Collaborative Research Grants with Emory University

Collaborative Research Grants foster international research broadly. Applicants from all schools and disciplines are encouraged to submit funding applications for innovative and sustainable projects built around research linking faculty at the University of Bonn and Emory University.

The expectation is that these initial projects will lead to or continue long-term research collaborations, institutional and research relations, and when applicable, generate publications, exhibitions, and/ or external funding. Applications that include students are encouraged but not required.

Bonn and Emory applicants may elect to include additional research partners from partner universities in the Global Universities for Societal Impact (GUSI) network: University of St Andrews or Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For more information on this option, please consult the call guidelines.

• Expenses for University of Bonn or Emory University research staff to travel to the partner university (for Bonn staff: transportation, accommodation, and per diem rates in accordance with the Travel Expenses Act of the State of NRW); for stays of visiting researchers in Bonn, please consult our recommended per diems and mobility lump sums)
• Costs for hosting a seminar, conference or workshop
• Material expenses and student assistants needed to conduct research activities and events
• Salaries, scholarships, as well as basic equipment (e.g. laptops, computers, etc.) are excluded from this funding

For more specific information, please consult the grant program’s guidelines.

Projects already funded

One proposal with a project starting date of January 1, 2027 will be funded (with two principal investigators: one from the University of Bonn and one from Emory University) with up to $15,000 and €13,000 Euros from their respective institution. These funds must be used for research (broadly defined) and must follow the budget guidelines.

The budget costs for Emory and Bonn must be shown separately in the financing plan.

• Online form
• Project proposal (PDF file), consisting of:
  
  1. Names, titles, and departments of PI’s and team members
  2. Layperson’s abstract of the proposed project (up to 250 words)
  3. Narrative description of the proposed project for a multi-school, multi-disciplinary audience: project objectives, background and previous work, research approach and methods, evaluation of success, schedule for completion, plans for future collaboration (max. 4 pages)
  4. Budget and budget justification, explaining in detail all anticipated expenditures
  5. (if applicable) Integration of additional researchers from another GUSI institution (max. 1 page)
  6. Current CV's (max. 2 pages for each PI, max. 1 page for each team member)

Detailed information on the grant program and the application process can be found in the grant guidelines.