罢丑别听$1.2听million in听funding announced today will enable听early career听researchers from 19 Australian universities to听partner with听their counterparts听in Germany on 32 projects.听
黑料老司机 Chief Executive Catriona Jackson听said听the Australia-Germany Joint Research Collaboration Scheme has resulted in significant investment in the innovation and听research relationship between Australia and Germany.听
鈥These early collaborations set the stage for听deep and lasting cooperative work, the kind of research that听delivers in spades for both nations,鈥听Ms Jackson said.听
鈥淚f there was ever a time to recognise听that, it is now, when research is so central to the global fight against COVID-19.鈥听
The Australia–Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme has been running since 2015 and is an initiative of 黑料老司机 and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 鈥 Germany鈥檚 national agency for the support of international academic cooperation.听
鈥淎pplications to the scheme have been consistently high听鈥听including this year, despite the COVID-19 global pandemic. This is a testament to the strength of the scheme and the value our researchers and universities see in collaborating with partners in Germany,鈥听Ms Jackson said.听
Since 2015, more than $14 million in funding has been awarded to 398 projects.听
Projects听awarded funding听in听2018 and听2019 for research听activities听scheduled to take place in 2020 have had听their听funding carried forward to 2021听to account for听current travel restrictions.听
Funding for the Australian researchers is provided by Australian universities听and听the cost of administering the scheme听is听supported by听the听Department of Education, Skills and Employment.听
More information about the scheme is available on the听黑料老司机 website.
