In order to support joint activities between the nine ENLIGHT universities in the area of education and research, the University of Göttingen will fund virtual exchange and mobility schemes, as well as the organisation of international workshops and learning formats.
ENLIGHT recognises that faculty, staff, and students need an environment in which they are respected and valued for their contributions to be able to work and study effectively. This applies irrespective of their age, (dis)ability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, ethnic origin, religion, and belief, gender identity and sexual orientation. Furthermore, ENLIGHT is committed to helping faculty, staff, and students to balance the multiple responsibilities associated with work, academic, and personal life.
Furthermore, ENLIGHT encourages to implement green mobility solutions to reduce the adverse climate effects of raised mobility levels in the short-term and serve as a model for substantially lowering emissions in mobility and living.
All activities will be funded with support of the DAAD, BMBF and Erasmus+-programme. Please note that only researchers, staff members and PhD students from the University of Göttingen (incl. University Medical Center Göttingen) can apply.
Deadline for application and application form: please see each funding scheme.
You can apply for the following funding schemes:
FUNDING SCHEME: BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMMES (BIP)
Funding:
A) Organizational Funds for the Host University (in this case, the University of Göttingen)
- For a blended programme that invites 15 students from the ENLIGHT partners to Göttingen, up to 5.500 € will be available (the number of Göttingen learners does not need to be fixed).
- For a blended programme that invites 20 students from the ENLIGHT partners to Göttingen, up to 7.500 € will be available (the number of Göttingen learners does not need to be fixed).
The funding can be used for:
- Administrative or teaching staff, trainers as well as student assistants or trainers
- Excursions
- Welcome and/or Farewell Dinner (though catering costs should not exceed 15% of the total budget)
B) Mobility Funds will be made available by the Partner University
- Student funding for each day of mobility is 70 € (5 - 14 days) or 50 € (15 - 30 days) to be used for accommodation and subsistence. This sum can be stocked up for students of the EU Inclusion and Diversity Strategy target groups. Additional travel funds will be provided.
- Teacher funding: 60 - 80 € per day depending on the country of destination
- Funding for teaching staff mobility will be between 60 - 80 € per day depending on the country of origin.
- While the means for mobility are only for the sending (UGOE) and not for the hosting university (ENLIGHT partner universities). The means for mobility are independent from the overall maximum of participants; there can be mobility funding for more than 20 participants.
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Application form can be found here.
Deadline for application: 31.01.2022.
The integration of a minimum of three ENLIGHT partners in the proposal is required.
We are aiming to communicate our funding decision by the second week of February.
Deadline for completion of the project: 31.12.23
FUNDING SCHEME: VIRTUAL EXCHANGE
Description:
This funding scheme aims to support the development and testing of learning scenarios involving transnational exchange and the cooperation of students. Course content and learning objectives are coordinated and joint or mutually held sessions designed together by (a) lecturer(s) from at least one, preferably two, ENLIGHT partner universities. Virtual Exchange courses take place via web/video conferences; all students can be on-site in the classroom or participate from different locations. Cooperation within a discipline is possible, as are interdisciplinary courses in which students approach a problem in a challenge-based and / or research-oriented manner, work on a project, or discuss case studies and texts. After testing and potential adjustments, the learning scenario must be implemented within the regular curriculum in the long run. The project cannot be co-financed by other funding sources.
Preferred teaching and learning approaches for Virtual Exchange projects:
- Challenge-based learning approach (preference will be given to projects thematically linked to one of the global challenges targeted by the ENLIGHT Flagship Domains.
- Interactive and intercultural exchange between students supported by teaching staff from participating ENLIGHT partners (e.g. through co-teaching, student projects as well as intercultural learning components).
- Implementation of several and continuous virtual meetings including all participating students and facilitated by teaching staff over the period of at least six weeks.
- Focus on quality and sustainability: Strengthening of partnerships and integration of Virtual Exchange formats into the local curricula by reflecting and reporting the learning processes and results of your Virtual Exchange project with the possible perspective of sharing best practise within the ENLIGHT network.
Support from the Göttingen ENLIGHT team:
The Göttingen ENLIGHT team will assist you with administrative tasks and offer guidance referring to methodical and technical questions. The team will also offer a platform for matters of public relations and support the communication process between the ENLIGHT partners. The already established community of practice will also assist you.
Funding can include:
- Funds for research assistants (WHK) and/or student assistants for supporting the work on
- the development of a pilot conception and the sustainable implementation of the Virtual Exchange class,
- administrative, organisational and content-related support of the participants and preparation of further iterations,
- public relations,
- coordination with the Göttingen ENLIGHT team about administrative tasks.
- On-site visit by the project partner at the beginning of the project to coordinate the content and concept of the learning scenario (If you would also like to plan visits to partner universities, additional funding can be made available. Please specify your needs in an amendment to your virtual exchange funding application).
- Honorarium for external speakers who are invited to contribute to the course (also non ENLIGHT affiliates).
- Materials/equipment (e. g. work material, video production) in a limited amount.
- Translational services for already existing work and / or learning material
Maximum funding per project: 4.000 €. Additional funding can be provided for trips of the Göttingen organising team to the ENLIGHT partner universities. Please stipulate in the proposal whether this will be needed.
Application form can be found here.
Deadline for application: 28.2.2022
We are aiming to communicate our funding decision by the third week of March.
Deadline for piloting and integrating the projects into the respective curricula at the University of Göttingen: 31.1.2023.
FUNDING SCHEME: INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL MOBILITY (only outgoing)
Description:
Funds for participation in strategic or work meetings, educational or training programmes, study activities, conferences, workshops and seminars at an ENLIGHT partner university. All members of the University of Göttingen (students, PhDs, postdocs, teaching and research staff, administrative staff) are eligible to apply. However, only mobilities that cannot be covered by regular Erasmus+ 131 funds can be funded. The call is open to all subjects, though preference will be given to projects thematically linked to one of the global challenges targeted by the ENLIGHT Flagship Domains.
Funding is available for:
- 375 € for travel costs per mobility
- Cost for accommodation and subsistence is between 60 – 180 € per day, depending on the number of days, the receiving country and in accordance with the Travel Expenses Act of the State or Lower Saxony
- Maximum duration of stay: 14 days
Application form can be found here.
Deadline for application: 28.2.2022
We are aiming to communicate our funding decision by the third week of March.
Deadline for completing the mobilities: 31.12.2023
WORKSHOP
Description:
This scheme offers funding for hosting an ENLIGHT workshop at the University of Göttingen in cooperation with at least two ENLIGHT partners. ENLIGHT workshops should entail a focus on planning joint research projects, joint challenge-based teaching courses and/or preparing joint funding applications. The call is open to all subjects, though preference will be given to projects thematically linked to one of the global challenges targeted by the ENLIGHT Flagship Domains. Any none ENLIGHT partner university can participate but cannot be funded.
Funding:
A maximum of 8.500 € is available for administrative and organizational staff, travel costs and accommodation expenses of participants (for teaching, research and administrative staff, PhDs and students from the partner universities), workshop materials and catering. Please include a budget proposal that adheres to the catering regulations of the University of Göttingen. The workshop cannot be co-financed by other funding sources. The workshop organisers will be required to report for public relation purposes and/or for the DAAD upon completion.
Application form can be found here.
Deadline for application: 28.02.2022
The integration of a minimum of three ENLIGHT partners in the proposal is required.
We are aiming to communicate our funding decision by the third week of March.
Deadline for the finishing of the workshop: 31.12.23
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