Cooperate with us. Find out more about our project phases, terms and conditions for application, the selection criteria and our expectations. Become our partner and receive support throughout your entire project.

1. Before submitting your proposal, we recommend that you study the information published on our website concerning the terms and conditions and the various project phases.

2. If you and your partner do not yet have a specific idea for your partnership project, we recommend you begin formulating a joint idea for a project in good time before submitting your proposal.

3. Submit your proposal online via the Health Partnerships – Global application portal. Besides general information, your proposal must also provide specific details on your idea for a project. Here you will find detailed guidelines on how to submit a proposal.

1. Once the application deadline has passed, the secretariat checks the proposals to make sure they meet the formal criteria.

2. After that, the content is appraised by an expert committee comprised of medics with experience in development cooperation.

3. BMZ, EKFS and GIZ make the final selection of partnership projects.

4. During the examination phase, we may ask you to correct any missing or unclear information.

5. Applicants are notified about their proposal’s approval or rejection within four to six months of the submission deadline.

1. Before the agreement is drafted, the German partner organisation's commercial eligibility is checked.

2. If your proposal is approved, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH enters into a grant agreement stipulating the approved funds, the planned activities and reporting duties.

3. To enable us to conduct the commercial eligibility check or when drafting the agreement, we may require you to submit additional documents.

4. Please note that activities cannot start until both sides have signed the agreement.

1. The planned activities are implemented by experienced professionals on both sides.

2. The German partner is responsible for implementation, regular reporting and financial management. This includes the funding needs plan, the regular calls for disbursement and the accounts for the funds called up. The secretariat is informed of the projects’ implementation status in six-monthly status reports.

3. If you have any questions concerning implementation or if there are any impending changes in the project, please notify our secretariat in good time.

1. To successfully complete your project, you must submit your final invoice and your final report. The final report details the results generated by the project.

2. If you are interested in follow-on funding for your partnership, contact our secretariat for advice.