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The DAAD and theInternationalisation
of Research
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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53175 Bonn (Germany)
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Melanie Hildebrandt, Gritta Klhn,
Anke Sobieraj, Tobias Wolf
Division 52 Internationalisation of Research
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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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New York
Rio de Janeiro
CaracasSan Jos
Santiago de Chile
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Toronto
Bogot
San Francisco
Buenos Aires
So Paulo
North America: 17
Latin America: 33
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About DAAD
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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:
Interconnecting
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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.
S u p p o r t f o r Y o u n g A c A d e m i c S
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Gaining International
Experience Tips on
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Stay Abroad
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view of the world. The
experience gained
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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.
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in Berlin in 2010.
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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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European Studies, University of Wrocaw
Centre for German and European Studies,
St. Petersburg State University
Center for German and European Studies,Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
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Center for German and European Studies
in Komaba, University of Tokyo
German Studies Center, Peking
University
Center for German Studies, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem
Haifa Center for German and European
Studies, University of Haifa
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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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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.
More information / contact:
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.
More information / contact:
www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/
stipendium
(excluding dissertation projects)
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Annual and Short-termScholarships forDoctoral Students
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
Target group: PhD students
Application requirements: At the time of
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).
More information / contact:
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.
More information / contact:
www.daad.de/postdoc
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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
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.
More information / contact:
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
Application requirements: At the time of
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
Application: Applications are submitted
online; research internships are listed in
the RISE database; the application period is
from the beginning of December to the end
of January.
More information / contact:
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.
More information / contact:
www.funding-guide.de
www.daad.de/stipendien
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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
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.
More information / contact:
www.funding-guide.de
www.daad.de/stipendien
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Re-invitation Programme forFormer Scholarship Holders
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
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.
Application: Applications are submitted
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.
More information / contact:
www.funding-guide.de
www.daad.de/stipendien
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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.
More information / contact:
www.daad.de/dlr
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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.
More information / contact:
www.daad.de/roche
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