Forms and Guidelines

Development of International Cooperation

All guidelines, templates and further forms for this programme can be found in the below list.

An overview of the latest changes in guidelines, templates and further forms as well as the applicable transition periods can be found under the following link.

See the forms that are relevant in terms of content(Download)

Proposal Submission

Here, you find all forms relevant for proposal submission.

Programme Guidelines

The Guidelines Initiation of International Collaboration Programme with Proposal Preparation Instructions describe the content of the programme, in particular the programme objective, the eligibility requirements and the modules that can be applied for in order to achieve the objective.

No. Language Title [version] Download
1.813 DE Merkblatt Programm Aufbau internationaler Kooperationen mit Leitfaden für die Antragstellung [09/22] PDF
EN Guidelines Initiation of International Collaboration Programme with Proposal Preparation Instructions [09/22] PDF

elan Templates

Here, you find the elan templates that you need for electronic proposal submission. The templates are also provided via the elan portal.

When preparing your proposal, please use the relevant template to describe the project. If you cannot use the template, please make sure to use the outline provided. Please enclose the project description as a PDF file to the electronic template.

Project Proposal

No. Language Title [version] Download
53.10 elan DE Beschreibung des Vorhabens – Programm Aufbau internationaler Kooperationen [09/22] RTF
EN Project Description – Initiation of International Collaboration Programme [09/22] RTF

Supplementary Instructions and Templates

No. Language Title [version] Download
53.200 elan DE Curriculum Vitae [03/25] RTF
EN Curriculum Vitae [03/25] RTF

Review Process

No. Language Title [version] Download
10.20 DE Merkblatt Allgemeine Hinweise für die Begutachtung [03/25] PDF
EN General Guidelines for Reviews [03/25] PDF
10.206 DE Hinweise für die Begutachtung von Sachbeihilfen [09/22] PDF
EN Guidelines for the Review of Research Grants [09/22] PDF

Request for Funds

No. Language Title [version] Download
41.06 DE Mittelabruf Internationale Zusammenarbeit Initiierung und Intensivierung bilateraler Kooperationen [01/20] RTF

Use of Funds

No. Language Title [version] Download
2.00 DE Verwendungsrichtlinien - Allgemeine Bedingungen für Förderverträge mit der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (DFG)
41.045 DE Verwendungsnachweis Internationale Kooperationen [07/24] PDF
41.045 Anlage DE Anlage zu DFG Vordruck 41.045 [03/09] RTF