14th August – 4th September 2010 An Initiative of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb) is granting fellowships to students and young graduates enabling them to take part in a four-week seminar to be held from 14th August to 4th September 2010 in Germany and in March 2011 in South Africa. The fellowship holders are invited to take part in an education programme that will encompass both talks with political decision-makers, personalities from civil society and industry, academics and journalists from both countries and will give participants the opportunity to take part in political and cultural events and excursions. The participants are to contribute towards implementing the programme by assisting in organising lectures and facilitating group discussions. They will also draw up an interdisciplinary strategy paper on an academic subject that will be prepared in Germany and will be written between September 2010 and April 2011. The event is directed at students and young graduates from Germany, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Applicants should be between 21 and 28 years old and be studying or have a degree in political science, modern history, international relations, economics, business administration, African studies, cultural studies, media and communication studies or law. The seminar will be delivered in English; the number of participants is limited to 24, twelve from African countries and twelve from Germany. The Federal Agency for Civic Education will cover the costs. Furthermore, there will be a compulsory preparatory seminar for the German participants in June 2010. Students and graduates who are interested can apply to the Federal Agency for Civic Education by submitting an essay comprising a maximum of three A4 pages (approx. 6,000 characters) written in English. The essay must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae in tabular form, a letter of motivation comprising no more than one A4 page and a photograph (the following information must be provided: surname, first name, gender, date of birth, profession, job/field of study, place of study, place of work and place of residence). Applicants must also issue a declaration stating that they wrote the essay without any help from third parties. Please note that the Federal Agency for Civic Education is not able to cover costs for obtaining visas or medical care. The acceptance of African participants to the programme only becomes final, when the German Embassy in the participant’s home country has issued the relevant visa. There is no possibility to legally claim the participation in the programme. A further condition for receiving a grant is that applicants must be able to participate for the entire period. Full applications (essay, CV, letter of motivation, photo) must be e-mailed to the Federal Agency for Civic Education at goafrica@bpb.de by 15 March 2010. For more detailed information about the application process, please visit: www.bpb.de/goafrica The application process is now open. If you are interested in participating in the International Media Studies program, please send your application. Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2010. The Master’s Program International Media Studies is a four-semester, full-time program for further education. It is a joint project from the University of Bonn, the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster with its headquarters in Bonn. The bilingual Master’s Program offers a unique course offer given the current development of global media and the connection between media and cooperative development. Students from around the world will benefit from the inclusion of partners and the unparalleled mix of research, lectures and practical experience. The program combines topics like media and development, journalism, communication science and media economics, while developing practical skills and competencies that are important for the world of media. Philosophy Free and independent media is a significant factor for a functioning democracy, social justice and the protection of human rights. The Master’s Program is based on the belief that there is a connection between democracy and development, between the freedom of opinion and democracy as well as between free media and development. The prerequisite for the establishment of a functioning, free media system are journalists who realize their role as a critical observer and reporter. This can only be guaranteed when they are professionally trained and feel obligated by a set of journalistic ethics. By training journalists academically, the Master’s Program is therefore a targeted step towards making the media spokespeople for openness within democracy. The courses are based on the values of democracy, freedom and conflict prevention, civil society and good government – representative of the connection between the media and cooperative development. Objective Students will acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for a journalistic career. They will be able to meet specific occupational requirements with expertise and communicative independence. The Master’s Program trains students – personally and professionally – to be competent journalists and prepare them for a challenging role as expert or manager in the media sector. Target Group The program is targeted at students from around the world that want to work in a position of responsibility in journalism or the communications sector. It especially addresses journalists-in-training, media representatives from radio, TV, online and print and communication experts. Those interested must have already completed an academic program (bachelor’s or equivalent) and have at least one year of professional media experience. The program will be bilingual (English and German), whereby English will be the prevalent course language. Especially targeted at:
15 Scholarships will be awarded to applicants from Africa, Asia, Latin America or Eastern Europe. The scholarship will be about 750 Euro covering your cost of living and costs for accommodation. The tuition fee and the flight will be remunerated, too. A committee will decide which applicant will receive a scholarship.If you would like to apply for a scholarship, you are required to submit the following documents:
Please send your application by post to the following address: Deutsche Welle DW-AKADEMIE International Media Studies Mr. Dr. Christoph Schmidt 53110 Bonn GERMANY Of course you may send us a scanned copy of your documents per e-mail in advance to the following address: ims@dw-world.de Source for more info available at: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3764300,00.html he German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Graduate School Cultural Encounters and the Discourses of Scholarship would like to invite applications for the following DFG scholarships commencing 1 May 2010: (Basic grant € 12,000 p.a.: € 2000 travel grant p.a., max. duration 3 years) The graduate school (founded in 2006) strives to combine empirical studies of phenomena related of cultural encounters with reflections on developments in descriptive and analytical methods in the respective academic fields. This juxtaposition of practical scholarship and theoretical reflection is intended to produce an interdisciplinary dialogue between the discourses of history and theory as they developed over time and as they apply to cases of cultural encounters. Furthermore, it aims to develop innovative cross-disciplinary methodical approaches for the description of cultural encounters. The school comprises the following disciplines: North American Studies, British Cultural Studies, Early Modern History, History of Medicine, Church History, European Anthropology, German Medieval Literature, Political Sciences, Musicology and Religious Studies. One of the fellowships will be reserved for a dissertation in the field of history of medicine (transcultural medicine; medicine in cultural contact zones). Eligible to apply are all M.A. Students who hold an excellent degree in one of these disciplines or a related subject within the humanities or the social sciences. A working knowledge of German is required. Further information about the graduate school and potential research topics can be found on the website http://www.uni-rostock.de/andere/grk1242 Please include the following documents in your application:
Prof. Dr. Gesa Mackenthun Universität Rostock Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik August-Bebel-Str. 28 18051 Rostock Germany Email: gesa.mackenthun@uni-rostock.de Website at www.uni-rostock.de/andere/grk1242 The ZIBI-International Summer School on Pathogen-Host-Interplay will take place from July 11th to 24th 2010. In 2010, the ZIBI summer school will be split up in a one week lecture course (first week) which will be open for 60 participants, including 14 students who will have the possibility to stay for a second week . The first week will mainly consist of lectures by international and local scientists. For detailed information about the scientific program click here [ go to Preliminary Scientific Program ]. For the one-week course, we can't provide any scholarships. Therefore, the criteria for participation are less challenging. Just send the application form and note that you plan to participate in the one week lecture course on own financing. During the second week, 14 participants will be introduced to the different research groups and institutes of the ZIBI. Scientists will present their 'state of the art' research in different demonstrations. For detailed information about the scientific program click here [PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 2010]. This second week will be open for 14 international and German students. The international students can apply for a scholarship by the ZIBI (see : Application). Registration for the "two-weeks participants" will be in the morning of the 11 July 2010, followed by a short introduction to the program and of the participants. After lunch, we'll have a city walking tour at Berlin. All other participants may register on Monday 12th July. APPLICATION / REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ZIBI Summer School July 11th to 24th, 2010 The International Summer School Pathogen-Host-Interplay is funded by the Center of Infection Biology and Immunity (ZIBI) It is organised for 60 international and German postgraduate students of biosciences or medicine who are in their final stage of their Master studies. It offers a forum for excellent students who consider infection biology and immunology as a research area for their PhD work and therefore seek a more comprehensive understanding of this interdisciplinary research field. PhD students who just started with their work and want to obtain additional training to complement their specific research project in infection biology or immunology can also participate. How to apply
Deadline for registration in the one-week lecture course: June 20, 2010
The summer school is for students with a BSc who are currently doing their MSc or PhDstudents or early Post Docs (within 2 years after they finished their PhD) who seek a career in infection biology, immunology or related fields. For the scholarship, which will allow the participation in the two-weeks course, we are interested in MSc students at an advanced phase of their studies. In case you have own fundings to stay for a two weeks course without scholarship, you should contact the coordinator. For the one-week course, we don't have any scholarships. Therefore, the criteria for participation are less challenging. Just send the application form and note that you plan to participate in the one week lecture course on own financing. Fees and scholarships The fee for the summer school will be € 100 for all students independent on their participation in the one-week or two-weeks course. This fee will cover the costs for the first week lecture course, which will be open for up to 60 participants. The fee will have to be payed by all participating students before the start of the lecture course until 30. June 2010. Payment by bank transfer: Recipient: Humboldt Universitaet Bank: Berliner Bank AG Bank Sorting Code: 100 200 00 Account Number: 438 8888 700 Reference: ZIBI 8811, Your Family Name International: SWIFT Code: BEBEDEBB IBAN: DE32 1002 0000 4388 8887 00 Payment by credit card: here you 'll find the form for payment by credit card only after May 1st. Scholarship In addition, 14 applicants will have the chance to participate in the second week's program (demonstrations, practicals, excursions). We will award 10 scholarships to foreign participants depending on personal merit and need. The scholarships will cover the travel costs, accommodation including breakfast at the students' hostel "Schlachtensee", local public transport and the excursions. In addition, we will cover a daily lunch. International students can apply for the scholarship only through our office. Application for funding is provided in the general application form. Detailed organisational information on the scholarship will be given after the selection of the scholars. http://www.zibi-summerschool.de International students wishing to go for a Master at the Abbe School of Photonics can apply for a scholarship, which is granted in cooperation with partners from the German Optics & Photonics industry, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the County of Thuringia. Scholarships include a stipend of 715 Euro per month, covering of university fees, free local transport and health insurance. In addition, a language course is reimbursed. Scholarships are restricted to international students. For 2010/2011 a total amount of approx. 33 scholarships is available for these students. For application please use the online application system. Additionally, please provide the following documents and upload them in .pdf format on the application extranet.
Please note: To apply for a scholarship at the Abbe School of Photonics it is not necessary to submit certified copies (paper) of the above mentioned documents. However, upon acceptance students will be asked to send certified copies via post. For upload of documents only .pdf documents are acceptable. Application Deadline for Scholarship: The deadline will be until March, 31st, 2010. Please note that applications are evaluated on a rolling admission basis. Further information can be found here. For Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian applicants: Since the certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centres is not required for the application for the scholarship you can send this document later, i.e. upon acceptance. The certificate is required to get the admission to the Master program. >> Dowload the program flyer here. The EVIMalaR International PhD Programme on Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite offers 10-12 PhD student fellowships EVIMalaR is a collaborative research Network of Excellence, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the University of Glasgow. It currently engages 49 Principal Investigators from 34 institutions in Europe (29) and malaria endemic countries (5). The consortium conducts research on malaria parasites and their interactions with both mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors. EVIMalaR’s International PhD Programme aims to train talented young scientists from both North and South in malaria research, with emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. It thus offers a unique opportunity for students to become engaged in malaria research in world-leading malaria research institutions. Training of the future EVIMalaR students is conducted through the virtual European Malaria Graduate School, which is organized and operated in collaboration with the EMBL and the Heidelberg University. Applications are invited for studentships (funded for a maximum of 3.5 years) linked to collaborative research projects, each supervised by two or more principle investigators from different countries. Applicants should hold the necessary qualifications entitling them to undertake a PhD study in their host country, and should possess a high standard of written and spoken English. Applications are to be submitted online via the following link https://www.w3system08.de/evimalar/intern/registrieren_registrieren_for.php and are due by 8 March 2010. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to EMBL, Heidelberg, on 26 – 28 May 2010, for interviews with the Admissions Committee. Successful candidates should be available to start in October 2010 to attend the 3-week PhD Core Course in Heidelberg. Email contact to the PhD application: Miriam Griesheimer EVIMalaR PhD Programme Office Heidelberg University, Med. School Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology Im Neuenheimer Feld 324 69120 Heidelberg - Germany Tel.: ++49-6221-567845 Fax: ++49-6221-564643 Email: EVIMalaR.PhD@med.uni-heidelberg.de The world is in motion: people and ideas, products, technologies and diseases are travelling between regions and continents. Cities and cultures as well as family and labour market relations are changing in these processes of globalization. Nation states are less capable to regulate policy areas independently. The movement of people is only one factor among others generating change, but one whose importance will rise over the next years. Migrants are settling into societies that are themselves transforming. Integration thus becomes a moving target. Everyone needs to be prepared to embrace change. Some migrants will also keep multi-stranded relations with their countries of origin, thereby building transnational spaces; others will after little time move on to third countries. All of them settle into motion. How can migrants and their receiving and sending countries reap the benefits of this movement of people? Which structural and procedural conditions have to be in place to take advantage of diversity? And what are the challenges for the individual, the migrant family, the regions and countries migrants come from as well as the places of reception? With its Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarship Program “Settling Into Motion”, the ZEIT-Stiftung seeks to address these questions, each year focusing on a different topic. Requirements
10 PhD scholarships at The GCSC 01/17/2010
Doctoral Scholarships: 9 PhD Scholarships and 1 Postdoc Scholarship The GCSC offers up to 10 PhD scholarships per year. For Doctoral Scholarships Scholarships are granted for one year with the possibility of two extensions of one year each. The scholarships include a monthly stipend of approximately € 1,100. PhD candidates seeking an excellent research environment will find ideal working conditions and maximum support at the GCSC and will have access to all the advantages offered by the GCSC to its members. The current round of scholarships was announced in late 2008 and will start in October 2009, the deadline for applications is March 1st, 2009. For Post Doctoral Scholarships The scholarships are offered for a period of two years with a monthly stipend of approx. € 1,500. The current round of scholarships was announced in late 2008 and will start in October 2009, the deadline for applications is March 1st, 2009. Eligibility For Doctoral Scholarships: The GCSC particularly welcomes applications for PhD scholarships from students who:
Every second year the GCSC awards three postdoctoral scholarships. Candidates applying for a post-doctoral scholarship should hold a PhD in the arts/humanities, cultural studies, or social sciences, have an excellent academic record, and pursue a research project relevant to the GCSC’s research areas. Fluency in either English or German is required. Acceptance of a scholarship requires participation in the study and research programme and the wide-ranging events offered by the GCSC, as well as active involvement in the relevant GCSC graduate research group. Scholarship holders must be registered as PhD students at Justus Liebig University and are expected to take up residence in or near Giessen. PhD supervisors from among the GCSC faculty may be chosen by the applicants before or soon after their admission. There are no tuition fees for doctoral students at JLU, except for an enrolment fee of approximately € 200 per semester. How to apply
For more information about the Doctoral Scholarship follow these link: http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/wps/pgn/home/GCSC_eng/doctoral_scholarships and http://gcsc.uni-giessen.de/wps/pgn/home/GCSC_eng/postdoctoral_scholarships/ 8 Ph.D. scholarships at the Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers 01/15/2010
Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers Location: Germany Institution Type: Other Position Type: Doctoral Fellow Main Category: Area Studies/Ethnic Studies Secondary Categories: Political Science/International Relations GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Universität Hamburg, Regional Powers Fundamental shifts within the global and regional architecture of power are expected in the coming decades. However, the new global and regional configurations of the twenty-first century are currently only partially understood. The newly established Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers analyzes the emerging power shifts among non-European regions and states, related conflicts with respect to regional leadership within these regions as well as competition for spheres of influence, and the global formation of governance structures among new regional powers and the "old" powers of the OECD world. Within the school, applications are being invited for 8 Ph.D. scholarships starting 1 April 2010, for a duration of three years. The programme is open to young academics in the fields of international relations/international political economy and comparative area studies. Applicants must have an excellent M.A. or equivalent degree in hand by the time of appointment. We strongly encourage young candidates from abroad to apply. Interested persons should send a letter of interest, their CV, an abstract and the table of contents of their M.A. thesis or diploma, a longer (max. 10 pages) outline of their planned Ph.D. project, copies of all relevant academic certificates (M.A., B.A., etc.), and two letters of recommendation to the following address: Regional Powers, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg The GIGA promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women. Among equally qualified applicants, women will receive preferential consideration in those areas in which they are underrepresented. Further particulars can be found at: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/index.php?file=jobs.html&folder=jobs For informal inquiries, please contact PD Dr. Dirk Nabers (nabers@giga-hamburg.de), Head of Research Programme 4: Power, Norms and Governance in International Relations Screening of applications will begin on 03 January 2010. Contact Info: Regional Powers GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 20354 Hamburg Website: http://www.giga-hamburg.de The Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) is calling for applications to its international Doctoral Program starting in the fall of 2010. Outstanding academic records, methodological training, strong theoretical foundations, and a commitment to empirical research are expected. Applicants may submit their applications via the BGSS online platform at www.bgss.hu-berlin.de in the period from January 4 to February 15, 2010. The BGSS promotes doctoral research in the social sciences at the Institute of Social Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. It is part of a regional network of leading research institutions such as the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), the Centre Marc Bloch (CMB) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and part of European networks of graduate programs. Research proposals should relate to the comparative analysis of:
Doctoral researchers are awarded scholarships of 1200€/month for up to 36 months, contingent on the successful completion of each year. Pre-doctoral candidates may receive funding of 800€/month for the duration of the Introductory Year. For further information please visit www.bgss.hu-berlin.de or contact the BGSS via bgss@sowi.hu-berlin.de. The BGSS is a Graduate School of the Excellence Initiative funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Related Content More info at: http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/docpro | send us scholarships
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