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About the GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant
The GYA includes a diverse membership of scientists and scholars, in many disciplines, based in low/middle-income and high-income countries. This grant scheme was initiated in 2014, to foster collaboration across the lines that often separate researchers and limit possibilities. The grant scheme facilitates the development of small-scale, innovative, curiosity-driven, exploratory research pilots or prototypes that unite researchers in low/middle-income and high-income countries and cross disciplinary boundaries.
The Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant is awarded annually, with up to 10,000 EUR, and is meant to provide seed money to enable GYA members to creatively explore a project idea with a view to securing larger external funding. The grant was re-named in 2021 in honor of late GYA member Alexander (Sasha) Kagansky.
Who can apply: GYA members only. At least two members must apply: one from a low/middle-income and one from a high-income country. GYA Alumni may not apply. Alumni-plus may be part of a team, but not in the majority of applicants.
How to apply: The deadline for 2025/26 applications is 4 August 2025. Application form below.
1. Actual allocated amounts
The exact amount allocated to your Interdisciplinary Grant group will be determined by the Activities Review Committee and the EC, based on your application and available budget in a given year. Please see below for general information on reimbursement procedures.
2. Money transfer and advance payments
The granting of advance payments is subject to sufficient documentation of estimated costs. We will grant estimated amounts a maximum of 3 months ahead of the event/travel. We suggest that one person of your group acts as treasurer who receives an advance payment or reimbursement after providing information on the effectively required amounts. This person will also be responsible for collecting all necessary documentation for the expenses of the group. See below for a detailed list of required documents.
3. Documentation of costs
All expenses have to be documented with the original receipts and be submitted to the GYA office. If you receive GYA funding for the organization of an event please also submit a list of participants with their full names and signatures.
a) Travel funding
For travel (co-)funding we need the usual documents (receipt, price on ticket, boarding pass at least of the outbound flight) for the reimbursement of a low-cost economy flight between the place of residence and the event. The office will agree beforehand on a maximum amount based on a price research with those who travel (the GYA cannot be held financially responsible for late booking). The group member acting as treasurer is in charge of organizing the flight booking and reimbursement process, collecting all mentioned documents from group members and forwarding them to the GYA office. Please contact the office for more information.
b) Research Assistants and other temporary staff support
Please send us a document from the institution the RA is affiliated to that mentions the usual RA salary per hour, the GYA related general tasks and work hours as well as the total duration of the project. Please also provide a breakdown of subtasks and related work hours in the tab “Tasks Research Assistant” in the financial plan we are sending you with these guidelines.
4. Non-reimbursable expenses
The following expenses are non-reimpursable:
- Travel/ Flight insurances
- Per diems (Exceptions may apply if travel would otherwise not be affordable, please advise before travel. In this case we have to apply rates applicable under German public regulations.)
- Gifts or incentives as sometimes provided in the context of surveys or for trainers/ speakers at meetings. These cannot be reimbursed.
5. Combination of GYA travel with private stay
Please note that your flight cannot be reimbursed if your “business travel” (in this case travel for GYA) is combined with more than five weekdays of private stay or stay for another purpose or if the private stay is longer than the business part of your trip.
6. Deadlines for reimbursement procedures, financial updates and activity report.
Reimbursement should be requested as soon as possible but not later than 8 weeks after the end of an event or flight. Reimbursement for Research Assistants can be requested per semester or term. Not later than four weeks after the conclusion of the Interdisciplinary Grant, the group must report back to the EC (through the Office) on their activities and outcomes and submit a final report and a financial report. An interim report is requested after about 6 months of the grant period.