New funding call – up to € 10,000 each in material funding for up to 15 projects! Berlin University Alliance researchers can submit their concepts until September 30, 2025.

The Berlin University Alliance's TD-Lab – Laboratory for Transdisciplinary Research, has just officially launched the second call of its funding program. A maximum of fifteen participating research work packages will be supported with material resources of up to €10,000 each. The funding program aims to increase the impact of new or ongoing research projects by actively involving relevant social actors with their knowledge and practical perspectives.

Timetable & framework conditions

• Funding period: January 15 to July 15, 2026
• Submission deadline: September 30, 2025
• A maximum of 15 work packages will be funded, each with up to €10,000 in material resources

All researchers from the partner institutions of the Berlin University Alliance – including Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität und Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin – are invited to submit their transdisciplinary and participatory project ideas.

The TD-Lab once again enables research with practical relevance and social impact. Researchers are cordially invited to submit innovative, co-creative ideas – and become part of a transdisciplinary community.

If you have any questions or need advice, please contact

Nadin Gaasch (she/her): td-lab@berlin-university-alliance.de

Further information can be found on this website.