German Fellowship: Searching for Tomorrow’s Leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and the USA

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German Fellowship: Searching for Tomorrow’s Leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and the USA

Deadline: 15 September 2018
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German ChancellorFellowship for tomorrow’s leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia, and the USA
The German Chancellor Fellowship offers you an opportunity to take the next career step in Germany – irrespective of your field of work.
In order to apply, develop your own project idea and find the host of your choice to mentor you. Once your host has confirmed, you can apply for a fellowship.
The Fellowship offers you:
§  a monthly fellowship of €2,150, €2,450 or €2,750, depending on your qualifications
§  individual mentoring during your stay in Germany
§  additional financial support for items such as family members accompanying you, travel expenses or a German language course
§  a study tour of Germany and a number of events during which you can make contact with other fellows and representatives of German companies and institutions
§  extensive alumni sponsorship, particularly to help you sustain contact with collaborative partners in Germany during your entire professional career
Additional benefits:
§  allowance for research costs amounting to 500 EUR per month for the hosts in Germany
lump sum for the fellow’s travel to and from Germany if these costs are not borne by a third party
§  allowances for family members accompanying the fellow to Germany for a minimum of three
months (up to 326 EUR a month for marital partners and up to 244 EUR a month for each child)
§  German courses in the fellow’s own country prior to the stay in Germany as well as during the stay in Germany to intensify the knowledge of German acquired during the intensive language course
§  Europe allowance for a stay of one to two months at an institute in Europe (not, however, in the fellow’s own country) if such a stay is necessary to conduct the project in question
§  extensive alumni sponsorship after the stay in Germany has been completed successfully, in particular, to promote networking with the collaborative partners in Germany during the alumni’s entire professional careers
Send an application, if you
§  are a university graduate with an international bias from Brazil, China, India, Russia or the USA and have already acquired initial leadership experience
§  completed your first degree less than 12 years ago
§  would like to spend a year working on a project you have developed yourself with a host of your choice in Germany
§  can demonstrate that your project will be of social significance and that you have the potential to build future bridges between Germany and your own country
§  work in a sector such as politics, economics, the media, administration and culture
Applicants are selected according to the following criteria:
§  previous career and leadership potential
§  significance of fellowship for further career development
§  potential to build bridges between home country and Germany
§  international outlook and future role as an international leader
§  existing knowledge to help complete the project successfully
§  relevance of the project for the dialogue of modern societies

For more information: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/german-chancellor-fellowship.html


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