Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowship in Germany

The Leibniz–DAAD Research Fellowship programme is jointly carried out by the Leibniz  Association  and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Leibniz-DAAD fellowships offer highly  qualified, international postdoctoral researchers, who have recently completed their doctoral studies, the opportunity to conduct research at a  Leibniz Institute  of their choice in Germany.

Terms of the Fellowship
Fellowships can be awarded for 12 months and include:

• a monthly instalment of €2,000
• a combined  health, accident and personal liability insurance  as well as long -term care  insurance  in  Germany
• a research allowance of €460 per annum
• a  two  months  German language course in Germany (if desired)

Family  related allowances or support for travel costs are not provided.

The fellowship period must commence  between  September 1, 2017  and  January 1, 2018

Application Requirements
At the time of application  (date of submission of  the application)  applicants for a Leibniz - DAAD  Research Fellowship must neither hold German nationality nor have resided in Germany for  more than six months.
Applicants should

• be able to prove their outstanding academic or research achievements
• have completed their studies with a PhD or equivalent qualification  no  more than two  years should have passed since the thesis defence/viva voce , so that  only  PhD  graduates  who  completed  their thesis  between  January 1, 2015  and  March 9,  2017  will be   eligible to apply for a Leibniz-DAAD  research  fellowship  for 2017/18;  there  will be a grace period till May 31, 2017 for those who have completed  their thesis  but  not yet  their defence/viva voce
• pursue a project for which the respective Leibniz Institute can offer an adequate infrastructure and scientific  environment and 
• have excellent knowledge of English  (knowledge of German is welcome )

Leibniz-DAAD research fellows can undertake their research at the Leibniz Institutes in the following areas:

• Humanities and Educational Research/Geisteswissenschaften und Bildungsforschung
• Economics, Social  Sciences  and  Spatial  Research /Wirtschafts  und Sozialwissenschaften, Raumwissenschaften
• Life Sciences/Lebenswissenschaften
• Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering/Mathematik, Natur  und Ingenieurwissenschaften
• Environmental  Sciences/Umweltwissenschaften

Deadline:  March  9,  2017

For more information, read the Leibniz-DAAD call for applications

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