Scholarship
Program by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
for the
Academic Year 2014/2015
The German
Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) provides
an extensive program of scholarships for Israeli graduate students and
academics of Israeli universities and research institutes:
a) Research
Grants/Study Scholarships
Research
grants/Study Scholarship for doctoral candidates and young Academics/Scientists
for a research project or a course of continuing education in Germany.
It is also
possible to receive this reseaerch grant in a so-called "DAAD Sandwich
Model" in order to do research at a German university for a PhD degree at
the Israeli university.
This
scholarship is for students of all fields of study and research, and for a
duration of 1 month up to 1 year or possibly for up to 3 years in case of
aiming at a degree from a German University.
b) Study
Scholarship for Artists
This
scholarship is offered for artists from the field of Fine Art, Design, Film,
Music, Architecture, Drama, Direction, Dance and Choreography who want to
complete a course of extension studies at a state institution of higher
education in Germany, for one academic year, without gaining a formal degree.
Applicants for
this scholarship must have completed a degree at an Israeli institution for the
arts.
c) Research
Stays for University Academics and Scientists
These grants
and scholarships aim to provide foreign academics and scientists workin in
higher education or at research institutes with an opportunity to carry out a
research project at a state institution of higher education or a research
institute in Germany. Duration of the stay from 1 month to 3 months.
d) Re-invitation
Program for Former Scholarship Holders
The
re-invitation program wishes to help former DAAD scholarship holders of grants
for 6 months and more to maintain contact with Germany. Funding is available
for research or work projects (for one to three months) to be comleted at a
state institution of higher education or a research institute in Germany.
Former grantees working outside the science sector can also apply for funding
to cover a working stay at another institution in business, industry,
administration, culture or media in Germany.
e) Summer
Courses at German Universities
German
language courses held at German universities and "Fachhochschulen"
with lectures on various academic subjects, for a duration of at least 18 days
during the summer months.
f) Intensive
Language Courses in Germany
A two-months intensive German language course at a language
institute in Germany for advanced students of any subject.
Some German
knowledge required.
g) Study
Visits, Seminars and Practicals in Germany
This program
is offered to groups of foreign students matriculated in their second semester
or higher in a relevant degree program at a foreign university, headed by a
university teacher for a duration from 7-12 days.
h) Practical
Traineeships for Foreign Students
This program
is offered to foreign students of Natural and Engineering Sciences, Agriculture
and Forestry in countries with a National IAESTE Committee. The objective is
practical training placement for for a duration from 2-3 months at various
firms, institutions of higher education and research institutes.
i) Research
fellowships in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation
Research
This is a new
research fellowship implemented by the DLR (German Center for Aeronautics and
Space) and the DAAD intended for highly-qualified foreign doctoral and
postdoctoral students and senior scientists in order to conduct special
research at the institute of the DLR in Germany. Duration of the stay from 1
month up to 36 months, depending on the target group.
Application
forms can be downloaded from the homepage of the DAAD (http://www.daad.de/).
Please note
the deadlines for the submission of applications to the embassy in the
different categories:
Deadline A, B,
C and D: 31 October 2013 at the German Embassy, Tel Aviv
Deadline E and
F: 15 Decenber 2013 at the German Embassy, Tel Aviv
Applications
for G and I have to be sent to the DAAD directly and applications for H to the
IAESTE Committee directly.
Please note that for A and B you
should apply online (www.funding-guide.de)
and via regular mail to the Embassy.
For further
information you may also contact one of the DAAD-Lecturers:
Dr. Kristina Reiss, Hebrew University
Jerusalem, E-Mail: Kristina-Reiss@gmx.net
Winfried Schumacher, Haifa University, E-Mail:
wschuma@univ.haifa,ac,il
Dr. Michael Elm, Ben Gurion University,
Be'er Sheva, E-Mail: Elmm@bgu.ac.il
Dr. Birgit Erdle Wildmann, Walter
Benjamin-Lehrstuhl, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, E-Mail: birgiterdle@aol.com
More
information about the DAAD and the scholarships can be found on the following
links: