With the Health Partnerships – Global funding programme we are supporting existing and new partnership projects with various health-related topics around the globe.

Invitations to apply to the funding programme Health Partnerships – Global are issued twice a year. Subscribe to our newsletter in order to receive information about the start of the next round of applications. Information about the current round of applications can also be found on our website.

Your application must be submitted via our online application portal. All the documents you need for your application are available in the application portal. Be sure to keep to the formats provided. You will find detailed instructions on how to apply here. Please note that the documents required may change from one round to the next, so please be sure to use the latest versions available from the application portal.

The Health Partnerships – Global programme accepts applications from German public-sector health facilities, such as university hospitals, other hospitals and public-benefit organisations in the health sector, such as associations, and their partners. The German partner is the official applicant and, if the application is successful, also the contracting partner for the funding.

For the programme University and Hospital Partnerships in Africa, application is open to German public-sector health facilities, federal institutions and research institutes. In the case of Health Partnerships – Global, German public-sector health facilities and public-benefit organisations active in the area of health (e.g. associations) can apply.

Healthcare institutions serving the public in countries that count as low and middle-income countries according to OECD DAC criteria. This includes university hospitals, other hospitals, medical training institutions, health centres and non-governmental organisations that provide public health services.

If the project partner is active at several locations within one country, several sites can be included in the project. Here it is important that the various sites are all linked to the same project. Your application should mention the inclusion of several sites and specify what activities are to be carried out at each one.

Our funding programme requires that you already have a partner for your joint project. You are welcome to contact us directly and we will advise you on possible partnerships. Our programme also funds new partnerships.

You can only apply for funding together with your German partner. Your German partner will be both the official applicant and the contracting partner in our programme. If you work in a health facility in a low or middle-income country as defined by the OECD DAC criteria and you wish to take part in a hospital partnership project, we can help you find a suitable German health facility. Please contact us.

Yes, several projects may be funded simultaneously within one long-term partnership between two or more organisations. However, the projects must be clearly separated, i.e. their objectives and the measures to be applied must not overlap. The German partner should be sure to indicate this in the application so as to avoid duplication.