DAAD-OSI Scholarships for the Balkans and Central Asia

Brief description:

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The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Open Society Scholarship Programs sponsor a joint scholarship program for graduate students in the Balkans and graduate students and junior faculty in the Transcaucasian and Central Asian countries of the former Soviet Union.

Host Institution(s):

German Universities

Field(s) of study:

Awards are available to support MA, PhD and Faculty in the following broad fields:

Political Science, Sociology and the Social Sciences, International Relations, Law, Economics, European Studies, European Integration, Public Policy and Administration, Public Health, Educational Administration and Philosophy, Peace Studies/Conflict Resolution, International Development Studies and Global Political Economy.

Note: Only selected programs are available for MA (Aufbaustudiengänge) degree students (see DAAD-OSI Master Course List 2012-13).

Faculty and PhD candidates may choose any university in Germany where eligible disciplines are taught.

Target group:

Students in the Balkans and graduate students and junior faculty in the Transcaucasian and Central Asian countries of the former Soviet Union.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Participants will receive standard DAAD stipends, an allowance for travel to and from host institutions and, if required, a German language course (lasting up to 4 months). PhD students are entitled to a return trip to their home country after the second year.

Please note that within this program, accompanying spouses or children are not eligible for family allowances.

Eligibility:

For the 2012-13 academic year, candidates from the following countries are eligible to apply: Armenia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.

A good knowledge of German is desirable. Funding for additional language training may be available in German only.  Applicants wishing to follow a course intructed in English are required to have a very good command of the English language, proven by a TOEFL test.

Applicants currently residing outside of their home countries are not eligible to apply.

Application instructions:

Applicants should apply on the standard DAAD application forms, submitting all necessary documents requested on page 5 of the DAAD Application Form (Antrag auf ein Forschungs-/Studienstipendium) along with two reference forms, available from German embassies and consulates, DAAD lecturers in country, and also through the following link: www.daad.de/de/form.

Detailed and specific instructions on the procedures in each country are available through the following link: www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/00462.de.html.  The deadline for applications is 31 October 2011.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/daad/guidelines