offers this scholarship to help cover education costs. The listed award is scholarship funding; value varies by programme. Plan to apply by Applications can be submitted at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every February, June and October. Application requirements Application Requirements candidate’s own research…
Applications can be submitted at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every February, June and October. Application requirements Application Requirements candidate’s own research profile documented by a comprehensive list of academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses research must be of major relevance to the future development of the candidate’s country or region of origin confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and detailed expert’s opinion by an academic host at a research institution in Germany 2 expert reviews from important collaborative partners and/or academics from the candidate’s own institute and, if possible, from abroad necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English citizenship as well as habitual place of work and residence in a developing or transition country Candidates who have completed their school education and one higher-education degree or one higher-education degree and their doctorate in Germany are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located in a developing or transition state on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: 0228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Pakistan Palestinian Territories Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Faculty Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000129 Print as PDF
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Graduate student
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Education, Engineering, English Language and Literature, Foreign Languages Literature and Linguistics, Health Professions and Clinical Sciences, Social Sciences
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Amount: DAAD scholarship funding; value varies by programme
Payout: Non-monetary award (courses, equipment, or similar)
This award may be renewable.
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