Two Funding Lines at the Center for Francophone Worlds
the Center for Francophone Worlds (ZFW) sponsors research projects and teaching-related projects via two separate funding lines.
1. Sponsorship for research projects:
Academic collaboration in a research project requires preparation – and time for joint reflection and discussion.
The Center for Francophone Worlds would like to provide this support:
It therefore provides funding of up to €2,000 for proposals to develop research projects related to Francophonie at the University of Tübingen.
You may apply for:
- Funds for work-related meetings and workshops that serve to develop a research project;
- Travel costs for meetings with project partners in Francophone countries;
- Funds for the exploration of research topics related to Francophonie that have the potential for development into projects.
Funding amount:
The funding provided by the Center may be up to €2000 and is generally limited to a maximum of one application per year per applicant and per planned cooperation.
Application deadline: the next round of tenders will take place in November 15th 2025 (for implementation in 2026)
2. Sponsorship of teaching-related projects
The following will be preferred:
- Guest lectures related to the objectives of the Center
(reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs, including – after consultation – speakers’ fees to a maximum of € 300 per lecture for external guest speakers)
- Francophonie-related guest lectures within courses, provided they are open to a university-wide audience
- guest lectures related to the objectives of the Center in research contexts in Tübingen
- thematically relevant workshops
- student initiatives with a francophone connection
- participation in academic events related to Francophonie and which have an added value for the University
- subsidization of student excursions with a francophone connection, as part of study programs
- publication costs
- teaching visits to Francophone countries
- other initiatives with added value for the University and thematic relevance
Funding amount:
The funding provided by the Center may be up to €2000 and is generally limited to a maximum of one application per year per applicant and per planned cooperation.
Application deadline: the next round of tenders will take place in November 15th 2025 (for implementation in 2026)
The following formal requirements apply (for both funding lines):
•Applicants should already be members of the Center or declare their membership upon application.
•The application may be submitted in German or French.
A brief project description and a financing plan (maximum of three pages in total) are required.
Any other sources of funding for the project must be set out in the application.
•Applications should be submitted via the lecturers or the institute management. Applicants are to submit their application as a pdf file to zfw@uni-tuebingen.de
•The decision on the allocation of funds is made by the Center’s Executive Board after consultation with the University’s Excellence Strategy office.
Contact:
Center for Francophone Worlds
www.uni-tuebingen.de/zfw
University of Tübingen
Dez II.1.2.
Rümelinstr. 32 - Room 009
72070 Tübingen
0049-7071-2977033
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