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Social science researchers from the UA Ruhr and São Paulo State universities are invited to apply for project funding under the Trans-Atlantic Platform's fifth call for proposals

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The Trans-Atlantic Platform (TAP) has launched its fifth international funding call, entitled Preparing for Tomorrow: Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition. In a time of profound global uncertainty – shaped by climate change, pandemics, geopolitical tensions, economic disruption, technological transformation and epistemic challenges – the call will support innovative, transnational social sciences and humanities (SSH) research that strengthens society’s capacity to anticipate, understand and respond to future challenges and opportunities. The deadline to submit a letter of intent is 8 July 2026.

This funding opportunity is open to teams with members from at least three participating countries, and must have both sides of the Atlantic represented. In Latin America, São Paulo State is the only participant in the programme, represented by its agency, FAPESP. Successful partnerships will receive funding from their country’s national funding agency, for projects that can last 24 to 36 months.

Proposals are invited from transnational research teams to address one or more of the following overarching themes:

  • Uncertainty: sources, costs, communication and improvement
  • The many faces of the future and crisis: historical, cultural and regional perspectives
  • Scope and coordination of response strategies
  • Normative inquiry into prevention and preparation for future crises

The programme provides an excellent opportunity for social science and humanities researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr and São Paulo State universities to form partnerships (with the involvement of a third country). DFG will fund the Germany members and FAPESP will fund the São Paulo State members.

The deadline to submit a letter of intent is 8 July 2026. The full application deadline is 28 October 2026. Letters of intent and proposals are to be submitted solely via the elan portal in order to ensure proposal-related data is recorded and documents are securely transmitted. Please find detailed information on the call, FAQs and national addenda here.

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