5th Call for Africa-UniNet Research Cooperation Projects

The Africa-UniNet Office at OeAD will check whether the formal requirements of the project applications have been met.

Formally correct proposals will be evaluated by independent reviewers between April and July 2025.

The reviews will consist of a scoring matrix (max. 100 points) and narrative assessments. Evaluation criteria will be:

• Project Design and Scientific Quality, Cooperation and Partnership (max. 50 points)
• Contribution to the SDGs and Added Values (max. 20 points)
• Results and Sustainability (max. 20 points)
• Risk Management and Cost-Effectiveness (max. 10 points)

Ranking on the basis of the average score of the reviews (maximum score 100).

The list of selected projects has to be approved by the General Assembly and the BMFWF. This is envisaged to take place in August 2025.

Earliest possible start of the projects: September 2025. Latest possible start of the projects: March 2026.

The project duration is 24 months.

Earliest possible start of the projects: September 2025. Latest possible start of the projects: March 2026.
 

Disbursement of funding to the institutional account (no disbursement to private accounts).

A disbursement of 50 per cent of the funding per project is made to an account of the coordinating institution after the contract has been signed. Further 25 per cent are disbursed after approval of the mid-term report. The remaining max. 25 per cent of the project budget will be transferred after approval of the final report.

The mid-term as well as the final report must include a scientific and a financial report. The reports have to be in English and have to be submitted by the project coordinator within 2 months after the end of the reporting period. All reports have to be submitted via email to africa-uninet@oead.at. Failure to report will automatically result in the termination of the Africa-UniNet project and the requirement to return undocumented funds to OeAD.