The Daad and the Internationalisation of Research

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The DAAD and theInternationalisation

of Research


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Published by

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Kennedyallee 50

53175 Bonn (Germany)

www.daad.de

Project coordinationDr Birgit Klsener (responsible),

Melanie Hildebrandt, Gritta Klhn,

Anke Sobieraj, Tobias Wolf

Division 52 Internationalisation of Research

Editing and proofreading

Janet Schayan, Dr Sabine Giehle,

Frankfurter Societts-Medien GmbH, Frankfurt a. M.

Translation

Chris Cave

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DAAD

Photography creditsDavid Ausserhofer (p. 15), David Ausserhofer / Peter

Himsel (imprint, p. 23, 25), DAAD (p. 19 top), DAAD /

Reiner Zensen (p. 10 left + bottom), M. Freeland (p. 22),

Sigrid Gombert (p. 31, 32), Jan Greune / Societts-Medien

(p. 17), Drte Hagenguth (p. 8, 24), Jan Jacob Hofmann

(title, p. 13, 30), Andreas Hub (p. 11), Volker Lannert (p. 5,

26, 35, 36), Eric Lichtenscheidt (p. 2), Christian Lord Otto

(p. 9 top), private (p. 9 bottom, 12, 14, 19 bottom), Uwe

Wenzel (p. 34), R. Zheng (p. 29)


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Germany has a long tradition of research and development. Our country boasts a high level

of innovative ability and offers internationally recognised scope for research. Germany is

thus one of the worlds leading addresses for research and home to a unique network of

universities and non-university research organisations which work in close cooperation with

business and industry.

In recent years, initiatives such as the Excellence Initiative, the High-Tech Strategy 2020,

the Pact for Research and Innovation, the Higher Education Pact and the Internationalisa-

tion Strategy have given important impetus to the advancement of research in Germany

particularly with respect to the international dimension. More than ever before, success-

ful research projects these days are international projects which thrive on the exchange of

knowledge and ideas between mobile researchers. International research cooperation has

many facets and extends from the realisation of individual research projects via collabora-

tion at institute and faculty level to the establishment of research associations and networks

aimed at resolving issues of social and global relevance.


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The DAAD supports and accompanies international research projects by its many individual

and project funding programmes. One of our aims in this context is to strive constantly for

innovation and flexibility. We promote the initiation of international research cooperation

and foster individual talents at the student, PhD and postdoctoral levels. Our funding port-

folio also encompasses measures to establish structures at higher education and research

institutes, such as models for internationally active graduate schools. At the heart of these

programmes is always the desire to provide junior scientists and scholars with additional

qualifications in an international research environment.

This brochure is designed to provide an overview of the DAADs activities in the field of

research funding. We have in mind three main target groups: junior scientists from Germany

and abroad wishing to learn more about mobility programmes for mobile researchers,

research institutes and finally multipliers.

I hope this brochure will assist you in organising the next steps in your research career.

Dr. Dorothea Rland

Secretary General of the German Academic Exchange Service

f o r e W o r d


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The DAAD Your Partnerin Research Funding

Internationality is the core competence of

the German Academic Exchange Service

(DAAD). As the largest funding organisation

in the world supporting the international

exchange of students and scholars, with a

global network of branch offices and infor-

mation centres, and with decades of exper-

tise in arranging exchanges and placements,the DAAD is an important partner in the in-

ternationalisation of research in Germany.

Intensifying Research Cooperation

The DAAD is known for its scholarship

programmes for German and international

students which allow applicants to under-

take study or research stays that they have

planned themselves. In the area of research,

the DAAD not only funds talented individu-als in international research teams, but also

supports mobility in academic cooperation

projects. With its structural measures such

as the establishment of international PhD

programmes or binational groups of junior

researchers at universities and research in-

stitutes the DAAD helps intensify research

cooperation with the worlds top scholars

and thus also helps internationalise research

in Germany.

In addition to open-topic funding pro-

grammes aimed particularly at giving young

scientists additional academic qualifica-tions, the DAAD has in recent years expand-

ed its funding portfolio to include themat-

ically-focused funding programmes. These

programmes are intended to promote spe-

cifically those topics which contribute to

resolving key social and global issues (e. g.

climate change). The central focus of these

programmes is always on young scholars

wishing to extend their specialist expertise

in research projects and in an exchange with

international experts.

Supporting Academic Careers

The DAAD is an important partner in sup-

porting the careers of talented students.

Often, the DAADs impact in this context

becomes increasingly evident over a long

period of time. In any case, it makes all the

difference. Thousands of international and

German students, graduates, PhD students

and postdocs are studying and researchingin Germany or abroad thanks to the sup-

port of the DAAD. As they do so, they de-

velop their personalities, grow academically,

and at the same time act as ambassadors for

German science and research expertise both

at home and abroad. Many of these DAAD

scholarship holders have subsequently pur-

sued a career in international academia.

Dozens have meanwhile won Leibniz or

Max Planck research funding awards somehave even been awarded a Nobel Prize for

their academic work, such as the economist

Reinhard Selten, the physicist Wolfgang Ket-

terle and the cancer researcher Harald zur

Hausen.

Good Practice

This brochure is designed to provide an over-

view of the DAADs direct and indirect fund-

ing activities in the area of research. Basedon examples of good practice, a number

of programmes and measures with which

the DAAD supports young scientists and

The goal is to givetalented researchers the

best possible support.


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The central focus of DAAD

programmes is on the

individual young scientist.

research institutes in their international re-

search projects are presented, followed by

a brief insight into DAADs research mar-

keting activities under the umbrella of the

Research in Germany project financed by

the Federal Ministry of Education and Re-

search (BMBF). Besides outlining the goals

of research marketing, the primary aim here

is to illustrate how higher education and re-

search institutions can take part in Researchin Germany and how they can use this initia-

tive to increase their own visibility abroad

and thus also raise the profile of Germany as

a location for research as a whole.

Individual Funding Programmes

The second section of the brochure offers an

overview of individual funding programmes

with which the DAAD supports the research

projects of mobile international young scien-tists in Germany and abroad. The spectrum

extends from short-term measures such as

our Funding of Congress Participation and

Scientific Talks Abroad, which enables re-

searchers to participate actively in academ-

ic congresses and events abroad, to annual

grants which help young scientists realise

their research projects in an international

environment. In addition to these publicly

financed funding measures, this brochure

also presents programmes that are jointly

run by the DAAD in cooperation with part-

ners in academia and business. What allprogrammes have in common is the goal of

providing talented researchers at home and

abroad with the best possible qualifications

and providing lasting support to research

careers.


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Research nowadays is more international-

ly interlinked than ever before. Exchanges

range from a discussion between exper ts

to jointly run research projects. The DAADpromotes the expansion of international

cooperation through mobility measures

and supports binational projects involving

young scientists.

Exchange Involving Projects (PPP)

The DAAD runs its Programm zum Projekt-

bezogenen Personenaustausch (PPP = Ex-

change involving projects) with partner

organisations from all over the world. Theprogrammes aim is to intensify cooperation

between international and German research

groups working together on a specific aca-

demic project. The programme provides ini-

tial funding and is designed to enhance the

mobility of both groups of researchers by

covering travel and subsistence costs. Fund-

ing can be provided for periods of between

one and three years in total. Considerable

importance is attached in this context to thefurther training and specialisation of young

scientists within the framework of the re-

search cooperation.

Binational Groups of Junior

Researchers

Through its programme Modern Applica-

tions of Biotechnology, the DAAD is funding

five groups of junior researchers in which

German and Chinese scientists work jointly

on a research project. The funding of these

research groups forms part of the German-Chinese scientific and technological coopera-

tion and is being financed on the German

side by the Ministry of Education and Re-

search (BMBF).

The research projects pursued by these

groups address many different areas of bio-

technology. Young scientists from the Uni-

versity of Ulm, for example, have joined col-

leagues from the Academy of Military Medi-

cal Sciences in Beijing to explore the func-tion of certain bacteria in the intestine and

how these interact with the hosts immune

system; this is expected to give rise to new

applications, for example in the food industry.

A second group, involving collaboration be-

tween the FU Berlin and the Chinese Agri-

cultural University Beijing, is searching for

nitrogen-based methods of fertilising rice

plants more efficiently, thereby increasing

agricultural yields.Each project is supported with around

1.3 million euros. One thing they all have

in common is that they are intended to pro-

duce concrete results and enable economi-

cally useful developments within a period of

five years. All funding programmes support

academic research in selected disciplines

and help to establish lasting international

networks: a win-win situation for Germany

and China.

The DAAD supports

academics in expanding

their international

research collaborations.

Intensifying ResearchCooperation


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Dr Axel Schambach heads

a German-Chinese junior

researcher group in the

programme Modern Appli-cations of Biotechnology;

project: New Methods of

Gene Therapy for Acquired

and Inherited Diseases.

The climate networks

primarily tackle issues

in agriculture and

forest management.

New Strategies inGene Therapy

Dr Schambach, you work with a groupof junior Chinese researchers. What is the

subject of your collaboration?

There are a number of very good groups in

China working in the field of medical biotech-

nology, above all in the field of induced pluri-

potent stem cells (iPS). These all-rounder

cells can be produced from the bodys nor-mal cells and have abilities similar to those

of embryonic stem cells in that they can

become any of the bodys cells. Reprogram-

ming, the method by which iPS are created,

allows infinite numbers of patient cells to

be manufactured for specific diseases, some-

thing that is very important when it comes

to researching their underlying causes.

What is the advantage of cooperatingwith a Chinese research group?

Funding provided by the DAAD puts us in

the fortunate position of being able to work

closely together with Professor Duanqing Pei

and his team. Professor Pei is an acclaimedexpert in the field of iPS and thus comple-

ments our core expertise, namely the correc-

tion of molecular causes of diseases at the

genetic level.

How closely have you come to reaching

your goal of improving the prospects

for the gene therapy of potentially fatal

(immune) diseases?

We have been able to create specific iPS mod-els for a number of important diseases and

have jointly drawn up new strategies for their

treatment. In particular, we have succeeded

in developing new and possibly safe vectors

for the congenital immunodeficiency disor-

der SCID-X1, which are now being used in

initial studies. Our aim together with our

Chinese partner is to continue along this

path; we are currently working on new con-

cepts for the treatment of infectious diseasescommon in China such as hepatitis C, a seri-

ous inflammation of the liver.

Climate Change:

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Support for YoungAcademics

German PhD courses need to become more

attractive especially to outstanding gradu-

ates from abroad. The DAAD has developed

a programme with precisely this aim.

International PhD Programmes

in Germany

Transparent admission procedures, sup-port structures tailored to the specific needs

of PhD students and a clearly-defined time-

frame for achieving a doctoral degree usu-

ally three to four years make structured

PhD courses particularly attractive for inter-

national students. In a programme entitled

International promovieren in Deutschland

(IPID = International PhD Programmes in

Germany), the DAAD thus supports the de-

velopment and implementation of struc-tured, internationally-oriented doctoral

degree courses. Support is provided to al-

low existing structured PhD courses to ex-

pand internationally and to establish new

courses in cooperation with partner uni-

versities abroad. The Federal Ministry of

Education and Research (BMBF) has made

a total of 12 million euros available for the

programme, which is running from 2010

until 2014.39 projects at 29

higher education in-

stitutions in Germa-

ny will be funded

via IPID with up to

100,000 euros per

year. The support-

ed institutions are

distributed all over

Germany, and proj-ects cover a broad

spectrum of sub-

jects, with themes

ranging from Renewable Energies at the

University of Oldenburg in cooperation with

partners from Canada to European PhD-

Network Literary and Cultural Studies at the

University of Giessen with partners from

Finland, Italy, Portugal and Sweden. Gradu-

ates interested in enrolling can apply di-

rectly to the supported institutions. A list ofIPID-funded courses can be found online at

www.daad.de/ipid.

Postdoc Phase Abroad the Start

of a Career in Research

World-class research depends on interna-

tional cooperation. For junior researchers

with a PhD under their belts, a successful

research stay abroad constitutes the best

possible start to a career in research. It al-lows them to gain access in terms both of

content and methods to a new and high-

ly topical field of research and helps them

establish themselves as members of the

scientific community. International experi-

ence is not only valuable for an academic

career, however. It is an indication of a per-

sons initiative, and the acquisition of lan-

guage skills and intercultural experience

I would recommend taking a

structured PhD course in

Germany to any foreigner.

Octavio Gonzlez Segovia,

Mexican doctoral student

on the IPID-funded PhD

programme Berlin GraduateSchool for Transnational

Studies at the FU Berlin.

German universities are

very interested in setting

up internationally visible,

structured PhD courses.

More than 180 university

representatives from all

over Germany took part

in a two-day conference

organised within the

framework of IPID 2011,entitled International

PhD courses in Germany

paths to future-orient-

ed doctoral education.


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The PhDGermany

Platform for

Doctoral Students

and Researchers

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is highly regarded even outside the world of

academic research.

The DAAD supports postdocs wishing to

spend a period of time abroad by providing

short-term and annual scholarships lasting

three to 24 months. Scholarship holders are

assisted throughout their stay abroad by the

DAAD and can apply for additional funding

to enable them to attend conferences or, in

the case of multi-year scholarships, to take

part in job interviews in Germany. If a candi-

date who has spent at least one year abroad

is not able to start a new job immediately

after returning to Germany, the DAAD can

finance a reintegration phase of up to six

months.

Pivotal Experience

Professor Schweikardt, you went toScotland as a postdoc on a DAAD

scholarship. What impact did this have

on your career?

The experience I was able to acquire dur-

ing my time at the University of Edinburgh

proved pivotal for me, pointing me in the

right direction. During this time I realised

that my career goal to work in research and

teaching could best be achieved at a univer-

sity or research institution in Germany.

How did the DAAD support you during

your time in Scotland?

First, by covering my costs of living, includ-

ing travel costs and a book allowance for my

twelve-month stay in Scotland. I also received

some valuable practical support from the

DAAD, however: I was given detailed infor-

mation about life in Scotland and useful tips

about how to find a flat, about shopping and

about health insurance. The DAAD even con-

tinued supporting me after the scholarship

had finished for example by proposing me

for membership of the Junge Akademie.

What did you learn during your

stay abroad?

During my time as a postdoc I established

contact with many academics and learned

about new directions in research and impor-

tant methods. Even long after the postdoc

scholarship had ended, I continued collabo-

rating with some of my colleagues from that

time and published the results of our joint

research.

Apart from the research work itself during

the postdoc year, I also found it important to

gain experience of the organisational struc-

ture and work culture of a university outside

Germany.

Professor Nicole

Schweikardt from Frank-

furt Universitys Com-

puter Science Institute

was a DAAD postdoc

scholarship holder in

2002.

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Gaining International

Experience Tips on

How to Plan a Postdoc

Stay Abroad

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Creating Networks

Help with Returning to Germany

GAIN, the German Academic International

Network, supports the career paths of Ger-

man academics in North America. A joint

initiative of the research funding organisa-

tions Alexander von Humboldt Foundation,

DAAD and the German Research Founda-

tion (DFG), GAIN helps academics maintaincontact with German research and academic

institutions and prepare their return to Ger-

man academia.

The motto of the GAIN team, which provides

advice and information, is Inform inter-

link succeed. At its highly popular annual

conferences and career fairs, there is direct

exchange with representatives of academia

and business in Germany. Workshops, webi-

nars, a monthly newsletter featuring vacan-

cies and job offers not to mention GermanTables, where German scientists meet in

over 30 university towns in North America

round off GAINs range of services.

Dr Simon Ebbinghaus

(left), Ruhr-Universitt

Bochum, Department of

Physical Chemistry II,returned to Germany

with the support of GAIN.

GAIN provides informa-

tion on career opportuni-

ties in Germany.

Excellent Supportfrom GAIN

A Report from Dr Simon Ebbinghaus:Once I had completed my PhD, I decided tospend a period of time in the USA working

as a postdoc on a new and exciting research

topic. In 2007, I set off for the University of Il-

linois at Urbana-Champaign with the Feodor

Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander

von Humboldt Foundation and a scholarship

from the National Science Foundations Cent-

er for the Physics of Living Cells. This was a

wonderful and intense time for me. Whileenjoying a DAAD-funded semester abroad

in Oxford I had already gained a great deal

of positive experience.

Ever since, I had been

keen to get to know

another country and

forge new contacts.

The Alexander von

Humboldt Foundation

made this possible forme and efficiently

prepared me for my

research stay.

Through GAIN I learned of the possibility to

receive support upon returning to Germany.

At the European Career Fair in Boston, I was

able to find out all about return programmes

and possible grants, and made some usefulinitial contacts. I received information about

all the different options available for return-

ing to Germany, and could thus plan my ap-

plication very specifically. The main reason

why I decided to go back was the outstand-

ing support offered by the state of North

Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).

I have been back in Germany since 2010

and work at Ruhr-Universitt Bochum the

university where I attained my first degree.I am in the process of establishing my own

working group here at the Department of

Physical Chemistry II under Professor Mar-

tina Havenith-Newen. This was made possi-

ble for me by the returnee programme of the

NRW Ministry of Innovation, Science and

Research. Funding totals up to 1.25 million

euros for five years.


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Impetus for German and

European Studies

20 interdisciplinary centres for German and

European studies around the world pro-

vide application-oriented knowledge aboutGermany today and the current state of re-

search in German and European studies.

Since the early 1990s, the DAAD has initi-

ated 20 interdisciplinary centres for German

and European studies at selected universi-

ties in the USA, Canada, the UK, France, the

Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Israel,

China and Japan. Their individual research

profiles vary, as indeed do their teaching

and event profiles, since they are geared tothe regional context and needs. What all the

centres have in common is that they con-

centrate all the research and teaching activi-

ties relating to Germany and Europe within

their respective regions, provide specific im-

petus for interdisciplinary, innovative and

in some cases bilateral research. They train

future generations of Germany and Europe

experts at masters and/or PhD level. In this

way they act at the point where the academ-ic and public domains intersect and provide

society, policy-makers and the media in their

respective countries with information about

the current state of research and with appli-

cation-oriented knowledge about Germany

today. Their interdisciplinary approach

which combines social and cultural sciences,

their joint view of Germany and, not least,the funding provided by the DAAD facili-

tates globally interlinked research at the cen-

tres: academics at all DAAD centres regularly

meet at international conferences where they

exchange ideas about overlapping topics rel-

evant to German and European studies.

The multilateral research dialogue also in-

volves experts and institutions from beyond

the circle of centres funded by the DAAD.

Furthermore, conference results have beenpublished since 2010, making them available

to the wider academic community.

Doctoral and graduate student work-

shops, summer schools and study trips pro-

vide junior academics at the DAAD centres

for German and European studies on three

continents with additional centralised plat-

forms for creating international research

networks.

International Germany

and Europe experts

discussing Borders

and Border Crossers

in Berlin in 2010.


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Social Sciences

By providing interdiscipli-

nary research and teaching

about transformation and

civil society, the Centrefor German and European

Studies (CGES) in St. Peters-

burg is contributing to inno-

vation in the Russian social

sciences. This cooperation

between Bielefeld University

and St. Petersburg State Uni-

versity has been supported

by the DAAD since 2003.

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International ResearchMarketing Research inGermany

Research in Germany Land of Ideas: this

is the slogan of the international research

marketing initiative of the German Federal

Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

It aims to present German innovation and

research in key international markets and to

recruit junior and top academics to research

projects in Germany.

The DAAD has been a partner in this initia-

tive since 2006, implementing communica-

tion strategies and projects to position Ger-

many internationally as an attractive place

for world class research.

In 2010, the Alexander von Humboldt

Foundation, the German Research Founda-

tion (DFG) and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

joined forces with the DAAD to promoteGerman research internationally. Within

this project, the DAADs international mar-

keting measures include various media ac-

tivities (website, newsletter, social media and

brochures) as well as international events.

The events are tailored to different audienc-

es from information seminars for young

academics, advertising career and funding

opportunities in Germany and participation

in international career fairs to press-tours for

international delegations of science journal-

ists to German research facilities.

Participation Opportunities

for German Higher Education and

Research Institutions

Through Research in Germany, the DAAD of-

fers German higher education and research

institutions a broad range of opportunities to

pursue professional research marketing un-

der the banner of a well-known brand e. g.

by taking part in international career fairs orpublishing research news in a globally pub-

lished newsletter.

Publications

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date:


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Career, Research and Technology Fairs

Attracting a large number of professionals,

regional or subject-specific career, research

and technology fairs abroad offer a useful

way to publicise a research institute and re-

cruit young academics. The DAAD organises

joint appearances for German higher educa-

tion institutions, graduate schools, clusters ofexcellence, research networks and research

institutes to allow them to meet and talk in

person to potential candidates. The follow-

ing events are regularly staged to this end:

European Career Fair at the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology (USA)

Naturejobs Career Expo (UK) PhD Workshop (China)

EuroScience Open Forum(held every two years at different

locations in Europe)

All dates and conditions for taking part are

announced approximately four to five months

before the event on the Research in Germa-

ny portal (in German only): www.research-

in-germany.de/beteiligung

Internet Portal and Newsletter

The English-language Internet portal www.

research-in-germany.de offers an overview

of the German research landscape, provides

information about funding and career oppor-

tunities, gives practical tips about arranging

a research stay in Germany, and supplies in-

formation about activities conducted within

the framework of the Research in Germany

marketing initiative.The portal allows higher education insti-

tutions and research institutions to present

their press releases and research news to a

worldwide audience. The registration tool en-

ables institutions to post their reports online

themselves at www.research-in-germany.de/

news. Selected articles are published in the

newsletter which appears online at www.

research-in-germany.de/newsletter and in

printed form. The print version is distribut-

ed to target groups around the world by the

German diplomatic representations, partnerorganisations and the 66 DAAD branch of-

fices and information centres.

The PhD Workshop China was a highly successful

event for us. We enjoyed numerous conversations with

interesting candidates including

more than ten concrete enquiries

from highly-qualified PhD

students. I will certainly attend the

next PhD Workshop China too.

Professor Thomas Dekorsy

teaches at the faculty of physics

at the University of Konstanz.

www.research-in-

germany.de is the

online gateway to

the German research

landscape.


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Programmes for

German Scientists

Programmes forScientists from Abroad

Programmes in Cooperation with Partners

from Science and Industry

Funding Programmesfor Junior Researchersand Postdocs


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> Programmes forGerman Scientists


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RISE worldwide

Target group: Bachelors degree students

enrolled at German universities in science

and engineering, medicine and pharmacy,

geoscience and related disciplines

Application requirements: At the time of

their stay abroad, applicants must still be

matriculated, and at the time of application

they should not have progressed further

than the fifth semester of a six-semester

course or the seventh semester of an eight-

semester course.

Programme description: The DAAD wishesto increase the mobility of German bachelors

degree students in science and engineering,

while at the same time strengthening coop-

eration between German and foreign higher

education institutions in these subject areas.

Thanks to its worldwide network, the

DAAD is able to arrange research internships

literally around the globe for which stu-

dents can apply directly. Placements are ar-

ranged and scholarships allocated throughthe DAAD, in consultation with the organi-

sations offering the internships.

This programme, funded by the Federal Min-

istry of Education and Research (BMBF), of-

fers an ideal path into an international re-

search context. RISE Worldwide participants

are closely involved in the research activities

of their host teams, acquire knowledge of

laboratory techniques, computer modelling

and engineering contexts, and familiarisethemselves with everyday working life in a

foreign country.

Objectives: To give outstanding bachelors

degree students in science and engineering

the chance to spend a period of time abroad.

The stay abroad should be optimally inte-

grated into the degree course at home and

provide useful additional training.

Support: RISE Worldwide provides full

scholarships, including health, accident and

personal liability insurance, travel costs and

attendance at a two-and-a-half-day post-

processing meeting.

Duration: Six to twelve weeks

Application: Applications are submitted

online; research internships are listed inthe RISE Worldwide database; the applica-

tion period is from early December to mid-

January.

More information / contact:

Email: [email protected]

www.daad.de/rise-programs


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p r o g r A m m e S f o r g e r m A n S c i e n t i S t S

Funding of Congress Participationand Scientific Talks Abroad

Target group: PhD students, scientists hold-

ing a PhD degree and emeritus professors at

German universities and research institutes

Application requirements: Academics and

PhD students who are involved in recognised

research work and are integrated into the

German academic system can apply for fund-ing through this programme, as can academ-

ics (doctoral level and higher) who are fund-

ed by German organisations for research

stays abroad. Other academics working out-

side Germany are not entitled to apply.

Programme description: The DAADs Con-

gress Participation and Scientific Talks Abroad

Programme financed by the Federal Foreign

Office, provides funding for foreign travel en-abling scientists and researchers to present

current research results at international con-

ferences or academic lectures.

Objectives: To give in particular young sci-

entists at German higher education institu-

tions the opportunity to raise their interna-

tional profile by engaging in professional

exchange, initiating new research collabora-

tions and becoming part of an internationalacademic network.

Support: Funding for congress attendance

comprises the applicable DAAD travel ex-

pense allowance plus a grant to cover con-

gress fees, accommodation and subsistence

costs. A grant corresponding to the applica-

ble DAAD travel expense allowance is pro-

vided for scientific talks abroad.

Duration: Funding is available to cover a

maximum of eight congress days.

Application: Applications for funding of

congress travel must be received by the

DAAD no later than four months before the

first day of the congress, while applications

for funding of scientific talks abroad must

be received no later than one month before

the start of travel.


www.daad.de/kongressreisen


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Annual Scholarships for Supple-mentary, Advanced and Post-graduate Studies and Research

Target group: Graduates and postdocs

Application requirements: The scholar-

ships, which are funded by the Federal Min-

istry of Education and Research (BMBF), are

allocated according to academic qualifica-

tions and personal aptitude. They are open

to German graduates and postdocs at state

and state-recognised higher education insti-

tutions.

Programme description: The annual schol-

arships can be allocated for further studies

abroad, that is to say for supplementary,

advanced and postgraduate studies and re-search stays (excluding dissertation projects)

at higher education institutions in Europe

and non-European countries. Furthermore,

this programme allows graduates from all

disciplines to apply for an accredited full-

time MBA course.

Objectives: To enable graduates and post-

docs to undertake further studies and re-

search stays abroad.

Support: The monthly stipend comprises a

basic grant plus a country- or region-specific

foreign allowance.

Duration: As a rule, one academic year. An

extension may be granted in justified excep-

tional cases for example if the scholarships

are to cover attendance of an 18- or 24-month

course of study.

Application: For most countries, candidates

are chosen by personal interview before a se-

lection committee.


www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/

stipendium

(excluding dissertation projects)


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Annual and Short-termScholarships forDoctoral Students


Target group: PhD students


application, applicants must present proof

of a German university degree or equivalent

qualification entitling them to undertake a

doctoral degree at a German university.

Programme description: The scholarships,

which are funded by the Federal Ministry of

Education and Research (BMBF), are intend-

ed for research projects abroad which form

a required part of a doctoral degree and last

up to one year. The programme targets PhD

students of all disciplines at universities and

non-university research institutions. The re-

search project can be carried out at a univer-

sity, a non-university research institute, anindustrial research laboratory or in the form

of fieldwork.

Objectives: To allow junior scientists and

scholars to acquire experience in an inter-

national research environment by spend-

ing time abroad during the doctoral degree

phase.

Support: Scholarship holders receive amonthly stipend adjusted to the host coun-

try, a monthly allowance to cover research

and congress costs, a travel cost allowance

and health, accident and personal liability

insurance. Any course fees which may be

incurred will be reimbursed up to the coun-

try-specific maximum levels defined by the

DAAD. Applicants must apply to be exempt-

ed from course fees or to pay reduced fees.

No course fees can be reimbursed in thecase of short-term scholarships, since these

scholarships are not intended for students

taking part in regular taught courses.

Duration: The scholarships are intended for

projects between one and twelve months in

duration. An extension is possible to cover

long fieldwork or archive phases abroad.

Application: Candidates are chosen by a

committee of university lecturers on thebasis of their submitted written applications

and/or a personal interview (Africa, Asia,

Australia, New Zealand, Latin America).


www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/

stipendium


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Postdoctoral Programme

Target group: Postdocs

Application requirements: This programme

is geared towards postdoctoral researchers

with above-average qualifications who have

completed their PhD with distinction before

embarking on the scholarship programme.

At the time of application, the PhD degree

should not date back more than four years.

Programme description: The DAAD offers

scholarships, funded by the Federal Ministryof Education and Research (BMBF), in all ac-

ademic disciplines for research stays abroad

leading to further qualifications.

Objectives: To allow scholarship holders

to spend a period of time abroad following

completion of their PhD in order to acquire

important further qualifications for a future

career in academia, business or the cultural

domain.

Support: Scholarship holders receive amonthly stipend, a monthly allowance to

cover research and congress costs, a travel

allowance and re-integration support (only

for 12 to 24 month scholarships).

Duration: Scholarships are allocated for a

period of between three and 24 months. If

the funding period exceeds twelve months,

the host institute will be expected to make

a substantial contribution to the costs ofthe scholarship in the second funding year.

Short-term scholarships lasting up to six

months cannot be extended.

Application: Applications for short-term

scholarships (three to six months) are possi-

ble at any time, but must be submitted to the

DAAD in full at least three months before

the start of the stay abroad. For scholarships

covering periods longer than six months,closing dates for application are 15 Novem-

ber, 15 March and 15 June of each year.


www.daad.de/postdoc


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Re-integration of GermanScientists from Abroad

Target group: German PhD students, post-

docs and experienced academics abroad

Application requirements: Applications

are welcome from German PhD students

in the final stages of their PhD at a foreign

university, postdocs and experienced aca-

demics abroad, but not from holders ofscholarships from German funding organi-

sations whose scholarship makes provision

for return funding, nor from academics who

are already back in Germany or have been

promised a job upon their return. Scholar-

ships are geared especially to particularly

highly-qualified candidates with good pros-

pects of pursuing a further academic career

in Germany.

Programme description: The programme,

which is funded by the Federal Ministry of

Education and Research (BMBF), supports

German academics in all disciplines who

wish to continue their academic career in

Germany following a mobility phase. Two

separate types of funding are offered:

1. Travel grants to attend job interviews or to

give lectures at universities and academicinstitutions in Germany.

2. Return scholarships lasting up to six months

aimed at helping German academics to

re-enter the German research landscape

following a mobility phase abroad lasting

at least twelve months. Research stays at

universities and non-university research

institutions are funded.

Objectives: To help German academicsabroad return to a professional career in Ger-

many.

Support: Travel expense allowances are avail-

able to cover the costs of travel to Germany

and back, as well as 60 euros per dayto cover

a stay of up to one week in Germany.

The return scholarships comprise a month-

ly stipend of 1,000 euros for PhD students and

1,365 to 1,518 euros for postdoctoral students

(depending on age), plus a travel expense al-lowance.

Duration: Return scholarships are allocated

for a maximum period of six months.

Application: Applications for return scholar-

ships must be submitted no later than three

months before the desired beginning of the

scholarship, while applications for travel cost

allowances must be submitted no later than14 days before travel begins.


www.daad.de/rueckgewinnung


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p r o g r A m m e S f o r S c i e n t i S t S f r o m A B r o A d

RISE Research Internships inScience and Engineering

Target group: North American and British

undergraduate students of science and engi-

neering


the research internship, students must have

finished at least the second year of their un-

dergraduate degree.

Programme description: The RISE pro-

gramme offers unique opportunities for un-

dergraduate students to work with research

groups at universities and top research insti-

tutions across Germany for a period of two

to three months during the summer. RISE in-

terns are matched with PhD students whom

they assist and who serve as their mentors.

Objectives: The programme, which is

funded by the Federal Foreign Office, aims

to bring Anglo-American students into con-

tact with research in Germany at an early

stage in their careers, to promote the in-

ternationalisation of doctoral research in

Germany and to strengthen network-build-

ing and therefore transatlantic research co-

operation.

Support: Students receive a monthly stipend

of 650 euros and an allowance of 150 euros

to cover the costs of travel within Germany.

The costs of health, accident and personal

liability insurance are covered, as is attend-

ance at a three-day meeting of scholarship

holders.

Duration: Eight to twelve weeks during the

summer


online; research internships are listed in

the RISE database; the application period is

from the beginning of December to the end

of January.


E-Mail: [email protected]/rise-programs

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Research Grants for DoctoralCandidates and Young Acade-mics and Scientists

Target group: Graduates or postdocs from

abroad

Application requirements: Excellently-

qualified university graduates who hold a

Diploma or masters degree at the time they

commence the grant-supported research

and, in exceptional cases, graduates holdinga bachelors degree or already holding a doc-

torate / PhD (postdocs).

Programme description: The scholarships

funded by the Federal Foreign Office allow

candidates to undertake research or further

training at a state or state recognised Ger-

man university or non-university research

institution. The primary goal is the fundingof the doctoral dissertation.

Objectives: Funding is provided for research

projects at a German university or non-

university research institution that lead to

a PhD in the candidates home country or

in Germany. Research and further training

projects not leading to a specific qualifica-

tion may also receive funding.

Support: The DAAD provides a monthly

stipend depending on the candidates edu-

cational level. As a rule, the stipend also in-

cludes provision for health insurance cover

in Germany and an appropriate travel cost

allowance. For stays lasting more than six

months, a study and research allowance and,

if applicable, an accommodation allowance

and family subsidies will be granted.

Duration: As a rule, funding is available

depending on the applicants project and

work plan for a period of one to ten months.

In the case of full PhD degrees in Germany,

funding lasts for three years and, in excep-

tional cases, for four years.

Application: Applications are submitted di-

rectly to the diplomatic and consular offices

of the Federal Republic of Germany in thecandidates home country or to the branch

offices and information centres of the DAAD.

Applications cannot be made directly to the

DAAD headquarters in Bonn.


www.funding-guide.de

www.daad.de/stipendien


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Research Stays for UniversityAcademics and Scientists

Target group: Foreign academics and scien-

tists working at higher education or research

institutes

Application requirements: University aca-

demics and scientists who apply for a DAAD

research stay funded by the Federal Foreign

Office should generally have completed aPhD. All applicants must be working at a

university or research institute in their home

country. Besides the applicants academic

achievements to date, the most important

criterion for selection is a convincing and

well-planned research project that has been

agreed with an academic cooperation part-

ner at the intended German host institute. A

written agreement concerning the academic

cooperation explicitly referring to the ap-plicants project must be included within

the application.

Programme description: This programme

gives international scientists the opportuni-

ty to undertake a research project at a state

or state recognised higher education or non-

university research institute in Germany.

DAAD support for a research stay can only

be awarded once in any three-year period.

Objectives: To enable international academ-

ics and university lecturers to undertake a

research stay at German higher education

and research institutes.

Support: A monthly stipend depending on

the candidates academic status. In addition,

a travel expense allowance is provided, un-

less travel costs are borne by the candidateshome country or some other party.

Duration: Research stays last for between

one and three months, depending on the ap-

plicants work plan.

Application: Applications are submitted di-

rectly to the diplomatic and consular offices

of the Federal Republic of Germany in the

candidates home country, to a DAAD branch

office or information centre. Applications

cannot be made directly to the DAAD head-

quarters in Bonn.





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Re-invitation Programme forFormer Scholarship Holders


Target group: Former DAAD research orstudy scholarship holders and former GDR

scholarship holders

Application requirements: Former DAAD

research or study scholarship holders with

a scholarship term in excess of six months

and former GDR scholarship holders who

have studied for at least one year in Ger-

many can apply for a re-invitation. At least

three years must have passed since their stayin Germany.

Programme description: Research and

work projects at a state or state-recognised

higher education or non-university research

institution are funded by the Federal Foreign

Office. Former scholarship holders working

outside the academic sector can also apply

for a work stay at another institution in the

fields of business, industry, administration,culture or the media.

Objectives: To enable former research and

study scholarship holders to stay in contact

with Germany.

Support: A monthly stipend depending on

the candidates academic status. In addition,

a travel expense allowance is provided, un-

less these costs are borne by the candidateshome country or some other party.

Duration: Research and work stays last for

between one and three months, depending

on the applicants work plan.


directly to the diplomatic and consular of-

fices of the Federal Republic of Germany in

the candidates home country or to a DAADbranch office or information centre. Applica-

tions cannot be made directly to the DAAD

headquarters in Bonn.





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> Programmes in Cooperationwith Partners from Scienceand Industry


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Leibniz-DAAD ResearchFellowship Programme

Target group: Postdocs in all fields of re-

search worldwide

Application requirements: Applicants must

have a doctorate / PhD and submit their own

research project. The PhD must not have

been completed more than two years prior

to application.

Programme description: The Leibniz As-

sociation and the DAAD offer particularly

highly-qualified postdocs from all over the

world the opportunity to conduct their own

research project at one of the 86 Leibniz In-

stitutes in Germany. The spectrum of subject

fields ranges from the humanities and edu-

cation research to economics, social sciences

and mathematics to the life sciences, engi-neering and environmental studies.

Objectives: To promote research by post-

docs from all over the world and in all sub-

ject fields with a view to further internation-

alising the Leibniz Institutes.

Support: The scholarship pays a monthly

stipend of 1,840 euros. In addition, the schol-

arship covers the costs of a two-month Ger-man course and provides a grant towards

health insurance.

Duration: Twelve months

Application: Application dates and proce-

dures can be found in the scholarship adver-

tisements.

More information / contact:www.daad.de/leibniz

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p r o g r A m m e S i n c o o p e r A t i o n W i t H p A r t n e r S f r o m S c i e n c e A n d i n d u S t r Y

DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships

Target group: PhD students, postdocs and

senior scientists in the fields of space, aero-

nautics, transportation and energy world-

wide

Application requirements: Applicants must

be in possession of a Masters degree (PhD

students) or a doctorate / PhD (postdocs) andprovide detailed reasons for their application

for the desired scholarship.

Programme description: This programme,

which has been jointly developed and fund-

ed by the DLR and the DAAD, offers PhD

students, postdocs and senior scientists from

all over the world the opportunity to under-

take a research or further training project at

a DLR Institute.

Objectives: To promote research by PhD

students, postdocs and senior scientists from

all over the world with a view to further in-

ternationalising the DLR institutes.

Support: PhD students receive a monthly

stipend of 1,467 euros. In addition, the costs

of travelling to and from the research place-

ment (in the form of a lump-sum payment)and health insurance are covered. It is also

possible to receive family-related subsidies.

Postdoctoral fellows and senior scientists

are supported with a monthly stipend of

1,840 euros and 2,240 euros respectively.

Duration:

PhD student scholarship: Up to 36 months

Postdoctoral scholarship: At least six,

at most 24 monthsScholarship for senior scientists: One to

three months

Application: Current offers are available at

any time.


www.daad.de/dlr


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p r o g r A m m e S i n c o o p e r A t i o n W i t H p A r t n e r S f r o m S c i e n c e A n d i n d u S t r Y

DAAD / Roche DiagnosticsPostdoctoral Programme

Target group: Scientists from the Europe-

an Union, the USA and Canada. Applicants

from these countries can also apply if they

have completed their doctoral thesis in Ger-

many and wish to begin the scholarship pro-

gramme immediately after receiving theirPhD.

Application requirements: Only candidates

with above-average academic qualifications

can be considered for a scholarship. In as-

sessing applications, particular importance is

attached to the applicants academic achieve-

ments to date. Suitable applicants should

have knowledge of at least one of the follow-

ing specialist fields: chemistry, biochemistry,molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformat-

ics, biotechnology, protein engineering, im-

munology, oncology or in-vivo imaging.

Programme description: The DAAD and

Roche Diagnostics GmbH offer scholarships

to allow particularly highly-qualified interna-

tional postdoctoral scientists to spend a peri-

od of time conducting research at one of Eu-

ropes leading biotechnology centres Penz-

berg near Munich with a view to attain-

ing further qualifications. The experimentalresearch and development activities in the

field of diagnostics are accompanied by aca-

demic support provided by German univer-

sity lecturers.

Objectives: Scholarships are geared to

young scientists for whom learning about

industrial research approaches and ideas

represents an additional qualification for

their future scientific career.

Support: The programme provides a month-

ly stipend of 2,250 euros plus family subsi-

dies for married scholarship holders. The

costs of travel to the research centre and back

are covered depending on the candidates

country of origin as are the costs of com-

bined health, personal liability and accident

insurance and a preparatory or concomitant

language course in Germany.

Duration: Twelve months. An extension up

to a maximum duration of 24 months is pos-

sible.

Application: Applications are possible at

any time and can be submitted to a DAAD

branch office or to Section 521 of the DAAD

headquarters in Bonn.


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