The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) invites interested researchers from all African countries and Germany to engage in a scientific exchange in the field of neurosciences.
This initiative covers all research questions that are primarily concerned with neurosciences. Subject areas include basic, applied and clinical topics. Research questions concerning neglected tropical infectious diseases in humans and animals as well as their social and behavioural aspects are excluded from the initiative and will not be considered to be within the scope of the call.
The aim of the initiative is for participating researchers to identify joint interests in the area of neurosciences and initiate new collaborative ventures.
The DFG aims to facilitate this exchange by means of the following measures:
- An invitation to submit posters reflecting the participating researchers’ expertise, research interests and ideas for collaborative research projects and subsequently to engage with other participants on the basis of the compiled posters. Researchers are required to submit their posters in English by 29 February 2024.
- A subsequent call for DFG proposals for funding of the Initiation of International Collaboration. All proposals must include at least one researcher from Germany and one researcher from an African country who have both previously submitted an accepted poster. More information regarding the specifics of this call will be provided to all participants in a virtual meeting in June 2024. Proposals must be submitted in English by 31 August 2024.
- A “Forum Connect and Exchange” in Bonn/Germany in the week of 22–26 September 2025 to convene all researchers due to receive funding under this call for the Initiation of International Collaboration.
