Applications are invited for up to five Georg
Forster Research Awards available for the citizens of a developing or
transition country (excluding People’s Republic of China and India). The
applicants must have had their main residence and place of work in one of these
countries for at least five years at the time of their nomination. Women
researchers are encouraged to apply. The project duration of about six to
twelve months may be divided into segments. The award amount totals EUR
60,000. The application deadline is 15 May 2014.
Forster Research Awards available for the citizens of a developing or
transition country (excluding People’s Republic of China and India). The
applicants must have had their main residence and place of work in one of these
countries for at least five years at the time of their nomination. Women
researchers are encouraged to apply. The project duration of about six to
twelve months may be divided into segments. The award amount totals EUR
60,000. The application deadline is 15 May 2014.
Study Subject(s): Awards are
provided to conduct a research project of their own choosing in Germany in
close collaboration with a specialist colleague.
Course Level: Awards are available for conducting a research project in
Germany.
Scholarship Provider: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
provided to conduct a research project of their own choosing in Germany in
close collaboration with a specialist colleague.
Course Level: Awards are available for conducting a research project in
Germany.
Scholarship Provider: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: -Nominees
must be nationals of a developing or transition country (excluding People’s
Republic of China and India; cf. detailed list of countries).
-Furthermore, at the time of nomination, they must have had their main
residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years.
-The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination
of qualified female researchers.
must be nationals of a developing or transition country (excluding People’s
Republic of China and India; cf. detailed list of countries).
-Furthermore, at the time of nomination, they must have had their main
residence and place of work in one of these countries for at least five years.
-The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination
of qualified female researchers.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following
Countries: Citizens of a developing or transition
country (excluding People’s Republic of China and India) Afghanistan,
Ecuador, Macedonia, Samoa Albania, Egypt, Madagascar, Sao Tomé, Príncipe
Algeria, El Salvador, Malawi, Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Malaysia,
Serbia, Antigua and Barbuda, Eritrea, Maldives, Seychelles, Argentina,
Ethiopia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Armenia, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands,
Azerbaijan, Fiji, Mauritania, Somalia, Mauritius, South Africa, Mexico, South
Sudan, Bangladesh, Gabon, Micronesia, Fed. States, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Gambia,
Moldova, Rep. St. Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Georgia, Montenegro, St. Lucia,
Benin, Ghana, Morocco, St. Vincent, Bhutan, Grenada Mongolia, the Grenadines,
Bolivia, Guatemala, Mozambique, Sudan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Guinea, Myanmar,
Suriname, Botswana, Guinea-Bissau, Swaziland, Brazil, Guyana, Syria, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Namibia, Tajikistan, Haiti, Nauru, Tanzania, Honduras, Nepal,
Thailand, Nicaragua, Timor-Leste Cambodia, Indonesia, Niger, Togo, Cameroon,
Iran, Nigeria, Tonga, Cape Verde, Iraq Niue Tunisia, Central African Republic,
Turkey, Chad, Jamaica, Turkmenistan, Chile, Jordan, Tuvalu, Colombia, Pakistan,
Comoros, Kazakhstan, Palestinian territories, Congo, Dem. Rep. of Kenya, Palau,
Uganda, Congo, Rep. of the Kiribati, Panama, Ukraine, Cook Islands, Korea, Dem.
PR of Papua New Guinea, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Kosovo, Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Cote
d’Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Cuba, Philippines, Vanuatu, Laos, Venezuela,
Lesotho, Rwanda, Vietnam, Dominica, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Liberia,
Djibouti, Libya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe can apply for this Georg Forster
Research Award.
Countries: Citizens of a developing or transition
country (excluding People’s Republic of China and India) Afghanistan,
Ecuador, Macedonia, Samoa Albania, Egypt, Madagascar, Sao Tomé, Príncipe
Algeria, El Salvador, Malawi, Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Malaysia,
Serbia, Antigua and Barbuda, Eritrea, Maldives, Seychelles, Argentina,
Ethiopia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Armenia, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands,
Azerbaijan, Fiji, Mauritania, Somalia, Mauritius, South Africa, Mexico, South
Sudan, Bangladesh, Gabon, Micronesia, Fed. States, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Gambia,
Moldova, Rep. St. Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Georgia, Montenegro, St. Lucia,
Benin, Ghana, Morocco, St. Vincent, Bhutan, Grenada Mongolia, the Grenadines,
Bolivia, Guatemala, Mozambique, Sudan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Guinea, Myanmar,
Suriname, Botswana, Guinea-Bissau, Swaziland, Brazil, Guyana, Syria, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Namibia, Tajikistan, Haiti, Nauru, Tanzania, Honduras, Nepal,
Thailand, Nicaragua, Timor-Leste Cambodia, Indonesia, Niger, Togo, Cameroon,
Iran, Nigeria, Tonga, Cape Verde, Iraq Niue Tunisia, Central African Republic,
Turkey, Chad, Jamaica, Turkmenistan, Chile, Jordan, Tuvalu, Colombia, Pakistan,
Comoros, Kazakhstan, Palestinian territories, Congo, Dem. Rep. of Kenya, Palau,
Uganda, Congo, Rep. of the Kiribati, Panama, Ukraine, Cook Islands, Korea, Dem.
PR of Papua New Guinea, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Kosovo, Paraguay, Uzbekistan, Cote
d’Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Cuba, Philippines, Vanuatu, Laos, Venezuela,
Lesotho, Rwanda, Vietnam, Dominica, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Liberia,
Djibouti, Libya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe can apply for this Georg Forster
Research Award.
Scholarship Description: The Georg Forster Research Award is granted in recognition of a
researcher’s entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines whose
fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant
impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue
developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing
transition and developing countries.
researcher’s entire achievements to date to academics of all disciplines whose
fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant
impact on their own discipline and beyond and who are expected to continue
developing research-based solutions to the specific challenges facing
transition and developing countries.
Number of award(s): In 2014, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is granting up to
four Georg Forster Research Awards.
four Georg Forster Research Awards.
Duration of award(s): The project duration of about six to twelve months may be divided into
segments.
segments.
What does it cover? The award amount totals EUR 60,000. In Germany, research awards are
generally exempt from income tax under German tax law. In addition,
further expenditures (such as travel or language courses) are covered in the
context of the invitation to stay in Germany for research purposes. To
support the collaboration, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation may grant
additional funding of up to EUR 25,000, particularly for participating in
scientific conferences, additional material resources, e.g., specialist
literature and scientific equipment for the nominee’s own institute, as well as
for involving junior researchers.
generally exempt from income tax under German tax law. In addition,
further expenditures (such as travel or language courses) are covered in the
context of the invitation to stay in Germany for research purposes. To
support the collaboration, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation may grant
additional funding of up to EUR 25,000, particularly for participating in
scientific conferences, additional material resources, e.g., specialist
literature and scientific equipment for the nominee’s own institute, as well as
for involving junior researchers.
Selection Criteria: The Selection Committee makes its decision solely on the basis of the
nominees’ academic qualifications and the relevance of their research to the
development of their own countries.
nominees’ academic qualifications and the relevance of their research to the
development of their own countries.
Notification: The
selection meeting is scheduled for autumn. Nominees will be notified about
the Selection Committee’s decision immediately after the meeting.
selection meeting is scheduled for autumn. Nominees will be notified about
the Selection Committee’s decision immediately after the meeting.
How to Apply: Applicants
should apply by post. To make a nomination, please use only the current
nomination documents, which can be downloaded from the Humboldt Foundation’s
website. Please visit the Guidelines for completing the nomination on the
Humboldt Foundation’s website for further information on the selection
procedure.
should apply by post. To make a nomination, please use only the current
nomination documents, which can be downloaded from the Humboldt Foundation’s
website. Please visit the Guidelines for completing the nomination on the
Humboldt Foundation’s website for further information on the selection
procedure.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15 May 2014.
