[Graduate-research-list] FW: A Fellowship Program for Young Academics

[Kathryn Cook]

> ______________________________________________ 
> From: 	Nathalie L'Huillier  
> Sent:	10 April 2008 11:47
> To:	Kathryn Cook
> Subject:	A Fellowship Program for Young Academics
> 
> http://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de/home/fellowship/en/start.html
> 
> The Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation awards fellowships to
> young Germans working for a PhD
> in foreign countries, and to foreign PhD students wishing to undertake
> research in German institutions. The
> program is open to all disciplines, subjects and countries. Applicants
> must have a clearly defined research
> project of their own and a research invitation from a host
> institution. Workplace and supervision arrangements
> in the host institution must be finalized by the applicant before
> applying for a fellowship.
> 
> 1. Who may apply?
> The fellowships are intended to support a new generation of academics.
> The program therefore applies
> only to persons, not to projects. Germans wishing to pursue a research
> stay abroad and foreign students
> intending to work in Germany in connection with their PhD may apply.
> The support provided by the
> Foundation is for a maximum period of 2 years. Candidates may complete
> their entire PhD thesis in the
> host country if they so wish.
> Applicants should not be older than 30, and must have been awarded
> their most recent academic
> degree (Master's degree or Diploma degree) within the last year at the
> time of the application deadline.
> If these requirements can not be fulfilled for discipline-specific
> reasons applicants should contact the
> Foundation.
> PhD theses in medicine can only be supported if the candidate is able
> to prove extensive experimental
> expertise at the time of applying.
> 
> 2. Who may not apply?
> Fellowships are intended to provide initial support at the outset of
> PhD work. Bridging and final-phase
> funding is not available. PhD students who have already been supported
> by other sources for longer than
> one year are not eligible to apply for this program.
> Candidates who have spent the last 2 years of their studies or their
> entire study period outside their
> home country cannot be considered for this program. Fieldwork, visits
> to archives and museums etc.
> without attachment to an academic institution and short periods of
> study of less than 6 months will not be
> supported.
> Neither is the fellowship program intended for postdoctoral research
> or qualifications, Diploma or Master's
> theses, postgraduate studies, study visits or practical training.
> 
> 3. How to apply
> Deadlines for submitting complete applications to the Foundation are
> March 1 and October 1 each year.
> The postmark is not valid! Applications arriving after these deadlines
> cannot be considered.
> After an initial review of all applications, selected applicants will
> be invited to present their projects at a
> seminar at the Karl Benz-Haus in Ladenburg (in May resp. December).
> Representatives of the Foundation
> and specialist assessors will attend this seminar. The participation
> in the seminar is a stringent requirement
> for an approval.
> Foreign applicants who are unable to attend the seminar due to the
> distance involved may be granted a
> reduced fellowship of 750 Euros per month for a transitional period of
> 3 months so that they may start their
> research projects in Germany. The decision to award a full fellowship
> will depend on a final evaluation of
> the project after presentation thereof at a seminar in Ladenburg
> during the 3-month stay. Travel costs will
> be reimbursed up to a maximum amount of 1000 Euros.
> contd.
> 
> Personal applications may be sent by mail (but not by fax or e-mail)
> to:
> Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung
> Dr.-Carl-Benz-Platz 2
> 68526 Ladenburg
> Germany
> Tel.: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-0
> Fax: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-5
> E-mail: info at daimler-benz-stiftung.de
> Contact:
> Ms. Petra Jung
> Tel.: +49 (0) 6203 10 92-16
> 
> There are no special application forms. Please print on one side of
> each page only and do not use staples or
> covers, etc.
> The complete application should include the following documents, to be
> presented in the following order:
> * Brief description of the research proposal (with title) with
> specific details of methodology (maximum 3
> pages). References should be limited to half a page.
> * Letter of motivation regarding the research project and the host
> institute (maximum 1 page)
> * financing plan for the research stay. Details of possible other
> financial contributions or revenues during
> the stay or awarded for the purpose thereof (e.g. payment of study
> fees, employment, partial grants,
> bridging and final-phase funding etc.). Please enclose documentary
> evidence. Other fellowships (except
> for tuition fees) or incomes will be credited against the Foundation's
> grant.
> * a letter of invitation from the host institution containing a
> statement of why the institution is interested in
> the candidate. If possible, the letter should give some indication of
> willingness to provide the candidate
> with financial or material support.
> * Tabular curriculum vitae with documentation of academic career.
> * Two confidential letters of reference in a sealed envelope to be
> enclosed with the application or sent to
> the Foundation by separate post. The letters of reference should
> comment on both the candidate and the
> project. They must be written on official headed paper from the
> institution at which the referee works.
> Informal and unsigned letters of reference cannot be considered.
> * Complete copies of all academic certificates (school leaving
> certificate, Bachelor's degree, Master's
> degree, Diploma degree, etc.).
> 
> 4. Fellowship payments
> Fellowships are granted for the sole purpose of covering living costs
> in the host country. The Foundation
> does not fund tuition fees, materials, supporting staff, stays in the
> candidate's home country or outside of
> the host institution, or travel costs within the research project.
> Fellowships are currently paid at the following rates:
> *	970 Euros for foreign fellowship holders in Germany
> *	1 025-1 250 Euros for German fellowship holders in European
> countries
> *	1 300 Euros for German fellowship holders in the USA
> The rates for other countries vary according to the costs of living in
> the respective country.
> In addition, the Foundation grants a one-off lump sum to cover the
> cost of travel to and from the host
> institution (up to 500 Euros for countries in Europe and up to 1000
> Euros for countries outside Europe). If
> necessary, the Foundation can provide support for a German language
> course for foreign fellowship holders.
> Partial financing (up to 50%) can be requested from the Foundation up
> to twice a year for participation at
> conferences if the fellowship holder is presenting a paper. Allowances
> will also be provided to cover the
> cost of travel to Foundation events and the annual meeting of
> fellowship holders.
> The Foundation organizes an annual meeting of fellowship holders to
> promote interdisciplinary exchange.
> Former fellowship holders receive the status of "Fellow". The
> Foundation also supports initiatives by
> Fellows such as the establishment of multidisciplinary workshops.
> 
> Dr Nathalie L'Huillier
> Research Policy Officer/Business Development Manager (acting)
> Policy and Graduate Team
> Research and Enterprise Office
> Cottrell Building 3B1
> University of Stirling
> FK9 4LA Stirling, UK
> 
> *: nathalie.lhuillier at stir.ac.uk
> *: +44 1786 466448
> Fax: +44 1786 466688
> 
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