Find below an overview of the most important funding opportunities for institutional cooperation.

Name of the programme	targets	Benefits	Duration	Call for applications
Fact Finding Missions	Expert delegations of German university lecturers	Transport upkeep health insurance	depending on the programme	To the programme at daad.de
Subject-related partnerships with institutions of higher education in developing countries	German universities with at least one partner university in a developing country	Transport upkeep health insurance	2 years, with an optional extention for another 2 years	To the programme at daad.de
University Advisory Programme	Researchers and German professors	Transport upkeep health insurance	2 weeks – 3 monthsup to 4 trips in 2 years	To the programme at daad.de
DIES-Partnerships	German and foreign universities		according to the call for applications	To the programme at daad.de
PAGEL	German and foreign universities	supports curricula and capacity development at the partner universities through bi- and multilateral university partnerships; support of returning graduates, support for Alumni and creation of subject-related networks	up to 4 years	To the programme at daad.de
University-Business-Partnerships	university cooperation projects to improve the practical application of courses at the partner universities in developing countries in collaboration with German and local actors from the business community	partnership-related exchange of university teaching staff, mid-level staff, graduates (e.g. doctoral candidates) and students form Germany and the partner countries	up to 4 years	To the programme at daad.de
Centres of African Excellence	German and foreign universities		up to 10 years	To the programme at daad.de
Sustainable solutions for Subsahara Africa	German universities and research institutes	Trips and stays of German scientists as well as short stays of graduates and doctoral candidates in the framework of their postgradual training	2016-2020	To the programme at bmbf.de (only in German)