AIMS-DFG 2023 Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences

Call for cooperation visits to Germany and Africa by researchers in early career phases in the mathematical sciences

With this call, the African Institutes for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) support the initiation of international research collaboration between researchers in early career phases from African countries and researchers at universities in Germany in the mathematical sciences.

• Table of Content
• About African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
• AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences
• Aim and Benefits of AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences
• Requirements for AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a pan-African network of centres of excellence enabling talented students to become innovators driving the continent’s scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) initiated AIMS Structured Master’s Program, 2021 runs over three semesters. The requisite skills phase of the AIMS course builds a standard core set of problem-solving skills: estimation, computation, approximation, modelling, data analysis and statistics. The elective review phase allows st... continue reading

AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences

Aim and Benefits of AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences

The aim of the initiative is to familiarise and connect the wider research communities in the mathematical sciences in Africa and Germany with each other and support their internationalisation. The initiative enables participating researchers to identify joint research interests in the field of mathematical sciences and initiate specific joint project ideas.

Requirements for AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme in the Mathematical Sciences Qualification

Applicants: researchers who have obtained their doctorates and who are working in the German research system may apply. Special rules apply to members of non-university research institutions. For further details, please consult the “Guidelines on the Duty to Cooperate” (DFG form 55.01; see link below).

Applicants from Germany visiting an AIMS centre:

• Must be working in the German research system;
• Must fulfil the DFG eligibility requirements;
• Can apply to visit an AIMS centre themselves;
• Must submit a letter of invitation from a host researcher at an AIMS centre.

Fellows from Africa visiting a host institution in Germany:

• Can receive funding for their guest visit through an applicant in Germany;
• Must have obtained their doctorate, be on track to defend their thesis or show proof of research activity. Candidates must have published at least one scientific article in a peer-reviewed journal listed on Math-SciNet or zbMath, for example;
• Require a letter of support from an AIMS centre.

Applicants may apply either to undertake a cooperation visit to an AIMS centre themselves or for a fellow from Africa to visit the applicant’s institution.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Proposals must be submitted in English by 31 October 2023.

Proposals can only be submitted by researchers from Germany. Researchers from African countries act as cooperation partners and can receive DFG funding through their German cooperation partners.

If you are using the DFG’s elan system for the first time, please note that you will need to register before you may use the system. Allow at least one working day for your registration to be processed. If you have not yet registered, please note that you must do so by 17 October 2023 in order to submit a proposal under this call; registration requests received after this time cannot be considered.

Note that you will be asked to select the appropriate call “AIMS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme 2024” during the proposal process.

For more details, visit DFG website.