Facts & Figures
43 projects completed (APPEAR I: 17 projects, APPEAR II: 26 projects)
64 Preparatory funding projects completed
104 projects completed in total in 20 countries
156 scholars completed their MA/PhD studies
Below you find a summary of the calls after 2014, namely call 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
The tables below present the number of proposals that were submitted during the respective calls as well as the accepted proposals for each of the funding scheme and success rates i.e. Preparatory Funding (5., 6., 8., 9. call), individual Scholarships (5., 6., 8., 9. call), Academic Partnerships (5., 6., 7., 8., 9. call) and Advanced Academic Partnerships (5., 6., 7., 8., 9. call).
The accepted proposals for Academic and Advanced Academic Partnership can be found in the section projects.
Success rate
| Preparatory Funding | Scholarships | Academic Partnerships (AP) | Advanced Academic Partnerships (AAP) | Total projects (AP and AAP) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. call | 26% | 43% | 23% | 33% | 28% |
| 6. call | 25 % | 25% | 20% | 40% | 24% |
| 7. call | - | - | 8% | 50% | 9% |
| 8. call | 62% | 28% | 18% | 33% | 22% |
| 9. call | 53% | 60% | 17% | 50% | 20% |
| Total 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th call | 38% | 35% | 15% | 38% | 19% |
9th call - 2022
In the framework of the 9th APPEAR call, the following funding schemes were open for submissions.
- Preparatory Funding: 19 proposals submitted & 10 proposals accepted
- Scholarships: 10 applications submitted & 6 applications accepted
- Academic Partnerships: 36 proposals submitted & 6 proposals accepted
- Advanced Academic Partnerships: 4 proposals submitted & 2 proposals accepted
8th call - 2021
In the framework of the 8th APPEAR call, the following funding schemes were open for submissions.
- Preparatory Funding: 29 proposals submitted & 18 proposals accepted
- Scholarships: 21 applications submitted & 6 applications accepted
- Academic Partnerships: 28 proposals submitted & 5 proposals accepted
- Advanced Academic Partnerships: 9 proposals submitted & 3 proposals accepted
7th call - 2017
In the framework of the 7th APPEAR call, the following funding schemes were open for submissions.
- Academic Partnerships: 51 proposals submitted & 4 proposals accepted
- Advanced Academic Partnerships: 2 proposals submitted & 1 proposal accepted
6th call - 2016
In the framework of the 6th APPEAR call, the following funding schemes were open for submissions.
- Preparatory Funding: 40 proposals submitted & 10 proposals accepted
- Scholarships: 36 applications submitted & 9 applications accepted
- Academic Partnerships: 20 proposals submitted & 4 proposals accepted
- Academic Partnerships via Preparatory Funding: 2 proposals accepted
- Advanced Academic Partnerships: 5 proposals submitted & 2 proposals accepted
5th call - 2015
In the framework of the 5th APPEAR call, the following funding schemes were open for submissions.
- Preparatory Funding: 38 proposals submitted & 10 proposals accepted
- Scholarships: 28 applications submitted & 12 applications accepted
- Academic Partnerships: 16 proposals submitted & 4 proposals accepted
- Academic Partnerships via Preparatory Funding: 2 proposals accepted
- Advanced Academic Partnerships: 9 proposals submitted & 3 proposals accepted
Project evaluation 2018
In 2018 the first evaluation on project level was conducted. You can download the following documents:
Executive summary of APPEAR project evaluation (in German)
Final report of APPEAR project evaluation (in English)