The University of Bonn invites applications for the Argelander Scholarships for Doctoral Candidates from Developing Countries in Germany for the 2022/23 academic year.
The aim of this scholarship is to provide funding for doctoral candidates from countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. This is in order to promote scientific exchange with partners, particularly in regions that have been relatively marginalized in terms of scientific production and to promote international cooperation in the priority regions indicated in the partnership strategy.
This funding line is intended to intensify collaborations between scientists in Bonn and their partners in the above- mentioned regions. It is also to expand such collaborations with respect to the promotion of early-career researchers.
Worth of Award
The funding can cover the following:
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- travel allowance (depending on the country of origin)
- scholarship of € 1,500 per month (additional funds for accompanying family members: up to € 300 for a spouse and € 250 per child)
- research expense allowance of up to € 300 per month that can be submitted to the International Office after the scholarship has been awarded.
Eligibility
- Preference is given to international doctoral candidates pursuing a doctoral degree at a university or a research institute in Africa, Latin America or Asia.
- Doctoral candidates who are already pursuing their Ph.D. at the University of Bonn are not eligible for funding.
- Recipients of funding should finish their doctorates at their home university.
- Project proposals are evaluated in two categories:
- Academic Quality and Mutual Benefit: quality of the research project to be worked on during the stay in Bonn; relevance of the research topic to developments in the region of origin; scholars’s contribution to academic life in Bonn (e.g. via public lectures, seminars or colloquiums); scholars’s integration into the host institute (place of work, integration into existing teaching and research activities) and into an effective supervision concept
- Strategic Relevance and Potential for Future Cooperation: Intensity of the existing cooperation; plans for long-term research relationships between the scholar and the host institute in Bonn; connection to Bonn’s research profile ; how the research will be shared with broader academic communities
In the case of a tie between two proposals, preference will be given to the project with a higher score in the category ‘academic quality and mutual benefit’.
How to Apply
The application includes an online form and a project description (PDF of max. 8 pages), consisting of:
- An outline of the research project to be worked on during the person’s stay in Bonn;
please write your proposal for a multidisciplinary audience. - Reasons for the host to invite the doctoral candidate.
- An outline of how the doctoral candidate will be integrated at the host institute (place of work, participation in the institute’s teaching and research activities), and an outline of how the project will be supervised in Bonn.
- CV and motivational letter of the doctoral candidate (PDF).
- A financing plan.
Deadline: The application deadline for the Argelander Scholarships Doctoral Candidates is May 01, 2022.