22 May 2025
The Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich (LMU) expands its network of international collaborations with top-class universities. A research fund for 2025 has been set up together with Stellenbosch University covering all disciplines
Campus of the Stellenbosch University | © Stellenbosch Centre for Photographic Services
In February of this year, the two universities came together in Stellenbosch to launch a joint fund that is now open for applications for the year 2025. The call for applications targets researchers from postdoctoral level upwards from all disciplines. Funding is open to joint research projects and offers the possibility to flexibly combine various funding instruments, such as conferences, workshops, or individual mobility.
“I am very pleased that LMU has been able to gain another strategic partnership with a highly renowned university by partnering with Stellenbosch University,” says Professor Bernd Huber, LMU President. “The cooperation marks an important milestone in LMU’s internationalization strategy and opens up exciting new opportunities for our scholars.”
The new partnership with Stellenbosch University — one of Africa’s best and most research-intensive universities — offers LMU faculty and researchers excellent joint research opportunities and new scientific perspectives on the African continent.
The deadline for applying for the first funding round is 10 June 2025. A further call for applications for 2026 is planned to take place in autumn 2025.
The partnering universities have each appointed academic coordinators who are responsible for the partnership’s content:
For more information on strategic partnerships, see: International network