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Scholarships for Investigation

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If you are interested on any kind of research in Germany these are the programs you should look for:

German language course Scholarship

The programme funds attendance of language and area studies courses.

The duration of the funding is 6 weeks. The application deadline is on the 15th August each year.

Value:

  • One-off scholarship payment
  • Payment of a country-specific travel allowance
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for Doctoral Programmes and Research Stays

This programme supports doctoral programmes at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany.

The duration of the funding is 3 years (4 in exceptional cases). The application deadline is in July/August each year.
Application deadline 2020: 10th of August

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds research phases at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany as part of a doctoral programme in the home country.

The duration of the funding is 1-2 years. The application deadline is in July/August each year.
Application deadline 2020: 10th of August

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children
  • One-off research allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds a research project or course of continuing education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany or a non-university research institute, which is being carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

The duration of the funding is 7-12 months for doctoral candidates and 7-10 months for postdoctoral researchers.
Application deadline: 10th of August

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children
  • One-off research allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for a long research stay at a German institution of higher education for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates from public argentine universities with argentine nationality.

The duration of the funding is 1-2 years.

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children
  • One-off research allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds a research project or course of continuing education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany or a non-university research institute, which is being carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

The duration of the funding is 1-6 months. There are two calls for applications each year with application deadlines usually in March and October

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Doctoral candidates with Argentine nationality take part in a study visit to Germany as part of their doctoral studies

The duration of the funding is 2-6 months.

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • Initial study and research allowance for scholarship

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

 

Programme for highly-qualified doctoral and postdoctoral students and senior scientists in the area of aeronautics and related fields.

The duration of the funding is 3 years for doctoral students, 6-24 months for postdoctoral students and 1-3 months for senior scientists.

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments depending on the applicants’ degree
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarship for Postdoctoral Research Stays

Scholarship for bilateral scientistits exchanges for research stays within cooperation programmes between the DAAD and the partner institutions (universities, research institutes, official scientific organisations, etc.). This scholarship is for researchers from Argentine institutions who want to work in Germany and vice versa.

The duration of the funding is 14 days to 3 months. There are two application deadlines each year: March and October

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds a research project or course of continuing education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany or a non-university research institute, which is being carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

The duration of the funding is 1-6 months. There are two application deadlines each year: March and October

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Programme for highly-qualified doctoral and postdoctoral students and senior scientists in the area of aeronautics and related fields.

The duration of the funding is 3 years for doctoral students, 6-24 months for postdoctoral students and 1-3 months for senior scientists.

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2-6 months
  • Monthly payments depending on the applicants’ degree
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds study visits at state or state-recognised universities in Germany for artistic cooperations with a host institution.

The duration of the funding is 1-3 months. There are two application deadlines each year: on March and October

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarhip for promoting international mobility of scientists in the postdoc phase who want to combine a research and work stay.

The duration of the employment is up to 18 months. The application deadline is on the 31st August.

Value:

  • Payment according to the position at the university
  • Additional funding

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for a short research stay at a German institution of higher education for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates from public Argentine universities holding the Argentine nationality.

The duration of the funding is 2-6 months.

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance
  • Payments towards health insurance
  • Study and research expenses

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for a long research stay at a german institution of higher education for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates from public argentine universities holding the argentine nationality.

The duration of the funding is 1-2 years.

Value:

  • Optional intensive German language Course (2-6 months) in Germany
  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance for outward and return journey
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance
  • One-off research allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

 

Scholarships for former Scholarship Holders

This programme funds research and working projects at state or state-recognised institutions of higher education or non-university research institutes in Germany or working stays at an institution in business, administration, culture or media for former scholarship holders who work outside the science sector.

The duration of the funding is 1-3 months. The application deadline is on 10th October each year.

Value:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

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