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Joint Proposal Submission with Researchers Abroad under a Standing Open Procedure (SOP)
Rolling deadline — proposals can be submitted at any time (no fixed deadline)
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| Funder | DFG |
| Consortium | Required — joint proposal with researcher at a foreign partner institution |
| Application | Single stage; submitted simultaneously to both funding organisations (two-sided review) or to lead agency (lead agency procedure) |
| Frequency | Continuous |
| Eligible countries | DE |
Eligibility & scope
Researchers at German institutions may submit joint proposals with partners in Brazil, Colombia, India, Iran, Turkey, USA (two-sided review) or Austria, Belgium, Italy (South Tyrol), Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Czechia (lead agency procedure). Proposals are co-funded by the respective foreign partner organisation. Applicant must be based at a German institution; foreign partner must be eligible under the partner organisation's rules.
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