DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research

DLR–DAAD Research Fellowships is a new program implemented by the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) and DAAD.

DLR is Germany's national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany's space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space program by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests. Approximately 5,700 people are employed in DLR's 29 institutes and facilities at thirteen locations in Germany.

This special program is intended for highly-qualified foreign doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. DLR-DAAD Fellowships offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special research at the institutes of the DLR in Germany.

For more information on DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships, please visit www.daad.org/?p=dlr

New Director of Artists-in-Berlin Program

DAAD-magazin recently published an interview with Katharina Narbutovič, the new director of the Artists-in-Berlin Program. This residency program funds approximately 15 to 20 internationally known artists as well as qualified young sculptors, painters, writers and composers from abroad are invited to spend 12 months (six months in exceptional cases) in Berlin. Here they have the opportunity to continue their work undisturbed and to participate actively in the cultural life of the city.

As director, Narbutovič hopes to create even more dialogue between the artists and to encourage more artists from outside Europe to come to Berlin, she says in the interview. She has been director since September 1. Before coming into this position, the trained political scientist also worked as a cultural lecturer, journalist and translator.

To read the complete interview (in German), please visit www.daad-magazin.de/09119/index.html
To learn more about Artists-in-Berlin, please visit www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/index_en.php

Five Top Cluster Initiative Partnerships to Receive €200 million

Erasmus Mundus to Undergo Changes in 2009

Deadline November 1 for the EMGIP - Bundestag Internship 2009

EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) offers internship opportunities for US and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long in positions matching the student’s interest and experience. Interns will be placed with their preferred Fraktion, Ausschuss, with individual members of the Bundestag and their offices. In addition to contributing to the respective offices, interns have the opportunity to study legislative and administrative procedures in the German parliament.

The application deadline is November 1, 2008.

For more information please visit our website: www.daad.org/?p=emgip

DAAD Call for Proposals: Promoting German and European Studies in Canada – Round 3

In December 2006, DAAD launched a new program for the support of German and European Studies at Canadian universities. As part of our plan to continue and expand this new program, we are pleased to announce the third in a series of annual calls for proposals. Funding is available for a number of different projects including, but not limited to, lecture series, research visits and joint transatlantic programs.

We invite students and faculty from Canada and Germany to submit proposals.

To download the complete call for proposals and detailed guidelines for submission, go to the announcement on our homepage at www.daad.org

AICGS Internships

Gain Valuable Work Experience in Germany with TAP

Information Tour of Germany for Experts in Science and Higher Education

Upcoming Deadlines for DAAD Grants - November 1

November 1, 2008 is the deadline for four DAAD grant programs:

Group Study Visit Grants provide financial support for academic information visits to Germany which are organized by faculty members for groups of students. Group Study Visit grants are intended to encourage contact with academic institutions, groups and individuals in Germany, and offer insight into current issues in the academic, scientific, economic, political and cultural realms. All departments are eligible for this funding. The November 1 deadline applies to trips commencing some time between March 1, 2009 and June 1, 2009.
www.daad.org/?p=groupvisits

German Studies Research Grants are awarded to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/program chairs. The grant may be used for short-term research (one to two months) in either North America or Germany.
www.daad.org/?p=germanstudies2

Study Scholarships for Fine Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance are awarded to highly qualified students in these fields to provide the opportunity to study in Germany, or complete a postgraduate degree course and obtain a degree from a German higher education institution. This scholarship provides funds for study in Germany for one academic year (October 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010).


www.daad.org/?p=gradstudy_arts

Leo Baeck Institute-DAAD Grants Two fellowships are awarded each year for doctoral students affiliated with an accredited US institution of higher education or recent PhDs. They provide financial assistance to students for dissertation research work and to academics for writing a scholarly essay or book. Extensive use of LBI New York resources is to aid research projects falling within the field of study served by the LBI, namely the social, communal and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry.
www.daad.org/?p=leobaeck

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Information Session: Research Careers Made in Germany

Upcoming Deadlines for DAAD Grants - November 15

November 15, 2008 is the deadline for six DAAD grant programs:

DAAD Study Scholarships are awarded to highly qualified graduating seniors and graduate students of all disciplines to provide the opportunity to study in Germany or complete a postgraduate or master’s degree course to obtain a degree from a German higher education institution. The November 15 deadline for the Study Scholarship applies to applications in all fields except music, visual arts and performing arts.
www.daad.org/?p=gradstudy

DAAD Research Grants are awarded primarily to highly qualified PhD candidates, but also to master’s degree holders and post-doc researchers for research or a course of study and training at universities or other institutes in Germany. This scholarship provides funds for research in Germany for one to ten months between October 1, 2009 and July 31, 200.
www.daad.org/?p=gradresearch

University Summer Course Grants provide undergraduate and graduate students scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material.
www.daad.org/?p=summercourse

Intensive Language Course Grants offers scholarships to graduate students at North American universities to attend eight-week intensive language courses at leading institutes in Germany.
www.daad.org/?p=languagecourses2

Faculty Research Visit Grants are for one to three months in all academic disciplines, for scholars at US and Canadian institutions of higher education to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in Germany. Grants are awarded for specific research projects and cannot be used for travel only, attendance at conferences or conventions, editorial meetings, lecture tours or extended guest professorships.
www.daad.org/?p=researchvisit

The Re-Invitation Program helps DAAD maintain contact with its former one-year scholarship holders who are assistant lecturers, assistant professors or professors at US or Canadian universities or research institutions and who hold a PhD (or equivalent). Former scholarship holders can apply for funding to spend one to three months completing a research or work project at a university or research institute in Germany.
www.daad.org/?p=reinvitation

European Journalism Fellowships in Berlin

Each year, 10 to 15 fellowships are awarded to journalists from Eastern and Western Europe and the United States who want to spend two semesters engaging in research in Berlin. Since 1999, the program of the European Journalism Fellowships (EJF) at the Journalisten-Kolleg of the Freie Universitaet Berlin has become established as an important institution for journalists at the European level.

Each fellow pursues a custom-made program that is organized around a specific project defined by the applicant: an individual journalistic research project whose results will later be published. The objective of studies in Berlin is to broaden professional knowledge and specialized expertise while building upon previous journalistic experience. Fellows are free to take advantage of course offerings at the Berlin Universities, and to participate in events organized by other scholarly and cultural institutions in the German capital. At the same time, journalists have an opportunity to meet colleagues from Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. Weekly discussions, cultural events, excursions and an information trip through Germany round out the program.

The program begins in October 2009 and ends in July 2010.

Applicants can have journalist positions or be freelancers with more years of experience, if they have not worked in Berlin before. The most important aspect of the application is a proposal for a research-journalism project that would need to be carried out in Berlin. The application can be completed in English or German, but written German knowledge is necessary.

There are two kinds of fellowships for American journalists:

Standard Fellowships are for those with at least five years of work experience. The stipend is between 1,000 and 1,500 Euros monthly. Standard Fellowship application deadline is December 15, 2008.

The Superior Fellowship is for One outstanding journalist with a PhD degree from one of the former Allied Nations of the Second World War (CIS-States, France, Great Britain, USA) may be awarded an extraordinary scholarship from the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (Berlin State Parliament) Foundation (a monthly stipend of 1,300 Euros plus accommodation) for the duration of 12 months. Applications for the Superior Fellowship are due December 10, 2008.

For more information, please visit www.ejf.fu-berlin.de

Summer School Database Now Online

Second Year of internXchange - Summer Journalism Program for US Undergraduates

DAAD is pleased to announce the second year of “internXchange,” an intensive scholarship-supported summer seminar/internship program in Berlin for 20 American journalism and communications students with strong German language skills.

For the first six weeks of the program, participants will take part in a seminar series to expand their academic understanding of the politics, society and culture of Germany, and the country's current social conditions and media scene. The final five weeks consist of an intensive internship with a German newspaper, magazine, radio station or PR firm in or near Berlin. Participants receive a stipend and travel subsidy.

The application deadline is January 31, 2009. Up to 40 finalists will be invited to a selection interview in New York City (in early March).

For details on eligibility and the application requirements, please visit: www.daad.org/page/internxchange/

AICGS-DAAD Symposium on the US Election in NYC

RISE Professional Database Opens Tomorrow

DAAD is pleased to announce that for summer 2009 we will again offer the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) and RISE professional programs. Scholarships are awarded to American and Canadian undergraduates (RISE) and graduate students (RISE professional) in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences (geology) and engineering. RISE has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience.

RISE professional is designed for recent graduates, Master's and PhD students, and alumni of the RISE program who are matched with a German company, where they gain insight into the professional applications of science and engineering and develop practical skills. This program features a scholarship to cover living expenses for the duration of the internship, which can last anywhere from 1.5 to 6 months. Online registration is currently available, but the internship database will open on November 1st. (The internship for the undergraduate RISE program opens December 6th.) Applications will be accepted through January 25, 2009.

To find out about eligibility and the application process as well as to read reports from past participants, please visit www.daad.de/rise-pro

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Scholarships at Bielefeld University

Americans' Positive Image of Germany on the Rise