SPACES II.2 CaBuDe – Scholarships for Foreigners: Short-term scholarships for Bachelor students (type C), Master students and Senior Experts (type D), PhD students and Senior Experts (type E) and Postdocs and Senior Experts (type F) – terrestrial projects • DAAD

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In the framework of the programme SPACES II of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), researchers from Germany, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia conduct scientific collaboration projects to investigate climate processes, the global climate change, and their consequences in the region of Southern Africa. Sustainability is one focus of this research.
Sustainable research requires early support for young experts in research and education at universities and research institutes, including industry-related ones, in Germany and the participating African countries Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia. Good networking, close coordination and long-term cooperation between the scientists of these nations are of equal importance.

The accompanying DAAD scholarship programme “Capacity Building/Development” (CaBuDe) aims at developing the required capacities. The programme will enable scholarship holders from Southern Africa to research, to network and to be (further) educated in Germany, in order to become experts for the sustainable scientific-technical cooperation between their home countries and Germany. The same applies to the short-term research scholarship holders from Germany under this programme.

The following categories of researchers can apply:

• excellently qualified students, graduates, doctoral candidates and postdocs from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia who are doing research within one of the following terrestrial SPACES II research projects: ASAP, EMSAfrica, ORYCS, SALDI & SALLnet under the overall theme of Earth Sys-tem Management in the following specific fields:
  
• Environmental Sciences
• Coastal and Marine Research Sciences
• Geology
• excellently qualified senior experts with no less than a bachelor degree, from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia who are doing research within one of the terrestrialSPACES II research projects .

Type C: Short-term research scholarships for bachelor students from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia

• Bachelor students, to do a specific part of their bachelor studies in Germany and complete their bachelor degree in their home country

• Master students, to do a specific part of their master studies in Germany and complete their master degree in their home country
• Senior experts (technical staff at universities or research institutions), with no less than a bachelor degree, to pursue an individual research project or take part in training measures within the SPACES II projects in Germany

• Doctoral candidates, to do a specific part of their PhD research in Germany and complete their PhD in their home country
• Senior experts (technical staff at universities or research institutions), with no less than a master degree, to pursue an individual research project or take part in training measures within one of the SPACES II projects in Germany

• Postdoctoral candidates, to pursue a research project within a SPACES II project in Germany
• Senior experts (technical staff at universities or research institutions), with no less than a PhD degree, to pursue an individual research project or take part in training measures within one of the SPACES II projects in Germany

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From 2 weeks to 3 months (non-extendable)

Type C: Short-term research scholarships for bachelor students and
Type D: Short-term research scholarships for master students and senior experts

• Monthly scholarship of 861 EUR
• Travel allowance for outward and return journey
• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance

• Monthly scholarship of 1,200 EUR
• Travel allowance for outward and return journey
• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance

• Monthly scholarship of 2,000 EUR
• Payments towards accident and personal liability insurance (no health insurance)
• Travel allowance only if travel expenses are not covered by the home country or other funding source

Applications will be reviewed by an independent selection committee consisting of experts in the relevant fields.

The decisive selection criterion is the compatibility of the research proposal with the chosen terrestrial SPACES II project . Other important selection criteria are the relevance and quality of the research proposal and the applicant´s academic achievements.

Type C: Short-term research scholarships for bachelor students
As a rule, applicants must be registered at a university of one of the programme-related countries at the time of application as well as during the funded stay.

Type D: Short-term research scholarships for master students and senior experts
At the time of application, no more than 6 years should have passed since the graduation with a bachelor degree (not applicable for senior experts).
As a rule, applicants must be registered at a university of one of the programme-related countries at the time of application as well as during the funded stay (not applicable for senior experts).
Senior experts must be employed at a university or research institute.

Type E: Short-term research scholarships for PhD students and senior experts
At the time of application, no more than 6 years should have passed since the graduation with a master degree. Doctoral candidates should not have started their doctoral degree any longer than three years previously (not applicable for senior experts).
Senior experts must be employed at a university or research institute.

Type F: Short-term research fellowships for postdocs and senior experts
Applicants must work at a university or institute of higher education in their home country.
Senior experts must be employed at a university or research institute.

All types: Proposals must be relevant to the research areas of the prospective SPACES II cooperation project. Please be sure to submit an invitation by a scientist working in the prospective terrestrial SPACES II project in Germany.

Very good English language skills are essential. However, we do not require an official English test. The author of the invitation letter must confirm that your English language skills are sufficient to pursue the research project in Germany.

Applications can be submitted at any time. The online application must have been received by the DAAD online portal at least 2.5 months before the desired starting date.

Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. The DAAD reserves the right to request certified copies of the documents.

Type C: Short-term research scholarships for bachelor students
Type D: Short-term research scholarships for master students and senior experts
Type E: Short-term research scholarships for PhD students and senior experts
Type F: Short-term research fellowships for postdocs and senior experts

Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (3 pages max.)
• List of publications (3 pages max.), if applicable
• Summary of the thesis of the latest academic degree (2 pages max.)
• Detailed description of the research proposal, after due discussion with the academic supervisor at the German host institution (10 pages max). Please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section B, point 2 .
• Detailed schedule of the planned research work
• Letter confirming supervision by a scientist working in the desired SPACES II project in Germany. The letter must include the confirmation of the applicant´s sufficient English language skills.
• University degree certificates indicating final grade(s) (Bachelor, Master or PhD); the certificates must be submitted before the grant-supported research begins if they are not available yet at the time of application.
• All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grades (transcripts of records), incl. explanation of grading system
• German or English translations of documents submitted in the national language

• Your application will only be processed if you submit all required documents to the DAAD portal.
• Incomplete applications cannot be considered. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their applications are complete.
• The application documents remain with the DAAD. Data relating to applicants will be stored by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act insofar as such data is needed to process applications.

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
German Academic Exchange Service
Section ST43 Research Fellowship Programmes
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn
[email protected]

For more detailed information see FAQs

You can access the DAAD portal by clicking "Application portal" at the end of the page. Here you will find an online application form in which you can enter your application data.

This is what you have to do:

1. Register in the DAAD portal (Read notes about registering in the portal >> )

2. Request references
The form, which has to be completed by a referee, has to be generated in the DAAD portal in the section "Request reference" after registration and downloaded. Please send the form by e-mail to your referee and ask for the completed reference form to be returned to you in a sealed envelope. In each case, please provide your referee with the application address thus enabling him/her to send the recommendation letter there direct.

Please note that the form for completion by a referee can only be generated during the application period (from about 6 weeks before the application deadline).
Please generate one form for each referee.
The reference is confidential and may not be viewed by the applicant!

3. Applying online in the DAAD portal (Read notes on applying in the portal >> )

• Download and complete the online application form
• Prepare application documents
• If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
• Scan paper documents (except references) and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
• Upload the completed application form and the other application documents to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
• Submit the uploaded application documents online.

References must be sent in the unopened envelope to the application location.

Information for applicants from non-EU countries:
Please remember to specify the exact contents of your postal consignment in the documents for the customs authorities, e.g. "Application for a scholarship with application documents, a reference and a DVD with work samples (no commercial goods, no merchandise value, no insurable value)".

Please note:
If you have any technical questions or problems your local information and advice centres could not help you with, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] via e-mail.
Please consider possible processing times of your request when you are planning your application.