Calls for Proposals
On this page you will find current calls for proposals from the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership and/or other calls relevant to the research cooperation between the two locations.
Flexible Funds of the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership - Round IX (2026)
Call opens: 3 November 2025
Online info session: 13 November 2025
Submission of applications by 15 December 2025
Results of applications will be available in February 2026.
Implementation period for Berlin-based projects: 1 March 2026 – 31 August 2026
Implementation period for Oxford-based projects: 1 March 2026 – 31 March 2027
The Oxford Berlin Research Partnership aims to further mobility and scientific connection between Oxford and Berlin. The partnership will make available funds to promote the initiation for new or continuation of existing collaborations and research projects between researchers based in Oxford and Berlin. Please find the application form and further information here.
HU Strategic Partnership Funding
Deadline date: 16 January 2026
Cooperation projects between Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the University of Oxford can now also apply for the Humboldt-Universität's call for proposals.
Applications for projects to be realised in 2026 are eligible for funding with up to 5000 euros. The target groups are post-docs, professors and administrative staff. Applications should be submitted by tandems from both universities, with the HU partner filing via the HU intranet.
DFG/AHRC Funding Round 8
Registration: 4 February 2026
Deadline date: 11 February 2026
Funding period: 3 years
This funding opportunity allows UK-based arts and humanities researchers to conduct highly integrated projects with Germany-based partners, adding value to research objectives through international collaboration.
Please find detailed information on the DFG and UKRI websites.
Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025
Scheme opens date: 29 September 2025
Deadline date: 5 November 2025 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET
This call was launched by the British Academy with the support of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering to invite UK-led proposals for funds to “pump prime” joint bids under the Horizon Europe framework programme’s so-called Pillar 2 (Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness).
The call is open to proposals from all disciplines – engineering, natural sciences, medical and health sciences, humanities and social sciences.
More information can be found on the website of the British Academy.
Funding Opportunity for British-German Basic Research Projects in the Engineering and Physical Sciences (UKRI-EPSRC – DFG)
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) signed a lead agency agreement in April 2025 to jointly fund research proposals from international collaborative teams. Teams of researchers in the UK and Germany can submit a joint proposal to one of the funding organisations (lead agency) for up to three years of project funding. Applications can be submitted at any time. Further information can be found on the DFG website:
https://www.dfg.de/en/research-funding/funding-opportunities/countries-regions/uk/epsrc