Bavarian funding programmes are characterised by:
The University of Passau's procedure for applying for and accepting funding: Applications within the framework of funding programmes in the field of research (research funding procedure) dated 8 January 2025, as amended on 23 July 2025, must be followed.
This procedure replaced the former R&D procedure for research and education projects from 2010, i.e. for funding from federal and state ministries, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the EU, foundations, etc.
For the area of economic activities/contract research, the second part of the R&D procedure continues to apply. This procedure is currently undergoing a fundamental revision.
Your first point of contact for inquiries is Dr. Kerstin Theis, Head of Division III – Research Services.
Always use the latest templates for the relevant funding programmes, which you can download online.
You can always contact us to request the latest budget calculation basis.
For additional information on the research context, such as research data management, gender and diversity, ethics and environmental sustainability, please contact us.
Applications for Bavarian funding programmes must be submitted via online application portals. Please refer to the full text of the relevant call for proposals. The relevant submission portals (such as ELAN), including guidelines and contact details, are provided by the respective funding programmes.
Through the funding programme “Information and Communication Technology” and its sister programme, “Electronic Systems”, the Bavarian State Government supports collaborations in which several companies, or companies working together with research institutions, engage in application-oriented research and development.
Through its BayIntAn programme, the Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) awards travel grants and subsistence allowances of up to €10,000 to facilitate the establishment of international research collaborations. Applications are open to professors and postdoctoral researchers.
Applications must be submitted via Tina Ochmann, Section III/1 – International Research Funding, which is also responsible for obtaining the signature of the University Executive.
Country-specific funding programmes, such as the Bavarian Californian Technology Centre (BaCaTeC), the Bavarian University Centre for China (BayCHINA), the Franco-Bavarian University cooperation center (BFHZ), the Bavarian University Centre for Latin America (BAYLAT), the Bavarian Academic Center for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST), the Bavarian-Czech Academic Agency (BTHA) and the Bavarian-Indian Centre for Business and University Cooperation (BayIND) are managed by Section VI/1 – International Office at the University of Passau.
