Dörthe Hagenguth DAAD Funding Opportunities for Young Researchers Daniel Zimmermann DAAD Hauptstadtbüro TU Berlin, 9. Juli 2014 1 Who Are We? German national agency for international academic cooperation and exchange Independent association of universities Providing scholarships, information, counseling 420/$546 million annual budget, > 73,000 scholarships awarded annually Regional Offices in 14 countries, Information Centres in 51 cities 2 1
Goals and tasks of the DAAD Three strategic areas of activity Grant scholarships to the best so that the professionals and leaders of tomorrow can gain qualifications at the best locations, prepare for positions of responsibility and cultivate contacts throughout the world. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BEST STRUCTURES FOR INTERNATIONALISATION EXPERTISE FOR ACADEMIC COLLABORATION Create structures that promote internationalisation so that higher education institutions can improve the quality of research and instruction and address the challenges of the future with strong partners. so that more people can cross borders and achieve success in study and research. so that German remains an important language of culture and scholarship. so that higher education institutions may contribute to developmentand build bridges to surmount conflicts. Offer expertise for academic collaboration so that academic and political leaders are able to make well-informed policy decisions. 3 Scholarships for Germans to study abroad (980,000 since 1950) Matthias Brucker 4 2
Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants Undergraduates Graduates, Postdocs and academic staff (with at least a Bachelor s degree) Study scholarships Study scholarships Research (doctorate) grants One-year scholar -ships Onesemester scholarships Masters/ postgraduate course (1-2 years) Research grant for doctorate in Germany (up to 3 years) Research grant for doctorate at home (1-12 months) Research or vocational course without a certificate (1-10 months) Foreigners: Germans: www.funding-guide.de 5 Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants 6 3
Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants 7 One-year and short-term stays for Germans: Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Research Stays Open to all subjects and all countries worldwide Research stays abroad up to one year (Postdocs: up to 2 years) Short-term scholarships (PhD: 1-6 months, Postdocs: 3-6), e.g. for - Research in libraries and archives - Realisation of experiments, lab research - Field investigation Who can apply? Germans and foreigners with right of permanent residence (easier for EU citizens) Legal regulations: see BAföG 8 (BAföG-Hotline: 0800 22 363 41, it s free!) - www.bafoeg-rechner.de/faq/bafoeg-fuer-auslaenderinnen.php - www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium Germans: 4
One-year and short-term stays for Germans: Doctoral Students and Postdocs Requirements for German applicants: Excellent qualifications and recomendations (Postdocs: Ph.D. magna cum laude, quality and quantity of publications) Convincing and well-planned research project, coordinated and agreed with academic supervisor at host institution Letter of admission / confirmation of academic supervision Skills of language of the host country Not longer than 1 year in host country at the time of application Application only at DAAD Head Office in Bonn (Online at www.daad.de) Scholarship Benefits: German doctoral students and Postdocs PhD scholars: 1,000 to 1,675 per month (depending on country) + travel allowence Postdocs: Base amount (up to 30 years = 1,365; from 31 years = 1,416) + additional buying rate differential depending on country, e.g.: France (Paris)* 955 (single) 1,342 (married) plus 209 per child (USA) plus 102 for material costs USA (Boston)* 1,147 (single) 1,606 (married) Japan* 1,838 (single) 2,565 (married) plus travel allowence upon request: childcare bonus Great Britain* 779 (single) 1,070 (married) * figures for 2014 5
Bewerbungsfristen für deutsche Doktoranden und Postdocs a) Doktoranden: Fristen für West-Europa und Nordamerika (Jahres-/Kurzstip): 1. März 1. Juni 1. September 1. November Stipendienantritt frühestens 4 Monate später b) Postdoc-Programm (1-2 Jahre): Fristen für alle Länder und Doktoranden: Fristen für Mittel-/Osteuropa und GUS: Bewerbungsfrist Auswahlentscheid Frühester Beginn 15. November im Februar 1. April 15. Juni im Oktober 1. Dezember (15. März: P.R.I.M.E. im Juni 1. August) c) Doktoranden: Fristen für andere Länder: 1. April im Juni 1. August 1. Oktober im Dezember 1. Februar d) Bewerbungen für Kurzzeitstipendien (1-6 Monate) jederzeit! (mindestens 3-4 Monate vor Stipendienantritt) Bewerbungen: Online auf DAAD Homepage www.daad.de Results: Our alumni Wolfgang Ketterle Nobel Prize in Physics Wangari Matthai Nobel Peace Prize Mario Molina Nobel Prize in Chemistry Vassilios Skouris President of the European Court of Justice Birgitta Wolff ex Minister of Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt Imre Kertész Nobel Prize in Literature Auma Rita Obama Coordinator for the aid organisation CARE in East Africa 6
Institutional funding for German universities Mobility measures to promote international research cooperation RISE Research Internships in Science and Engineering Internships for undergraduates (USA & CDN, GB) to work with research groups at German Universities. Interns are matched with PhD students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors (8-12 weeks in summer) Project-based Exchange Programme (PPP) Initial funding for staff mobility to intensify cooperation between international and German research groups (co-funded with foreign partner institutions) DAAD-funding up to 15,000 over two years Staff mobility (short and long term visiting professors) - 1 to 6 months ("Kurzzeitdozentur"), co-financed by host university - 1 to 5 years ("Langzeitdozentur"), position at host university - DAAD covers travel costs and provides daily/monthly allowances Thank you for your attention. Michael Jordan Daniel Zimmermann zimmermann.berlin@daad.de www.daad.de 14 7