Call for proposals: research across borders and disciplines combined with high-level doctoral qualification & networking
Funding for collaborative research projects with Ukrainian universities, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Politecnico Milano, Universidade Estadual Paulista, and partner universities in the EuroTech Universities Alliance

Important documents:
- Download Call & Guidelines [version 17th of July, 2025, adjustments possible]
- Download Proposal Template [version 16th of July, 2025, adjustments possible]
- Download Qualification Guide [version 05.2025, adjustments possible]
- Download TUM Scholarship Guidelines [version of 25th of July, 2024]
- Download IPT Scholarship Contract [version of 25th of July, 2024, adjustments possible]
IGSSE’s call for proposals for collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects with international partners has opened.
With the format International Project Teams, IGSSE aims to strengthen TUM’s network across the globe, to support international scientific collaboration and to promote the mobility and high-level qualification of doctoral researchers.
In this year’s call for proposals, IGSSE targets collaboration with
- its partner universities in the EuroTech Universities Alliance, i.e. Technical University of Denmark, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology
- Ukrainian universities.
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
- Politecnico di Milano
- Universidade Estadual Paulista
We encourage researchers at these institutions to join forces with TUM and initiate an International Project Team. Please note that constellations with other international partners besides the universities listed above are not eligible to apply. We especially welcome proposals which exhibit a highly interdisciplinary approach and composition of the engaged researchers.
Successful projects will be supported with a doctoral scholarship funded for a total of four years, combined with relevant funding for consumables and mobility. The project is supplemented with an up-to-date, tailor-made qualification & networking program.
You can find the Call Document & Guidelines as well as the Proposal Template in the downloads.
Deadline for applications is 26th of October 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact us or join us for an Info Session per Zoom on the 2nd of October, 11am.