The
German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) is offering 60 doctoral
scholarships to young scientists from all disciplines for carrying out
research in the field of environmental protection. Scholarships are
awarded for three years. Each scholarship is initially awarded for a
period of up to one year. After reviewing the progress of work is usually
an extension of one year each. In addition to above-average
university degree is expected from the chosen thesis topic that is of high
relevance and can contribute to solving problems in environmental protection
and nature conservation. The application deadline is 15th June, 2014.
Study Subject
(s): Scholarships
are awarded in the field of environmental protection.
Course Level: Scholarships are offered to doctoral students
for research programme at German universities.
Scholarship Provider: The German Federal Environmental Foundation
(DBU)
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: Scholarships are awarded to
applicants who
-Has not yet begun that your thesis.
-Good German knowledge of foreign applicants are expected to be integrated into
the DBU scholarship network is possible.
-In addition to above-average university degree is expected from the chosen
thesis topic that is of high relevance and can contribute to solving problems
in environmental protection and nature conservation.
Scholarship Open
for International Students: International
and German researchers are eligible to apply for these doctoral
scholarships.
Scholarship
Description: In
addition to project funding maintains the German Federal Environmental
Foundation, a Fellowship Programme for young scientists. Highly qualified
young scientists who research topics with clear loading Edit train on
current environmental and conservation issues and their work contribute to
the solution of these problems are under-doctoral fellowships supported. Environmental
problems are characterized by their high complexity, so that their solution, an
interdisciplinary cooperation of various Wissenschaftsbe-requires rich.
Therefore, the scholarship program is aimed specifically DBU to qualified
applicants from all disciplines / fields of study and supports the special
interdisciplinary research topics.
Number of
award(s): The
DBU awards 60 doctoral scholarships per year.
Duration of
award(s): These
doctoral scholarships are awarded for three years. Each scholarship is
initially awarded for a period of up to one year. After reviewing the
progress of work is usually an extension of one year each.
What does it
cover? The
amount of the scholarship is from June 2009 monthly 940, – €.In addition
to Scholarship, a monthly allowance of 210, – € for material and travel
costs (Reimbursement of expenses allowance) paid. Any additional material
resources can be granted only in exceptional cases and on a small scale.
If this ge-wishes will have the scholarship application, a detailed and complete Cost
plan are attached. Fellows with children receive a child allowance. Is the
children’s allowance 200, – € for the first child and an additional 150, –
€ for the second and each additional child. Fellows with child / children
may, on request in special cases (e.g. birth and settling into the family
of the child) disease a family break-einletions in which the DBU scholarship
rests. This family leave is limited to maximum 12 months limited per
child.
Notification: The committee meets four
times a year and makes its decisions with Voice majority. The meeting of
the selection committee twice a year a group of most promising candidates
/ inside for a personal interview Loading. This conversation is conducted
in German and held annually End April, May (Application Deadline: January 15)
and the end of September, October (Application Deadline: June 15) instead. The
decision on the application shall be notified in writing, however
unfounded. A legal claim on the total currency of a scholarship does not
exist.
How to
Apply: The
mode of applying is online.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The
application deadline is 15th June, 2014.