Funding is available for projects in various fields and formats – research, seminars, conferences, publications, etc. The next deadline for applications is 15 October.
The project competition offers support to universities and research institutions of the Baltic States in cooperation with a partner institution from Germany. Project funding focuses on initiating or further strengthening scientific relations and university cooperation between Germany and the Baltic States.
For those wishing to find out more about funding opportunities and how to prepare applications, an online information session will take place on 22 September at 12:00.
Application deadlines:
- until 15.10.2026: project implementation period between 01.02.2027 and 31.10.2027;
- until 15.03.2027: project implementation period between 01.06.2027 and 15.11.2027.
Project can be supported in the frame of following funding priorities:
- Baltica Germanica ir Innovativa – supports projects in which Baltic-German relations are conceptually made the starting point for a scientific cooperation project or that are dedicated to cooperation in particularly innovative and application-oriented research contexts. The maximum funding limit is usually 5 000 € per project, however, in justified cases it may be up to 10 000 €;
- Internationalisation and academic exchange – supports the internationalisation of teaching and the strengthening of the exchange of higher education cooperation between Germany and the Baltic States. The maximum funding limit is 5 000 € per project;
- Support for initiation of cooperation – supports the development of new partnerships between German and Baltic universities or research institutions by covering travel and accommodation expenses. The maximum funding limit is 2 500 € per project.
Conditions of participation
- The applicant must represent a higher education or research institution in Latvia, Estonia, or Lithuania.
- The applicant must cooperate with a partner, who represents a state or a licensed university or a research institution in Germany. Additionally, more than one partner from Germany and the Baltic States can be involved in the project.
- The project must improve the quality of higher education and the development of science in Estonia, Latvia and/or Lithuania and must strengthen scientific cooperation with Germany.
Further information about the project competition, project guidelines and application forms can be found on the Baltic-German University Liaison Office’s homepage: www.hochschulkontor.lv/en
In case of questions please do not hesitate to contact the Baltic-German University Liaison Office:
E-mail:
Phone: +371 67286033
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