CIH^LMU One Health Network Funds 2026/2027

The OH-TARGET (One Health Training and Research Global Network) is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and coordinated by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The vision and overarching aim of the CIH^LMU is to empower health professionals. With this vision, CIH^LMU aspires to meet health-related challenges through capacity building in training and research. Within the OH-TARGET project, our vision has expanded to a more participatory and interdisciplinary approach to improve global health conditions. 

Within the OH-TARGET project, the CIH^LMU aims to strengthen its partners and alumni and to stimulate their collaboration for One Health related research and activities. Therefore, partners and alumni are invited to apply for the One Health Network Funds 2026/2027.

In this call for proposals, applicants are encouraged to emphasize interdisciplinary One Health aspects crossing faculty boundaries and to further connect with other partnering institutions and alumni.

CIH^LMU is issuing this call to allow CIH^LMU partners, alumni, and members to prepare in a timely fashion project ideas. Applicants, however, have to expect that CIH^LMU will not receive the necessary funding, which would lead to an overall cancellation of the call. A legal entitlement to funding does not arise from this call.

The One Health Network Funds will focus on research projects.

All personnel at CIH^LMU and OH-TARGET partner institutions, and CIH^LMU alumni associated to partner institutions are eligible as Prime Applicants.

The CIH^LMU and OH-TARGET partner institutions are:

• Jimma University (JU), Ethiopia
• University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana
• Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB), Bhutan
• Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal
• Universidad del Rosario (UR), Colombia
• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Brazil
• Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca (USFX), Bolivia
• Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), Guatemala
• Mbeya Medical Research Centre (MMRC), Tanzania
• Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Bangladesh
• Unversidade Catolica de Mocambique, Mozambique

CIH^LMU alumni are graduates holding a CIH^LMU Master or PhD degree of the following study programs:

• PhD Medical Research – International Health (LMU)
• MSc in International Occupational Safety and Health (LMU)
• MSc in International Health (LMU)
• MSc Integrated Clinical and Community Mental Health (from Jimma University)
• MSc in Health Professional Education (from Jimma University)

Staff from other institutions and LMU personnel might be a partner in a project but cannot be the main applicant. 

The number of applications per institution is not limited.

Only activities taking place from 1st January 2026 until 31st July 2027 will be considered eligible. Therefore, it must be feasible to conduct the project within this time frame.

Any grant requested must fall between the minimum amount of 30.000,00 EUR - and the maximum amount of 40.000,00 EUR - for the entire funding period 2026/2027.

In the first year of funding 80% of the budget can be spent which is up to 32.000,00 EUR and 20% in the second year of funding for dissemination activities and it is up to 8.000,00 EUR.

Funds must be administered and spent according to the DAAD regulations (see point 6. Funding). Therefore, each application has to be accompanied by a detailed budget plan according to these DAAD regulations. Please use the CIH^LMU Budget Template (Document 2) – only this budget template will be accepted. 

Within the project application, the prime applicant and the responsibilities of the project staff must be clearly defined. Assigning specific names to specific roles in the application is highly recommended in order to be able to set up the contracts in the very beginning of the project.

The prime applicant should be the responsible person for the overall coordination of the project activities, as well as for the budget plan and spending. If the project application is successful and the project receives the funds from CIH^LMU, the prime applicant will be the responsible person for complying with the regulations described in this call and in the cooperation agreement.

Only proposals written in English are eligible.

Project proposals have to be related to One Health, be interdisciplinary and international. For a better understanding of One Health within the OH-TARGET project, applicants are encouraged to visit the CIH^LMU website: One Health | Center for International Health (CIHLMU)

Each research project is expected to publish at least one article in an international journal and implement at least one activity to disseminate results to non-academic actors.

For all selected projects, two project reports are required:

1. A mid-term report by the 30th of November 2026, including a detailed overview of all expenses for the year 2026.

2. A final and comprehensive report to be submitted by 15th August 2027, including a detailed overview of all expenses for both years divided by year. 

For both reports a template will be provided by CIH^LMU Office to the awarded applicants. 

Only projects fulfilling the eligibility criteria and the formal requirements are eligible for review. Eligibility will be checked by CIH^LMU Office in Munich.

Alumni and representatives of the partner universities will review the proposals in pairs, with one reviewer from the same region as the main applicant and one from another region. Likewise, reviewers will cover different disciplines. The review board, which will make the final decision, will consist of the leaders of the One Health competence centers, one alumni representative, and one member of the CIH board at LMU hospital, Munich, each having one vote. The Munich office will coordinate the selection process.

• Scientific excellence
• Relevance of the project to One Health
• Interdisciplinarity of the project
• Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
• Inclusion at least one other faculties/disciplines besides human health as research partner
• Feasibility of project within the time frame
• Description of suitable tools and methods
• Potential to strengthen South-South partnerships
• Number of partner institutions and alumni involved (minimum requirement: 2 from two different countries)
• Potential of the project to generate relevant evidence and scientific output

An average score will be calculated.

Selected projects will be announced in December 2025.

Following the selection of projects to be funded, the beneficiaries will be requested to sign a Cooperation Agreement. The Cooperation Agreement describes the CIH^LMU /DAAD main terms and requirements of the funding, identifies the contact person, details of the reporting requirements, duties and responsibilities. In addition, the cooperation agreement clarifies the financial conditions for each project.

According to the DAAD regulations, the following criteria apply:

Project specific staff might be employed via a service agreement with CIH^LMU. The role of each project member must be clearly described. No funds for staff directly employed at the partner institutions are available.

Remuneration needs to be adapted to local customary remuneration.

External experts (e.g., for events, conferences, workshops etc.) might be remunerated for their contribution via a service agreement or speaker’s contract with CIH^LMU only (max. of 250€/day). External experts exclude any personnel from the applying institution and any alumni that might be part of the project staff.

Please note that remuneration needs to be adapted to local customary remuneration. 

• Consumables (e.g. test tubes, paper, etc.)
• Assets (e.g., computers, data carriers, licenses and software). Small equipment can be purchased as part of the network work to better equip the partner universities abroad. The prerequisite for this is that subsequent expenditure can be demonstrably borne by them.
• Printing/publications/advertising and public relations (e.g., flyers, brochures, posters; in the online area (e.g., development, establishment and maintenance of communication and learning platforms, internet presences, e-journals, online libraries, scientific publications)
• External services (e.g., catering, coach travel, repair services, IT services, professional and cultural supporting program for events)
• Other (e.g., expenses for entrance tickets for excursions, museum visits, payment of participation fees for conferences, contribution to insurance, visa fees, necessary vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis, fees for money transfers abroad)

Remark: Please note that consumables and equipment should be sourced locally whenever possible. Purchases through CIHLMU are permitted only if the items are unavailable locally or if other restrictions apply.

Expenses for personnel of the grant recipient for travel/flights can be applied for and claimed in accordance with the Bavarian State Law on Travel Remuneration (BRKG/LRKG); only 2nd class rail travel and economy class air travel are funded. Expenses for project personnel of the foreign partner university for travel and flights can be claimed in accordance with the principles of economic efficiency and economy.

Expenses for personnel of the grant recipient for the stay (accommodation and meals) can be applied for and claimed in accordance with BRKG/LRKG. Expenses for project staff of the foreign partner university for accommodation (overnight stay and meals) can be claimed in accordance with the principles of economic efficiency and economy.

• Any other costs not mentioned in 6.1 to 6.4 are not eligible
• Alcohol
• Gifts
• Tips
• Cancellation fees (e.g., accommodation, flights etc.)

For personnel costs:

All contracts for project specific staff and speakers will be made directly by CIHLMU to the specific person via bank transfer.

For all consumables and travel/accommodation expenses, there are two options:

• The prime applicant/project staff advances the payments and asks CIHLMU for reimbursement. The regulations for reimbursements will be specified in the Cooperation Agreement and in the DAAD Funding Regulations.
• Direct payment via the CIHLMU Office in Munich upon receiving a valid invoice and all necessary payment details

Please submit your complete project proposal in pdf no later than the 15th of October via email to: cih-networkfunds@lmu.de

For questions concerning the submission and evaluation procedure, please contact: cih-networkfunds@lmu.de