DAAD Funding Programmes in Egypt

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GERSS – Short Term Research Stays

Description

Short term scholarships for young Egyptian Scientists to travel to Germany

Duration

Awarded for a period from three to six months

Target group

Master,- PhD candidates and young PostDocs

Call for application

Two calls annually: 1st September & 15th March

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GERLS – Short Term Research Stays

Description

Up to 81 long term scholarships for

Egyptian doctoral candidates for

PhD research in Germany

Duration

Awarded for a duration up to 42

months

Target group

M.A. or M.Sc. Holders

Call for application

July 2011. Submit your Application

by 31 October 2011

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GERF - Joint Research Fund

Description

Bilateral research cooperation

between the two countries in areas

of mutual interest

Duration

Awarded for a duration up to 24

months

Target group

German-Egyptian research teams

(min 2 ppl)

Call for application

3rd call for applied research is

planned for the beginning of 2012

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GESP – Mobility of Research Groups

Description

Supporting bilateral mobility between

Egyptian and German scientific

teams within the framework of a

jointly submitted research project

Duration

Awarded for a period up to two years

Target group

Faculty members & academics with

special emphasis on young

scientists (Master and PhD students)

Call for application

1st June

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WAP – Bilateral Exchange of Researchers

Description

To support the implementation of

mutual teaching and research

projects

Duration

Awarded for a duration from one to

three months

Target group

German and Egyptian Researchers

Call for application

Ongoing – Selection date Feb/March

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WE – Re-invitation scheme

Description

To maintain contacts with former DAAD Scholarship holders who had studied in Germany for at least one year

Duration

Awarded for a duration from one to three months

Target group Egyptian Former DAAD Scholarship Holders

Call for application

Ongoing – Selection date Feb/March

8

UNILEAD Program

Description

UNILEAD provides an intensive and

practice oriented learning

opportunity in the field of Higher

Education Management

Duration

Awarded for one month

Target group Young university leaders holding a university management position

Call for application

February/March

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Summer Schools in Germany

Description

Language and Specialist Courses

Duration

Three to five weeks

Target group Students of German Studies

Call for application

Candidates are nominated by the

Universities. Deadline for

applications is prospectively of

October.

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Study Trips / Seminars for Groups of Foreign Students to

Germany

Description

This funding programme aims to

deliver subject-related knowledge by

arranging corresponding visits, tours

and information meetings at the

invitation of a German university

Duration

From 7 to 12 days

Target group

Students who are fully matriculated

in their second semester or higher in

a respective degree programme

Deadline for application

There are 3 deadlines:

1st November /1st February /1st May

11

DIES Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies

Description

The DIES Programme, jointly developed by the

DAAD and the HRK, offers the following:

• Training Courses

• Dialogues Events

• Conferences

• Seminars

• Information Visits

• Projects

• Partnerships

Duration, Target group, Call for application

Depends on the programme

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German-Egyptian Transformation Partnership

Description

The transformation partnership focuses on strengthening the transition process in

Egypt and Tunisia by the means of cooperation between German and Egyptian or

Tunisian universities in different areas of research

Duration

Depends on the prgramme

Target group

Universities

Call for application

Depends on the prgramme

Scientific exchange

Strengthening

transition process

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DAAD Kairo Akademie

Description

Further training academy for scientists. Module topics range from

“Proposal Writing”, “International Networking” to “Effective Time

Management”.

Duration

1 day – 6 hours

Target group

Scientific public

Application

Announcements and application

documents on cairo.daad.org

Participation is free of charge

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Cairo Talks on Transition and Change - CTTC

Description

Aim to provide a platform to analyse the ongoing changes and assess the

perspectives of political transition in Egypt. Each month renowned

scholars from Egypt and Germany will address key topics of this

transition period.

Organised by

CTTC are jointly organised by the Cairo Offices of the German Academic

Exchange Service (DAAD), Freie Universität Berlin, and the German

Orient Institute Beirut.

Target group

CTTC are open to students, researchers, activists and the wider public.

Announcements

Cairo.daad.de

Thank you for your interest. Further information is

to be found at http://cairo.daad.de