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DAAD Funding Opportunities for Young Researchers

© Dörthe Hagenguth

Daniel Zimmermann

DAAD Hauptstadtbüro

TU Berlin, 9. Juli 2014

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Who Are We?

� German national agency for international academic cooperation and exchange

� Independent association of universities

� Providing scholarships, information, counseling

� €420/$546 million annual budget, > 73,000 scholarships awarded annually

� Regional Offices in 14 countries, Information Centres in 51 cities

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Goals and tasks of the DAAD

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EXPERTISE FORACADEMIC

COLLABORATION

STRUCTURES FORINTERNATIONALISATION

SCHOLARSHIPS FORTHE BEST

Three strategic areas of activity

Grant scholarships to the best

� so that the professionals and leaders

of tomorrow can gain qualifications at

the best locations, prepare for positions

of responsibility and cultivate contacts

throughout the world.

Create structures that promote internationalisation

� so that higher education

institutions can improve the

quality of research and

instruction and address the

challenges of the future with

strong partners.

� so that more people can cross

borders and achieve success in

study and research.

� so that German remains an

important language of culture

and scholarship.

� so that higher education

institutions may contribute to

development and build bridges

to surmount conflicts.

Offer expertise for academic collaboration

� so that academic and political leaders

are able to make well-informed policy

decisions.

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Scholarships for

Germans to study

abroad (980,000

since 1950)

© Matthias Brucker

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UndergraduatesGraduates, Postdocs and academic staff

(with at least a Bachelor‘s degree)

Study scholarships

Masters/postgraduate

course(1 - 2 years)

Research (doctorate) grants

Researchgrant for

doctorate in Germany

(up to 3 years)

Researchgrant for doctorateat home(1 - 12 months)

Study scholarships

One-yearscholar-ships

One-semester

scholarshipsResearch or vocationalcoursewithout a certificate

(1 -10 months)

Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants

Foreigners: www.funding-guide.deGermans: www.daad.de/foerderung

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Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants

www.daad.de/foerderung

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Overview: DAAD individual study and research grants

www.daad.de/foerderung

� Open to all subjects and all countries worldwide� Research stays abroad up to one year (Postdocs: up to 2 years)

� Short-term scholarships (PhD: 1-6 months, Postdocs: 3-6), e.g. for

- Research in libraries and archives

- Realisation of experiments, lab research

- Field investigation

One-year and short-term stays for Germans:Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Research Stays

Who can apply? � Germans and foreigners with right of permanent residence (easier for EU citizens)

� Legal regulations: see BAföG § 8 (BAföG-Hotline: 0800 22 363 41, it‘s free!)

- www.bafoeg-rechner.de/FAQ/bafoeg-fuer-auslaenderinnen.php

- www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/stipendium

Germans:www.daad.de/foerderung

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� Requirements for German applicants:

� Excellent qualifications and recomendations (Postdocs: Ph.D. „magna cum laude“, quality and quantity of publications)

� Convincing and well-planned research project, coordinated and agreed with academic supervisor at host institution

� Letter of admission / confirmation of academic supervision

� Skills of language of the host country

� Not longer than 1 year in host country at the time of application

� Application only at DAAD Head Office in Bonn

(Online at www.daad.de)

One-year and short-term stays for Germans:Doctoral Students and Postdocs

Scholarship Benefits: German doctoral students and Postdocs

� PhD scholars: € 1,000 to 1,675 per month (depending on country) + travel allowence

� Postdocs: Base amount (up to 30 years = € 1,365; from 31 years = € 1,416)+ additional buying rate differential depending on country, e.g.:

plus € 209

per child (USA)

plus € 102

for material costs

plus

travel allowence

upon request:

childcare bonus

France (Paris)*€ 955 (single)

€ 1,3421,3421,3421,342 (married)

USA (Boston)*€ 1,147 (single)€ 1,606,606,606,606 (married)

Japan*€ 1,8381,8381,8381,838 (single)€ 2,5652,5652,5652,565 (married)

Great Britain*€ 779779779779 (single)€ 1,070 (married)

* figures for 2014

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a) Doktoranden: Fristen für West-Europa und Nordamerika (Jahres-/Kurzstip):

1. März | 1. Juni | 1. September | 1. November

Stipendienantritt frühestens 4 Monate später

b) Postdoc-Programm (1-2 Jahre): Fristen für alle Länder undDoktoranden: Fristen für Mittel-/Osteuropa und GUS:

Bewerbungsfrist Auswahlentscheid Frühester Beginn15. November im Februar 1. April

15. Juni im Oktober 1. Dezember

(15. März: P.R.I.M.E. im Juni 1. August)

c) Doktoranden: Fristen für andere Länder:

1. April im Juni 1. August

1. Oktober im Dezember 1. Februar

d) Bewerbungen für Kurzzeitstipendien (1-6 Monate) jederzeit!(mindestens 3-4 Monate vor Stipendienantritt)

Bewerbungsfristen für deutsche Doktoranden und Postdocs

� Bewerbungen: Online auf DAAD Homepage www.daad.de

Results: Our alumni

Imre Kertész

Nobel Prize in

Literature

Vassilios SkourisPresident of the European Court

of Justice

Wolfgang KetterleNobel Prize in Physics

Auma Rita ObamaCoordinator for

the aid

organisation

CARE in

East Africa

Wangari Matthai Nobel Peace Prize

Mario Molina Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Birgitta Wolffex Minister of Economic Affairs

of Saxony-Anhalt

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Institutional funding for German universities

Mobility measures to promote international research cooperation

� RISE – Research Internships in Science and Engineering Internships for undergraduates (USA & CDN, GB) to work with research

groups at German Universities. Interns are matched with PhD students

whom they assist and who serve as their mentors (8-12 weeks in summer)

� Project-based Exchange Programme (PPP)Initial funding for staff mobility to intensify cooperation between international

and German research groups (co-funded with foreign partner institutions)

DAAD-funding up to €15,000 over two years

� Staff mobility (short and long term visiting professors)- 1 to 6 months ("Kurzzeitdozentur"), co-financed by host university

- 1 to 5 years ("Langzeitdozentur"), position at host university

- DAAD covers travel costs and provides daily/monthly allowances

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Thank you for your attention.

www.daad.de© Michael Jordan

Daniel Zimmermann

zimmermann.berlin@daad.de