DAAD
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
German Academic Exchange Service
What are the programme goals?
Under its "Energy- and climate-efficient structures in urban growth centres" Initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will fund international collaborative projects in which German scientists and researchers will work together with partners in Vietnam, India, China, Iran, Peru, South Africa, Ethiopia and Morocco on drawing up and implementing solution-orientated, innovative strategies for selected cities.
The specialist programme on "Study and Research Scholarships of Today for the Megacities of Tomorrow" is also financed from the budget of the BMBF and offers highly-qualified students, doctoral candidates, postdocs and senior scientists from the above-mentioned countries the opportunity to study or do research in project-relevant subject areas. The studies and research should be carried out at German universities that are contributing to the collaborative projects. The collaborative projects, the project-relevant subject areas, the contributing German universities, and the respective contact partners can be found in the Annex. By integrating the scholarship holders into the work of the collaborative projects, the programme aims to create sustainable networking between the scholarship holders themselves and the German project partners.
Who can apply?
In principle, applications are open to highly-qualified students, graduates, doctoral candidates, postdocs, and senior scientists from the above-mentioned countries.
What can be funded?
Scholarship Type A:
Study sections in Germany (without graduation)
Scholarship Type B:
Doctorate in Germany
Scholarship Type C:
Doctorate in the Home Country ("Sandwich" Scholarship)
Scholarship Type D:
Postdoctoral Research in Germany
Scholarship Type E:
Research Projects by Senior Scientists
Selection process
The scholarship holders are chosen by a Selection Committee made up of German scientists and researchers from the respective collaborative projects. The key selection criteria are the quality of the study or research project, and the applicant's academic and personal qualifications.
Application process
The application papers must be submitted in duplicate, inclusive of all documents. Applicants are requested to complete the form "Application for Research Grants and Study Scholarships" (http://www.daad.de/deutschland/download/03118.dehtml).
Closing Date for Applications
Applications will be accepted up until 15 March 2009
in New Delhi, Hanoi, Beijing, Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Lima and Rabat . Applicants from Iran should send their papers to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn until 15. March 2009.
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