LMU-NYU Research Cooperation Program

The LMU-NYU partnership is open to all disciplines and supports joint research projects, workshops, symposia, conferences, visiting professorships to LMU, as well as research stays for early-career researchers.

Call for Applications for 2026

The call for applications for the 2026 funding period is now open.

Fundable activities: short-term research stays for PhD students and early career researchers, workshops and symposia, seed funding for joint projects, and NYU visiting professors at LMU.

NYU and LMU faculty members (Principal Investigators (“PIs”)) are eligible to submit joint proposals. Collaborators from other institutions besides NYU and LMU, subject to an appropriate balance between internal and external researchers, are eligible to participate in projects but are not eligible for any financial support from NYU or LMU.

Detailed information regarding the amount of funding, the funding criteria and required documents can be found in the LMU-NYU Call for Applications 2026 guidelines. (PDF, 167 KB)

Application deadline: Sunday, Friday, 23 May 2025

Please note that the application documents, which need to be submitted, differ for each research activity.

Moreover, please respect the following instructions for submitting your application:

Applications for short-term research stays should be submitted using their home institution’s submission form. LMU candidates need to upload the signed Declaration of consent (PDF, 164 KB).
Joint applications for conferences/symposia and research projects should be submitted to both institutions by each institution’s respective PI.
Applications for the visiting professorship should be submitted to NYU by the applicant and to LMU by the LMU host.

Applications of LMU faculty members must be submitted online via the LMU application portal - strategic partnerships.

NYU scholars should apply using the NYU online submission form.

Further information with regard to networking

LMU Munich is associate supporter in the German Center for Research and Innovation New York (DWIH) with which LMU Munich has the opportunity to apply for event funding of up to 5,000 euros (in the U.S., especially East Coast). Interested LMU faculty members are invited to contact Juliane Gierach for more information about the application process and funding criteria, as the application must be submitted through LMU’s DWIH New York contact person. Please also consult details given here.

The DWIH focus topic 2025 is Global Health. Research activities dealing with Global Health will therefore have priority in 2025. The DWIH New York publishes a monthly newsletter; to subscribe please click here.

For more information on cultural initiatives at NYU and in New York City, please consult the Deutsches Haus at NYU which also publishes a regular newsletter. The Deutsches Haus at NYU can also be approached by LMU faculty members for assistance in finding a room for a workshop/symposium. In addition, Deutsches Haus at NYU invites DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) visiting scholars of all academic disciplines on a regular basis.

In addition, we would like to inform you about the BayIntAn - Promoting Cooperation of the Bavarian Research Alliance. Within the framework of this initial support for international research cooperation, you can apply for reimbursement of travel expenses for a maximum of 21 days (outside Europe) up to a maximum of 10,000 euros. Further information may be found here.

If you have any questions regarding the LMU funding or the above-mentioned network initiatives, please contact the team International Networks by email via network.international@lmu.de.