Each year, The Food
Security Center (FSC) offers Sandwich scholarships to PhD students
from developing countries for conducting PhD thesis related research
studies at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. In addition, the
successful candidates can select from the regular course catalogs of the
international MSc and PhD study programs offered by the University of
Hohenheim. Up to three scholarships will be awarded for a period of six
months in 2014. The scholarship program will start anytime from October 2013.
Study
Subject (s): Applicants
will pursue research on food security related issues. In
addition, the successful candidates can select from the regular course
catalogues of the international MSc and PhD study programs offered by the
University of Hohenheim (also including the courses offered in the PhD program
“Global Food Security”).
Course Level: Scholarships are available for PhD students to pursue
research at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.
Scholarship Provider: The Food Security Center (FSC), German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: The applicant must provide
proof of:
–outstanding study performance in agricultural,
nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related
disciplines with specification on food security related issues with a minimum
MSc grade of 2.5;
–working on doctoral studies at
her/his home institute by the time of application and by the time the
scholarship program commences;
–latest academic degree completed no
more than 6 years prior to start of the scholarship
–track record of knowledge in the
proposed field of study;
–plan to return to his/her home
country / country of residence and institutes;
–excellent proficiency in oral and
written English.
Furthermore, the applicant must:
–be able to conduct innovative
research;
–have excellent interpersonal skills
and team spirit;
–be able and willing to work well in
an interdisciplinary, multicultural environment with individuals from different
scientific, societal and cultural backgrounds and with organizations from the
public, private and civil society sector;
–be available for the entire period
of the research stay of 6 months in 2014;
-Be a national of a developing country according to the OECD DAC list.
Scholarship Open
for International Students: Students
of developing countries according to OECD DAC
list (Afghanistan, Kenya, Armenia, Albania, Angola, Korea, Dem. Rep,
Belize, Algeria, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Rep., Bolivia, Anguilla, Benin, South
Sudan, Cameroon, Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Tajikistan, Cape Verde Argentina,
Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Congo, Rep., Azerbaijan, Burundi, Côte D’Ivoire,
Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Rep., El
Salvador, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Brazil, Comoros Georgia, Chile, Congo, Dem.
Rep., Ghana, China, Djibouti, Guatemala, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana,
Cook Islands, Eritrea, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, India, Cuba, Gambia,
Indonesia, Dominica Guinea, Iraq, Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo,
Ecuador, Haiti, Marshall Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Kiribati, Micronesia, Federated States, Gabon, Laos, Moldova, Grenada, Lesotho,
Mongolia, Iran, Liberia, Morocco, Jamaica, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Jordan,
Malawi Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Mali, Pakistan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Papua New
Guinea, Libya, Mozambique, Paraguay, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Maldives,
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Niger, Swaziland, Mexico, Rwanda, Syria,
Montenegro, Samoa, Tokelau, Montserrat, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tonga Namibia,
Senegal, Turkmenistan, Nauru, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Niue, Solomon Islands,
Uzbekistan, Palau, Somalia, Vietnam, Panama, Sudan West Bank and Gaza Strip,
Peru, Tanzania, Serbia, Timor-Leste, Seychelles, Togo, South Africa, Tuvalu,
St. Helena, Uganda, St. Kitts-Nevis, Vanuatu, St. Lucia, Yemen, St. Vincent and
Grenadines, Zambia, Suriname, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela and
Wallis and Futuna.) can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship
Description: The
Food Security Center (FSC) is a university center of excellence in development
collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one of
five excellence centers of the pro-gram “exceed – Higher Education Excellence in
Development Cooperation”, which is supported by the German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD) with funds of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ) of Germany. FSC awards up to three visiting Sandwich
scholarships to PhD students from developing countries for a period of six
months in 2014. The Center wishes to attract outstanding PhD students pursuing
a career in academia or development collaboration. The scholarship aims at
increasing their previously gained scientific knowledge and skills relevant to
food security related issues. The successful candidates will receive a
scholarship for conducting PhD thesis related research studies and hence adding
value to the PhD thesis and contributing to the mission of FSC. In addition, the
successful candidates can select from the regular course catalogues of the
international MSc and PhD study programs offered by the University of Hohenheim
(also including the courses offered in the PhD program “Global Food Security”).
For research collaboration, each successful candidate will work with the
research staff of the relevant institute of the University of Hohenheim to
conduct a specific research project contributing to the mission of FSC and
relevant to her/his PhD thesis. Funding for research is expected to be provided
by the applicant’s and/or supervisor’s institute and/or other organizations.
The objective of the re-search collaboration is to write at least one joint,
peer-reviewed journal publication or paper to be presented at an international
conference that contributes to FSC’s mission and that is relevant to the PhD
thesis. Successful candidates are expected to present their research proposal,
state of research and preliminary results in FSC’s interdisciplinary seminars
and at relevant department’s PhD seminars. Participation in teaching and
training activities on a limited scale, if possible, is desired.
Number of award (s): FSC awards up to three
visiting Sandwich scholarships.
Duration of award
(s): Scholarships
are awarded for a period of six months.
What does it
cover? The
scholarship is awarded for a stay at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart,
Germany. The monthly grant is 1,000 Euros. In addition, FSC pays for traveling
to/from Hohenheim. Health insurance and other costs must be paid for from the
stipend.
Selection
Criteria: All
accepted applications will be selected according to the following criteria:
1. Fulfillment of announcement criteria (cf. “required skills” and “application”);
2. Quality of proposal and project feasibility;
3. Fulfillment of demands (e.g. of
hosting institutes or emerging from collaborations with (development)
organizations).
Notification: The selected applicants will
be contacted no later than October 15, 2013.
How to
Apply: Application
is only possible by completing FSC’s application form, which can be down-loaded
from a webpage. Besides the application form, the documents indicated in the
application form are required for the application.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The
deadline of application is August 15, 2013.
