Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Humboldt Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers

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1. Prepare the required materials shown in this listing: Supporting documents (as listed in requirements).
2. Plan submission around the listed deadline: Applications are possible at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every March, July and November. Application requirements Application Requirements doctorate or comparable academic degree (PhD, CSc or equivalent) obtained no more than 4 years before the date of application. Candidates who have almost completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply, provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation, however, at the earliest, 6 months prior to the completion of their dissertation. academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and a detailed expert's statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany expert reviews from the doctoral supervisor and another academic qualified to give well-founded comments on the applicant's qualification, preferably including reviewers not working at the applicant's own institute necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submitting the application. Candidates who hold German citizenship are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located abroad on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Potential applicants who have completed their school education and one university degree or one university degree and their doctorate in Germany are subject to the regulations governing German citizens. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53713 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . 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If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000110 Print as PDF.
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• Work backward from Applications are possible at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every March, July and November. Application requirements Application Requirements doctorate or comparable academic degree (PhD, CSc or equivalent) obtained no more than 4 years before the date of application. Candidates who have almost completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply, provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation, however, at the earliest, 6 months prior to the completion of their dissertation. academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and a detailed expert's statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany expert reviews from the doctoral supervisor and another academic qualified to give well-founded comments on the applicant's qualification, preferably including reviewers not working at the applicant's own institute necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submitting the application. Candidates who hold German citizenship are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located abroad on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Potential applicants who have completed their school education and one university degree or one university degree and their doctorate in Germany are subject to the regulations governing German citizens. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53713 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information. Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermudas Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guayana Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (CN) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, the Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (CN) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tahiti Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand The Dutch Antilles Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000110 Print as PDF so materials are ready before the cutoff.
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