Applications are invited to apply for the DAAD Procope Scholarship Program 2026 in Germany. All international students are able to apply for the scholarship. Over the course of a two-year project, it covers short-term mobility, travel, and collaboration expenses. Ideal candidates are the researchers (including PhD-level participants) looking for organized international collaboration with a French or German partner. This is a project-based mobility initiative intended to link research teams across borders rather than a degree-based funding plan like regular scholarships.
Applications for the Procope Program 2026, a long-running bilateral project aimed at enhancing research cooperation between Germany and France, are now being accepted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the DAAD German Academic Exchange Service. The program, which will start sponsoring projects in 2027, focuses on scholars who want to establish or strengthen international academic collaborations. Learn in Germany. A Procope Program 2026 is a financed research exchange program between France and Germany for academic teams and researchers at universities. The Procope Program distinguishes itself for its focused support of bilateral academic exchange at a time when international research funding is becoming more competitive and collaboration-driven.
Procope is a policy-driven program that promotes Franco-German academic integration; it is more than just financing. Such bilateral initiatives frequently serve as stepping stones toward larger grants within the framework of European research initiatives like Horizon Europe. The program uses the Project-Based Personnel Exchange (PPP) model in Germany and the Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) framework in France. It has continuously placed a strong priority on excellent scientific collaboration and the participation of early-career researchers, especially PhD and postdoctoral candidates, since its founding in 1986.
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