees and scientists who obtained their PhD degrees for no longer than 5 years.
-The funds of this programme are provided ONLY to ECR’s mobility belonging to Kyoto University.

Support

-Amount: Max. 1,000,000 JPY
(Eg. International air fare, accommodation costs, registration fee for participating symposium and conference, and necessary consumables.)
– URAs in KURA office and Kyoto University European Center, and DAAD Tokyo office staff will support necessary networking, funding, and introducing researchers.
-Term of Project: Fund starts on April 1, 2020 (in Kyoto) / January 1, 2020 in Germany (by DAAD).

Application / Evaluation Process

-Submission Deadline: From June 17 to September 17 2019.
-Review and individual interview (if necessary): mid of September to November.
-Result: to be announced in late November 2019.

Application

Please submit the applications form (Detail description of the research project) to KURA: AIDA team via e-mail.
E-Mail：aida＊kura.kyoto-u.ac.jp　　(Replace＊with@)

– Guideline 
– Application form（Detailed description of the project) 

*An applicant in Kyoto University and his/her German partner are asked to submit the common application form after mutual negotiations to Kyoto University Research Administration Office and DAAD respectively.
For Researchers in Germany, please refer to the application procedures on the DAAD website (German only).

-Flow chart of application process