International PhD Fellowship Provided By Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Leo Baeck Institute London, Germany

Description
This fellowships award will be awarded to doctoral students who pursue their research in the field of history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. Besides financial support for one year, the programme offers regular workshops, jointly organized by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Leo Baeck Institute London. The programme particularly aims at doctoral students who wish to carry out research in more than one country; it is open to students of any nationality at any institution of higher education.

Eligibility

1. University degree(s) with excellent marks
2. Date of latest degree not before February 2010
3. Formal qualification for doctoral studies
4. Doctoral research project focussing on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry

Application Procedure
Interested candidates must provide the following documents:

1. Application form
2. Cover letter outlining the motivation for participation in the programme (1 page)
3. Curriculum vitae with details on education, general interests and language skills
4. Photocopy/-copies of university degree(s), including marks/grading
5. Research proposal (5 pages)
6. Research schedule for the academic year 2013/14, including planned research trips
7. Letter of recommendation by the supervisor of the PhD project
8. Second letter of recommendation

Submission Deadline
1st February 2013

Website Link
http://www.studienstiftung.de/en/leo-baeck.html?view[detail]=1&cHash=a061f574049e9751f758e01442761ee9

Fellowship Scholarships in International Climate Protection For Applicants From Developing Countries, Germany

Description
The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing country (see list of countries) working in the field of climate protection and resource conservation in academia, business or administration in your country.

The programme, which is being funded under the International Climate Initiative by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, includes a preparatory intensive language course in Germany, a several-week introductory seminar, a several-day training course and a final meeting in Berlin. These activities will enable you to gain additional insights into academic, social, cultural, economic and political life in Germany.

Eligibility
Applicants must provide a clearly visible leadership potential either by experience in a first leadership position or be able to provide appropriate references. They must also have completed their first university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent academic degree) less than 12 years prior to the start of the fellowship (1 September 2013) with outstanding results. They must also have extensive professional experience in a leadership role (at least 48 months at the time of application) or hold a further academic or professional qualification.

Application Procedure
Further information of the scholarship application process can be obtain at the website link below. Please visit it.

Submission Deadline
1 December 2012

Website Link
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/icf.html

Fellowship Scholarship Special Offered For Government Officials Balkans' Countries'

Description
The Programme  aims  to contribute to the development of effective and efficient state administrations in the region by offering a tailor-made fellowship and training programme for highly qualified young professionals from the  highest ranking  state authorities of the countries of the Western Balkans.

The program will include as follow:

• Fellows begin the programme by attending a 2 - 3 months LANGUAGE COURSE to prepare themselves for work and life in the host institution and
• All 20 fellows are brought together for the first time at the 2 weeks INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR, held in Berlin and Potsdam, in  co-operation with the Potsdam Centre for Policy and Management (PCPM).
• The  TRAINEESHIP PHASE  follows, with each fellow starting work at host EU member state institutions: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,  France,  Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. 
• Mid way through the traineeship, Fellows are gathered in Brussels for a 4 day INTERMEDIARY SEMINAR and visit of EU and international institutions. 
• The Programme is completed with a FINAL SEMINAR, held each year at a different location throughout the Western Balkans. Fellows attend a last set of trainings in leadership, conflict resolution, communication, negotiations and evaluation.

Scholarship Benefits:
During the Programme duration, fellows receive a monthly stipend of 1,500 euros from the European Fund for the Balkans  in addition to the  re-allocation fee. The costs for language training are also reimbursed up to the fixed sum of 1,500 euro. Travel, accommodation and any other essential maintenance costs relating to seminars and other compulsory events are also covered. The EFB supports the fellows with organisational issues.

Eligibility
Civil servants of ministries  and highest ranking state institutions  in the Western Balkan countries can apply (including entity and cantonal level government in Bosnia Herzegovina and regional level government of Vojvodina in Serbia). 

Application Procedure
Please find furthe at the site link below

Submission Deadline
September 20 2012

Website Link
http://www.balkanfund.org/application2013/docs/Fellowship%20Programme%20DescriptionJuly2013.pdf

Fellowship Scholarship at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg-Essen University, Germany

Description
The fellowship award are divided in two fellowship scholarship units wich are “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation” and Research Unit 2 on “Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”.

The fellowship entails working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant’s level of professional experience. We offer fellowships at three levels: Selected applicants with a completed Ph.D. will work as Postdocs. Applicants with at least three years of postdoc experience and some supervising responsibilities may be employed as Fellows. Associate and Full Professors as well as other more senior scholars may be offered a position as Senior Fellows. Fellows conduct their research independently.

Research Unit 1 “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in research unit 1 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:

• The fundamentals of cooperation
• The Influence of cultural factors on the success or failure of cooperation
• Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of global cooperation

Application Procedure

Scholarship applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3−5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come, and submit your application material in one pdf file. Applications should be emailed to the head of research unit Dr. Silke Weinlich (weinlich@​gcr2​1​.​uni-​due.​de) with “Fellowship Application: The (Im)possibility of Cooperation” as the subject heading.

Submission Deadline

31st August 2012.

Research Unit 2 “Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in research unit 2 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:

• Cultures of global cooperation
• The Anthropological, symbolical and Political Impact of the gift following the theoretical concept
• Global aid cultures, religion and the anthropology of humanitarianism

Application Procedure

Applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3−5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come and submit your application in one pdf file. Applications should be addressed to the head of research unit: PD Dr. Alexandra Przyrembel (przyrembel@​gcr2​1​.​uni-​due.​de) and have “Fellow-​ship Application: Global Cultural Conflicts” as the subject heading.

Submission Deadline 

31st August 2012.

Website Link
http://inef.uni-due.de/khk/index.php?article_id=49&clang=1

International Bachelor and Master ScholarshipS of TIBET III Matching Funds Scholarship Grants,Germany

Description
Bachelor Scholarship
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management awards two scholarship grants worth approx. EUR 2640 each for incoming international Bachelor students to help them settle in. The scholarships are open to students who are not German citizens, are not currently residing in Germany and successfully passed the assessment procedure of the 2012 intake of the following Bachelor programs:

• Business Administration
• International Business Administration
• Management, Philosophy & Economics

The stipends will be paid in six installments of approximately EUR 440 between September 2012 and February 2013.

Master Scholarship
Frankfurt School awards a total of six STIBET III Matching Funds scholarships for new international Master’s students in the following study programmes:

• Master of Finance (M.Sc.)
• Master of International Business (M.A.)
• Master in Management (M.Sc.)

The STIBET III Matching Funds scholarships comprises a cost-of-living subsidy of approximately EUR 440 per month from September 2012 to February 2013.

Application Procedure
Please visit the scholarship application link at official site below.

Submission Deadline
15 August

Website Link
http://www.frankfurt-school.de/content/en/newsroom/news/newsfolder/2012/07/05072012_n.html

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Scholarship Fellowships For PhD students, Germany

Description
The scholarship fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can be extended for up to another 12 months. Participation in international scientific conferences is also supported. In addition, fellowship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network. Read more under personal support and conditions.

The purpose of this award To promote basic research in biomedicine by providing the best young, up-and-coming scientists with comprehensive support during their PhD phase.

Eligibility
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.

Application Procedure
Further information of the scholarship application process can be seen at the official site below.

Submission Deadline
1 February, 1 June, 1 October every year

Website Link
http://www.bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/phd-fellowships.html

PhD Scholarship Fellowship By German Science Foundation, Germany

Description
The German Science Foundation has granted a new Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 1036) entitled ´Cellular Surveillance and Damage Response to Heidelberg University.

SFB 1036 provides funding for 17 research groups of the Heidelberg Life Science Campus (Faculties of Biosciences and Medicine, German Cancer Research Center and European Molecular Biology Laboratory) with the objective to explore the molecular mechanisms driving and coordinating cellular quality control and damage response

Eligibility
PhD student and postdoc positions to outstanding students and scientists.

Application Procedure
Please find the scholarship application at the link below.

Submission Deadline
15 August 2012

Website Link
http://www.hbigs.uni-heidelberg.de/

Scholarship Research and PhD scholarships At University of Konstanz Graduate School of Decision Sciences, Germany

Description
The University of Konstanz is one of the nine toppest Universities in Germany. This University is a role model for the integration of research into teaching. It is strong in research funding and is a truly international university, maintaining relations with 200 universities worldwide. The University’s first-rate infrastructure includes its award-winning, 24-hour open library, state-of-the-art computer facilities and the provision of German and other foreign language courses.

Applications are invited by Graduate School of Decision Sciences at the University of Konstanz in various fields.

Eligibility

• Scholarship Applications are welcome from highly motivated graduates with an outstanding research-oriented Master’s degree or equivalent, in a subject relevant to the GSDS research areas: Behavioural Decision Making,  Intertemporal Choice and Markets, Political Decisions and Institutions,    Information Processing and Statistical Analysis.
• Applicants with a Master’s degree in one of the following subjects will be considered for admission: business administration, computer /information science, decision sciences, economics, mathematics, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, statistics.
• Master’s graduates with degrees relating to the above-listed subjects will be considered for admission.
• Final-year Master’s students, who have not yet graduated, are welcome to apply for admission.

Application Procedure
Please download the application form at web link below. Please submit the following documents together with with application form:

• Curriculum vitae
• Officially certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates (with official translations, if relevant).
• Proof of English proficiency via one of the following English language tests:   Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (minimum: grade C);   IELTS (minimum: band 6.5); TOEFL(minimum: 92 Internet-based, 237 computer-based or 580 paper-based points). Our TOEFL institutional code is 8971 and our department code is 84.
• A one-page statement of purpose about your suitability and motivation for participating in the Graduate School.

Submission Deadline
The application deadline for admission in October 2012 is 31st July

Submission Deadline
http://www.gsds.uni-konstanz.de/how-to-apply/

Foundation Scholarship - Otto Bayer scholarships 2012, Germany

Description
Bayer supports study projects, internships, summer courses, preparatory and supplementary study courses, as well as theses and doctoral studies (the program does not include post-doctoral grant scholarships).

The foundation places great emphasis on internationalism, and therefore scholarships are granted exclusively to students from German-speaking countries wishing to study abroad and foreign applicants who want to study in Germany.

The scholarship grants  is targeted to the following studies:

• Biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, biological process engineering, bioinformatics
• Chemistry, chemical engineering, material sciences and environmental sciences
• Pharmaceutics and drug discovery
• Physics
• Medical sciences

Eligibility
Applicants should be able to show good to very good final school marks as well as a particularly good intermediate diploma or an above-average bachelor’s exam. Furthermore, a broad horizon and a high level of motivation and personal commitment are expected of all applicants – be it in a social, political or cultural field.

Application Procedure
This scholarship can be applied online. Please find the scholarship application link at the web link below.

Submission Deadline
July 15, 2012

Website Link
http://www.bayer-foundations.com/en/bayer-scholarships.aspx

International PhD Scholarship At International Helmholtz Research School for Nanoelectronic Networks (IHRS NanoNet), Germany

Description
 The 3-years 2012 PhD Scholarship program includes freelance analysis work during a project involving completely different branches of science and engineering and a well-structured scientific curriculum providing for a comprehensive coaching in technical and skilled skills. The IHRS NanoNet is currently giving 6 2012 PhD Scholarship (M/F) for three years.

Eligibility
This scholarship is offered to outstanding students of all nationalities with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and materials science.

Application Procedure
You may apply online. Online application link provided at the web link below

Submission Deadline
August 15, 2012.

Website Link
http://www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=2870

PhD Fellowship In Biomedicine By The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, Germany

Description
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.

The scholarship is purposed to To promote basic research in biomedicine by providing the best young, up-and-coming scientists with comprehensive support during their PhD phase.

Eligibility

1. The PhD project must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge.
2. At the deadline, the applicant should not have been working on his/her project for more than 6 months.
3. Please go to the web link to find the detail

Application Procedure
The application for a PhD fellowship of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds consists of two parts:

• the online application sent by internet and
• two paper copies of the application including one CD to be sent by surface mail.

Submission Deadline
1 February, 1 June, 1 October

Website Link
http://www.bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/phd-fellowships.html

The Sylvia Naish Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Germany

Description
With funding of up to £1,000, the Sylvia Naish Post-Doctoral Fellowship is open to post-doctoral applicants domiciled in the UK, wishing to spend up at least one month researching at the Institute. Applicants must have a strong publications record and should be at the beginning of their academic career. Those holding a lectureship or equivalent position at a university or institution of higher education will normally only be considered if they are taking unpaid leave for the duration of the fellowship. The fellowship may not be held concurrently with another fellowship or award.

Website Link
http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/research-and-fellowships/fellowships-and-scholarships/sylvia-naish-fellowships-in-germanic-studies.html

The Einstein Fellowship By Einstein Forum and the Daimler and Benz Foundation, Germany

Description
The fellowship includes living accommodations for five to six months in the garden cottage of Einstein`s own summerhouse in Caputh, Brandenburg, only a short distance away from the universities and academic institutions of Potsdam and Berlin. The fellow will receive a stipend of EUR 10,000 and reimbursement of travel expenses.

Eligibility
Candidates must be under 35 and hold a university degree in the humanities, in the social sciences, or in the natural sciences.

Application Procedure
Applications for 2013 should include a CV, a two-page project proposal, and two letters of recommendation. All documents must be received by May 14, 2012. Please send applications to:

Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman
Einstein Forum
Am Neuen Markt 7
14467 Potsdam

Or email to: fellowship(at)einsteinforum.de
phone: +49-(0)331-271780
fax: +49-(0)331-2717827

Submission Deadline
May 14, 2012

Website Link
http://www.einsteinforum.de/index.php?id=35&L=1

Frankfurt School Scholarships For Graduate and Undergraduate Level, Germany

Description

The aim of the Frankfurt School funding programme is to provide especially talented candidates with an opportunity to study, irrespective of their financial circumstances.

Selection criteria include candidates’ academic results (marks at A-Level or equivalent, or grade of first degree), performance in the Frankfurt School selection procedure and, particularly in the case of master´s courses, international experience.

Eligibility
Selection criteria include candidates’ academic results (marks at A-Level or equivalent, or grade of first degree), performance in the Frankfurt School selection procedure and, particularly in the case of master´s courses, international experience.

Application Procedure
It is not necessary to submit a separate application for a scholarship. You are only requeired to apply courses.

Submission Deadline
31 May 2012.

website Link
http://www.frankfurt-school.de/content/en/education_programmes/financing_for_studies/scholarships/master_scholarships.html

The Intajour Fellowship Program For Journalist, Germany

Description
The Intajour Fellowship Program is a ten-month-long course called "Journalism in the Digital World". The next batch starts on September 2, 2012 and consists of attendance phases as well as e-learning phases. It is a challenging high profile program and please read carefully this description before applying.

By participating in the ‘Journalism in the Digital World’ program, Fellows acquire skills in the following fields:
    Investigative research
    Journalistic forms of presentation on the internet
    Technical production of web content
    Filming and editing webvideos
    Journalism and ethics: freedom and responsibility in the media
    Internet politics

Intajour courses are run by highly specialised lecturers and trainers from Germany and abroad, who have considerable experience with international study groups. Many Intajour lecturers work full-time for publications by Bertelsmann Group's various divisions, e.g. RTL Group, Gruner + Jahr and Random House, while others have a different background. Intajour attaches great importance to the journalistic expertise of lecturers as well as their experience as educators.

Eligibility

• Applicants will have demonstrated their journalistic talent as a member of an editorial team or as a freelance.
• Applicants should be interested in the new technical opportunities for doing research and publishing on the Internet.
• Intajour expects salaried editorial staff to be released for the duration of the attendance phases
• Freelance journalists should ensure that during their stay in Germany they are able to pay their ongoing costs in their home country
• The attendance phases in Germany might require that the selected Fellows compromise on their traditional diet and daily routine, and that they adopt to the German way of life.
• Applicants must be in possession of valid international travel documents.

Application Procedure
Scholarship should be applied online. please visit the website link to apply

Submission Deadline
May 7, 2012

website Link
http://intajour.com/Int.-Academy-of-Journalism/program/Program-description.html