German Research Foundation (DFG): International Cooperation: Standing Open Proposal Submission Opportunities in the Individual Grants Programme • Short description: The DFG maintains cooperation agreements with a number of funding organisations in Europe and worldwide that offer complementary funding possibilities in order to facilitate transnational research activities. In addition to funding opportunities in the framework of calls for proposals with deadlines that the DFG issues with some funding organisations, the DFG has agreements for so-called Standing Open Procedures, in which proposals can be handed in at any time. In Europe the DFG currently collaborates with the following organisations in the Weave Lead Agency Initiative: o Austria, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) o Belgium, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) o Belgium, Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS) o Czech Republic, Czech Science Foundation (GACR) o Luxembourg, Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) o Poland, National Science Centre (NCN) o Switzerland, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Proposals with the DFG as the Lead Agency can be submitted at any time. The DFG collaborates with a number of partner organisations worldwide that offer complementary funding opportunities: o Brazil, The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP): all areas; on the Brazilian side, only researchers who are located in universities/research institutions within the State of São Paulo may apply o Colombia, Universidad de los Andes (UNIANDES): all areas o Colombia, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA): all areas o Costa Rica, El Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE): all areas o India, Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR): only for the social sciences and humanities o Iran, National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD): only for medicine and parts of life sciences o Iran, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF): all areas o Turkey, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK): all areas • Deadline: none