German bilateral assistance
(as of 02/24/2023)

Bilateral assistance

The Federal Republic of Germany provides intensive bilateral support to Ukraine in particular, but also to other partner countries that are geographically and strategically close. / Source: bundesregierung.de

Ministry Spendings Used where? Description
Federal Ministry of Education and Research €321,000 Ukraine Deployment of a German-Ukrainian research coordinator on site for networking and information exchange.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research €313,000 Germany Funding of research cooperation in the field of scientific and technical cooperation together with the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science.

1,000,000 has been budgeted for the continuation of the measure under the next funding announcement due in mid-2023.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research €215,000 Germany Funding announcement "Bridge2ERA" for the integration of the Eastern Partnership countries into the European Research Area: six projects with the participation of Ukrainian partner institutions. Ukraine's share is €215,000.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research €210,000 Germany „Nationale Akademische Kontaktstelle Ukraine“ (National Academic Contact Point Ukraine) for students as well as for academics from Ukraine with bundled information.

Support via a variety of offers from the federal government, the federal states, universities, science organisations, student unions and foundations.

Accessible in German, English and Ukrainian.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany "German-Ukrainian Centres of Excellence": Establishing new, long-term centres of excellent scientific research in Ukraine. 12 projects are in a preliminary phase, the "concept phase".

Funding of four selected After completion of the competitive procedure, funding for selected centres of excellence is expected to be provided over a four-year implementation phase starting in 2024.

€1,088,000 for the preliminary phase, up to €13,000,000 per selected core of excellence in the implementation phase.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany A free vhs learning portal (www.vhs-lernportal.de), set up with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, offers a full range of online German courses up to level B2.

The curricula are oriented towards integration and professional language courses. The portal can be used both as a self-learning offer and integrated into language courses.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany Opening BAföG to all refugees who want to take up or continue studies or school-based vocational training in Germany, with a residence title according to § 24 AufenthG or corresponding fictitious certificate.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany Quality-assured compilation of internet offers on the topic of vocational orientation and the search for a training place with introductions in Ukrainian and Russian via the "BerufeNavi" portal.

In addition, the Coordination Offices for Training and Migration support young people with a refugee or migration background on their way to training. into vocational training.

Immigrants who are no longer of compulsory school age and who need support are introduced to an apprenticeship or entry qualification within the framework of the programme "Vocational Orientation for Immigrants".

During the courses, the participants learn technical language and knowledge for the desired training occupation and gain practical experience in training workshops and companies.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany In order to accelerate the recognition of foreign professional qualifications, the prior residence period of three months for the so-called recognition grant is abolished.

Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in Ukrainian on the portal „Anerkennung in Deutschland“ (Recognition in Germany).
Federal Ministry of Education and Research No data Germany Following on from its initiative for refugees in 2016 to 2019, the Helmholtz Initiative for Refugees provides funding from the President's Initiative and Networking Fund to offer refugees from Ukraine transitional professional prospects in Germany.