Overview
Research grants provide young foreign academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out a research project or a course of continuing education and training at a German state (public) or state-recognised higher education institution or non-university research institute.
Objective
The prime goal is the funding of the doctoral dissertation. Specifically, this grant serves the following purposes:
research projects at a German university for the purpose of gaining a doctorate in Germany; for projects of these kinds, we would particularly refer to the structured doctoral study programmes, such as Research Training Groups or Doctoral Research Groups, International Postgraduate Programmes, Graduate Schools, Max Planck Research Schools, etc. Please go to the following website for further information: www.daad.de/ipp;
research projects or continuing education and training, but without aiming for a formal degree/qualification.
Postdocs can also refer to the funding opportunities offered by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation.
Duration
The length of the grant is set by the grant committee at the selection session. Depending on the project in question and on the applicant's work schedule, grants can be paid generally for between one and ten months, in the case of full doctoral programmes in Germany for up to three years, and in exceptions for up to a maximum of four years.
Support can only be provided for the completion of a full doctoral programme in Germany when special support policy reasons exist. Such reasons include, for example, the lack of comparable research or academic supervision opportunities in the home country or when the doctoral topic requires several years of research in Germany.
Support for full doctoral programmes in Germany is based on a programme length of three years; if foreign graduates first have to qualify for admission to a doctoral programme, then grants can be awarded for a period of four years. Even when support has been awarded for a full doctoral programme, that award will initially be limited to a maximum of one year. Extensions then depend on whether or not the evaluation finds the previous award period to have been successfully completed.
Value
Depending on the award holder's academic level, the DAAD will pay a monthly award of 750 € (graduates holding a first degree) or 1,000 € (doctoral candidates). As a rule, the scholarship additionally includes certain payments towards health insurance cover in Germany. Furthermore, the DAAD generally will pay an appropriate flat-rate travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source.
Award holders completing a stay of more than six months receive a study and research allowance plus, where appropriate, a rent subsidy and family allowance. Funding for attendance of a language course is decided on a case-by-case basis (cf. Requirements).
Requirements
Applications for DAAD research grants are open to excellently-qualified university graduates who hold a Diplom or Master's degree at the time they commence the grant-supported research and, in exceptional cases, graduates holding a Bachelor's degree or already holding a doctorate/PhD (post-docs).
It is required that doctoral candidates wishing to take a doctorate/PhD in their home country will already have been admitted to an appropriate course at their home university.
The application papers must generally include written confirmation of academic supervision by a professor in Germany and expressly refer to the applicant's project, thereby confirming that the host institute will provide a workplace. If the applicant is planning to complete a doctorate at the German host university, the letter of confirmation must come from the academic supervisor (Doktorvater/Doktormutter) for the applicant's doctoral programme/ thesis.
Applicants who intend to gain their doctorate within the scope of a structured doctoral study programme are required to present a letter of admission from their study programme or at least proof that they are being considered for admission.
Besides previous study achievements, the most important selection criterion is a convincing and well-planned research or continuing education and training project to be completed during the stay in Germany and which has been coordinated and agreed with an academic supervisor at the chosen German host institute.
German language skills are generally required, although the required level also depends on the applicant's project and topic, as well as on the available opportunities for learning German in the applicant's home country. In the natural sciences and in engineering disciplines, in particular, and when English is spoken at the host institute, proof of good English language skills may also be accepted. The DAAD decides on a case-by-case basis whether the applicant can attend a German language course before beginning the research grant (free of charge for the award holder). This option is only available for research grants lasting more than six months. The country-specific information on the DAAD homepage will tell you which language skills are required from applicants from your home country.
At the time of application, generally no more than six years should have passed since the graduate gained the last degree; in the case of doctoral students, no more than three years should have passed since starting the doctoral process; and in the case of postdocs, no more than two years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. In the case of postdocs who are applying for a short stay (of up to six months), no more than four years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. Depending on the country of origin of applicants, for example, special conditions prevailing in the home country education system, etc., exceptions are possible. The country-specific information on the DAAD homepage will provide you with more detailed information.
Applicants, who have been resident in Germany for longer than one year at the time of application, cannot be considered.
Special note for medical students: The special leaflet "Additional information on DAAD-research-grants for applicants from medical fields" provides information on specific requirements (also available on the Internet www.daad.de/extrainfo).
Country-specific information for Romania
General notes
As a rule, scholarships are preferentially awarded to members of Romanian higher education institutions (students, graduates, academic or research staff, university teachers) or to the staff of Romanian research institutes.
Applicable to all individual scholarship programmes: Applicants who at the time of starting their scholarship have already been in Germany for more than 2 years cannot be considered.
Scholarship selections are made by independent commissions (as a rule, German und Romanian university teachers). The decision is solely based on the applicant's academic qualification and on the academic assessment of the planned research project.
The DAAD website www.daad.de/stipendien/en/index.en.html?land=10 provides further specific information for applicants from Romania.
Application papers
Detailed information on what application papers need to be submitted can be found on the " Checklist ” , which can be obtained on the internet (www.daad.ro). Please note that the application form hast to be completed online (www.daad.ro).
At the time of application all copies and copies of all certificates with translation must be confirmed.
A copy of the secondary school leaving certificate is not required from applicants already holding a doctorate
Language Certificate: Please document your German language skills at the time of application (due also for applicants reading German studies). Applicants who wish to accomplish their study visit in English additionally add a certificate proving their English language skills.
Applicants for research grants to run up to six months don't need a language certificate.
The DAAD will not consider incomplete applications.
Language skills
A good knowledge of German is required and expected in humanities subjects as well as in law, economics/business administration and social sciences. For the holders of grants scheduled to run for 7 months or more, the DAAD can, if necessary, award language course grants for language school courses in Germany. The decision to add a language course to the award, on the length of the language course as well and on where the course is taken is made by the DAAD. The DAAD will pay course fees, accommodation costs plus a subsistence allowance and pocket money.
Starting date and duration
Term: 1-10 months
Grants for research projects not leading to a degree/qualification or leading to a doctorate in the home country cannot be extended.
Research grants awarded for the purpose of "gaining a doctorate in Germany" may be extended upon application.
All research grants can be started on 1 June at the earliest. As a rule, award holders whose grants are scheduled to run for 7 months or longer will begin their grant on 1 October.
Application deadline and address
Applications must not be sent direct to DAAD head office in Bonn.
Applications must have been submitted to the German Embassy in Bucharest. The address is:
Ambasada Germaniei la Bucureşti
Kulturreferat / DAAD Stipendien
Str. Capitan Aviator Gheorghe Demetriade Nr. 6-8
011848 Bucureşti
Further advice
For any further questions and details, please refer to your nearest DAAD-Lecturer (list on www.daad.ro) or to the DAAD Information Centre Bucharest
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
Research grants provide young foreign academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out a research project or a course of continuing education and training at a German state (public) or state-recognised higher education institution or non-university research institute.
Objective
The prime goal is the funding of the doctoral dissertation. Specifically, this grant serves the following purposes:
research projects at a German university for the purpose of gaining a doctorate in Germany; for projects of these kinds, we would particularly refer to the structured doctoral study programmes, such as Research Training Groups or Doctoral Research Groups, International Postgraduate Programmes, Graduate Schools, Max Planck Research Schools, etc. Please go to the following website for further information: www.daad.de/ipp;
research projects or continuing education and training, but without aiming for a formal degree/qualification.
Postdocs can also refer to the funding opportunities offered by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation.
Duration
The length of the grant is set by the grant committee at the selection session. Depending on the project in question and on the applicant's work schedule, grants can be paid generally for between one and ten months, in the case of full doctoral programmes in Germany for up to three years, and in exceptions for up to a maximum of four years.
Support can only be provided for the completion of a full doctoral programme in Germany when special support policy reasons exist. Such reasons include, for example, the lack of comparable research or academic supervision opportunities in the home country or when the doctoral topic requires several years of research in Germany.
Support for full doctoral programmes in Germany is based on a programme length of three years; if foreign graduates first have to qualify for admission to a doctoral programme, then grants can be awarded for a period of four years. Even when support has been awarded for a full doctoral programme, that award will initially be limited to a maximum of one year. Extensions then depend on whether or not the evaluation finds the previous award period to have been successfully completed.
Value
Depending on the award holder's academic level, the DAAD will pay a monthly award of 750 € (graduates holding a first degree) or 1,000 € (doctoral candidates). As a rule, the scholarship additionally includes certain payments towards health insurance cover in Germany. Furthermore, the DAAD generally will pay an appropriate flat-rate travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source.
Award holders completing a stay of more than six months receive a study and research allowance plus, where appropriate, a rent subsidy and family allowance. Funding for attendance of a language course is decided on a case-by-case basis (cf. Requirements).
Requirements
Applications for DAAD research grants are open to excellently-qualified university graduates who hold a Diplom or Master's degree at the time they commence the grant-supported research and, in exceptional cases, graduates holding a Bachelor's degree or already holding a doctorate/PhD (post-docs).
It is required that doctoral candidates wishing to take a doctorate/PhD in their home country will already have been admitted to an appropriate course at their home university.
The application papers must generally include written confirmation of academic supervision by a professor in Germany and expressly refer to the applicant's project, thereby confirming that the host institute will provide a workplace. If the applicant is planning to complete a doctorate at the German host university, the letter of confirmation must come from the academic supervisor (Doktorvater/Doktormutter) for the applicant's doctoral programme/ thesis.
Applicants who intend to gain their doctorate within the scope of a structured doctoral study programme are required to present a letter of admission from their study programme or at least proof that they are being considered for admission.
Besides previous study achievements, the most important selection criterion is a convincing and well-planned research or continuing education and training project to be completed during the stay in Germany and which has been coordinated and agreed with an academic supervisor at the chosen German host institute.
German language skills are generally required, although the required level also depends on the applicant's project and topic, as well as on the available opportunities for learning German in the applicant's home country. In the natural sciences and in engineering disciplines, in particular, and when English is spoken at the host institute, proof of good English language skills may also be accepted. The DAAD decides on a case-by-case basis whether the applicant can attend a German language course before beginning the research grant (free of charge for the award holder). This option is only available for research grants lasting more than six months. The country-specific information on the DAAD homepage will tell you which language skills are required from applicants from your home country.
At the time of application, generally no more than six years should have passed since the graduate gained the last degree; in the case of doctoral students, no more than three years should have passed since starting the doctoral process; and in the case of postdocs, no more than two years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. In the case of postdocs who are applying for a short stay (of up to six months), no more than four years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. Depending on the country of origin of applicants, for example, special conditions prevailing in the home country education system, etc., exceptions are possible. The country-specific information on the DAAD homepage will provide you with more detailed information.
Applicants, who have been resident in Germany for longer than one year at the time of application, cannot be considered.
Special note for medical students: The special leaflet "Additional information on DAAD-research-grants for applicants from medical fields" provides information on specific requirements (also available on the Internet www.daad.de/extrainfo).
Country-specific information for Romania
General notes
As a rule, scholarships are preferentially awarded to members of Romanian higher education institutions (students, graduates, academic or research staff, university teachers) or to the staff of Romanian research institutes.
Applicable to all individual scholarship programmes: Applicants who at the time of starting their scholarship have already been in Germany for more than 2 years cannot be considered.
Scholarship selections are made by independent commissions (as a rule, German und Romanian university teachers). The decision is solely based on the applicant's academic qualification and on the academic assessment of the planned research project.
The DAAD website www.daad.de/stipendien/en/index.en.html?land=10 provides further specific information for applicants from Romania.
Application papers
Detailed information on what application papers need to be submitted can be found on the " Checklist ” , which can be obtained on the internet (www.daad.ro). Please note that the application form hast to be completed online (www.daad.ro).
At the time of application all copies and copies of all certificates with translation must be confirmed.
A copy of the secondary school leaving certificate is not required from applicants already holding a doctorate
Language Certificate: Please document your German language skills at the time of application (due also for applicants reading German studies). Applicants who wish to accomplish their study visit in English additionally add a certificate proving their English language skills.
Applicants for research grants to run up to six months don't need a language certificate.
The DAAD will not consider incomplete applications.
Language skills
A good knowledge of German is required and expected in humanities subjects as well as in law, economics/business administration and social sciences. For the holders of grants scheduled to run for 7 months or more, the DAAD can, if necessary, award language course grants for language school courses in Germany. The decision to add a language course to the award, on the length of the language course as well and on where the course is taken is made by the DAAD. The DAAD will pay course fees, accommodation costs plus a subsistence allowance and pocket money.
Starting date and duration
Term: 1-10 months
Grants for research projects not leading to a degree/qualification or leading to a doctorate in the home country cannot be extended.
Research grants awarded for the purpose of "gaining a doctorate in Germany" may be extended upon application.
All research grants can be started on 1 June at the earliest. As a rule, award holders whose grants are scheduled to run for 7 months or longer will begin their grant on 1 October.
Application deadline and address
Applications must not be sent direct to DAAD head office in Bonn.
Applications must have been submitted to the German Embassy in Bucharest. The address is:
Ambasada Germaniei la Bucureşti
Kulturreferat / DAAD Stipendien
Str. Capitan Aviator Gheorghe Demetriade Nr. 6-8
011848 Bucureşti
Further advice
For any further questions and details, please refer to your nearest DAAD-Lecturer (list on www.daad.ro) or to the DAAD Information Centre Bucharest
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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