The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) is offering fellowships to highly qualified
scientists of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior
scientists. Depending on the Fellowship project, Regular Fellowships and Junior
Fellowships can be awarded for a minimum of three months and a maximum of ten
months.

The
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HWK
Fellowships for International Students in Germany

issenschaftskolleg (HWK) in Delmenhorst is an Institu
te for Advanced
Study. HWK was founded in 1995 as a non-profit foundation under civil law in
Lower Saxony and Bremen, as well as in the city of Delmenhorst.

Course
Level:
Fellowships are available for pursuing research programme.

Study
Subject:
HWK offers outstanding scientists the opportunity to focus on research without
the distraction of everyday routines in academia, to interact with colleagues
from other disciplines and to benefit from the large variety of scientific traditions
represented at the Institute.

Scholarship
Award:
Due to the great diversity in Fellows’ situations, financial conditions
for Fellowships are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. The following
principles apply:

An
appointment for a Fellowship does not constitute a work contract and is
not subject to legal provisions concerning the German social security
system.
Regular
and Junior Fellows are provided with a fully furnished apartment on the
HWK campus. No rent is charged for the apartments.
Regular
and Junior Fellows are eligible for a lump sum towards travel costs; even
in case of split Fellowships, this lump sum is paid only once.
If a
Fellow is employed by a university, a research organization, or as a
researcher by a company, he/she must seek for financial support (paid
leave or sabbatical) from the employer first, considering the great
benefit of the Fellowship for the employer, resulting from both the
Fellow’s research and the creation of new networks.
If appropriate,
the HWK can provide the Fellow with a compensation to help maintain the
Fellow’s standard of living. This compensation takes into account
documented losses in earnings due to the Fellowship and the Fellow’s
position as far as the budget of the institute allows for.
Should
an employer agree to continue paying the Fellow’s full salary during the
Fellowship, the HWK can contribute to the costs of a substitute; a
separate agreement between the employer and the HWK would be necessary in
this case.
For Junior
Fellows, both personal stipends and compensation payments to employers are
limited to a maximum of 2,000 EUR per month.

Scholarship
can be taken in Germany

Eligibility: Calls are open for highly
qualified scientists of all career levels, from postdoctoral to senior
researchers. Fellows are selected, based on the quality of their proposed
research project, their scientific qualification, the project’s fit with the
scientific activities of the HWK, the willingness to contribute to and to
profit from a highly interdisciplinary scientific community, and the
availability of resources. Collaborations with colleagues at the regional
universities and research institutes are appreciated but not a necessary
condition for a Fellowship. Scientists based at institutions in the
northwestern region of Germany cannot apply for Regular or Junior Fellowships.
They are encouraged, however, to motivate national or international colleagues
to apply for Fellowships

Nationality: German and international
applicants are eligible to apply.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement:

The
Regular Fellowship is available for scientists whose Ph.D. (or comparable
degree) has been awarded more than five years ago and who have already
gained substantial professional experience in science and research.
The
Junior Fellowship is available for junior scientists whose Ph.D. has been
awarded less than five years ago and who have gained first professional
experience in science and research. Both, continuation of previous
research activities as well as starting a new strand of research by using
the scientific expertise within the northwestern region are welcome,
preferably by crossing scientific frontiers

How to
Apply:
The following items should be submitted as part of an application for a Regular
or Junior Fellowship, respectively:

The
completed application form,
A
formal cover letter to the Rector of the HWK,
An
abstract of the Fellowship project for a non-peer audience (max. 1500
characters incl. blanks)
An
abstract of the Fellowship project for peers (max. 1500 characters incl.
blanks)
A
project proposal describing the planned research project containing a
detailed work schedule (not more than ten pages including references),
A
curriculum vitae,
A list
of publications,
One
(recently) published article or paper or book chapter by the applicant;
If
applicable, letters of support/confirmation of access to necessary
research infrastructure from cooperating colleagues in the Northwest,
Applications
for Junior Fellowships only: an abstract of the doctoral dissertation
(“Ph.D. thesis”, maximum 1500 characters incl. blanks), and (all
applications!)
Two
letters of reference from experts in the field, to be sent to the HWK
directly.