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Recommendations for German funding and research organisations working with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
As a global leader in research and innovation, Germany is well placed to advance equitable research internationalisation. By leveraging its strong position in global research, Germany can not only address inequitable funding practices embedded in research partnerships with Low- and Middle-Income Countries but also bolster its position with partner nations in economically and strategically sensitive regions. German funding bodies and research organisations can do more to foster a global research landscape. In doing so they will improve Germany’s global economic and diplomatic standing and contribute towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
This policy paper argues that important reforms should be introduced in currently existing German research funding strategies, schemes, and practices. To ensure equity in research collaborations, the 2024 Humboldt Residency Cohort's recommendations call on funders and research organisations to foster equitable participation, facilitate equal knowledge exchange, unlock community benefits, enable South-South collaboration, adapt research, share results and rewards.
The recommendations in this paper, the majority of which are cost neutral, offer a clear path to inclusive international research partnerships and equitable forms of global science diplomacy.