OBJECTIVE
With the Helmut-Schmidt-Programme, the DAAD strives to contribute to selling good governance and civil society buildings in growing and rising nations.The Programme
presents future leaders grasp’s programs in disciplines which are of specialrelevance for the social, political, and financial improvement
prepares them in a practice-oriented course for accountable positions in or for his or her house areas and contributes to establishing financial and social establishments which are democratically oriented and designed to beat social inequalities
WHO CAN APPLY?
Graduates from growing and rising nations (bachelor or equal)
with a well-qualified first college diploma and above-average grades (higher third) in Social and Political Sciences, Legislation, Economics, Public Coverage and Administration
prepared to actively contribute to the social, political and financial improvement of their house nations/areas
who’ve already gained sensible expertise related for the programme (skilled expertise, internships, political/social dedication)
WHAT CAN BE FUNDED?
Tutorial training in one of many grasp’s programs, listed under and chosen by the DAAD, will happen from September/October 2024. The programs have a global focus and are primarily provided in English.All through their research, all scholarship holders of the Helmut-Schmidt-Programme profit from accompanying help providers supplied by the programme coordinators on the respective research places.Scholarship holders profit from occasions and seminars organised particularly for them, in addition to shut alternate with different worldwide scholarship holders.Planning additionally gives for participation in interdisciplinary networking occasions.DAAD scholarship holders are exempt from paying tuition charges.
VALUE
The scholarship holders will obtain
scholarships (of at present € 934 per thirty days) for grasp’s programs at German larger training establishments
medical insurance cowl in Germany
acceptable journey allowances for journey between Germany and the respective growing and rising nations
a research and analysis grant
hire subsidies and household dietary supplements, as relevant
previous German language course in Germany, lasting as much as 6 months; participation is mandatoryThe following deviation concerning funding advantages applies for the “Social Safety” grasp’s course, on account of its blended studying idea: A sur-placerate of € 500 per thirty days is paid within the 4th semester (necessary on-line semester within the pupil’s nation of origin or one other growing/rising nation).
APPLICATION PROCESS
All functions should be submitted in English or German.Please point out clearly that you’re making use of for the DAAD Helmut-SchmidtProgramme (Grasp’s scholarships in Public Coverage and Good Governance).You might apply for as much as two grasp’s programs listed under.
Please learn the DAAD choice standards included in our guidelines rigorously. Please tick off the guidelines and full our checklist of standards together with your authentic signature (don’t insert a scanned signature), indicating place and date.
Please full the DAAD utility kind ‘Software for a analysis/research scholarship’ solely as soon as and point out your chosen grasp’s course or programs, within the latter case clearly indicating your first and second precedence.
In case you are making use of for 2 grasp’s programs: Please rank the programs so as of desire in your motivation letter, i.e. why your first alternative of grasp’s course is your first alternative and why your second alternative is your second alternative. For every alternative in fact, please present clear the reason why you suppose it should advance you academically and professionally. It’s essential to submit the identical letter of motivation to each programs you’re making use of for.
Please submit the appliance kind to the grasp’s course(s) of your alternative (max. two), together with the required paperwork (see under).
Scholarship functions should be made on to the grasp’s programs.
SELECTION
The choice might be made by a variety committee in October/November 2023. The committee contains professors from the taking part grasp’s programs and representatives of the DAAD.
Subsequent step: The candidates that had been proposed for a scholarship are contacted by the DAAD and requested to add their full paperwork to the DAAD portal. Please don’t add any utility paperwork until you’re nominated by the DAAD.
Essential: Please just remember to have a full set of copies of your utility paperwork in PDF format. Please submit authentic paperwork, solely if you’re explicitly requested to take action by the grasp’s course.
Thus, the choice course of is finalised. All candidates are knowledgeable in writing after the tip of the choice course of in mid to late December 2023.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A very powerful choice standards are:
a conclusive account of your educational, skilled and private motivation for the research endeavour in Germany and for selecting and prioritising the grasp’s programs
this motivation additionally pertains to the targets of the Helmut Schmidt Programme
sensible expertise related to the programme (skilled expertise or internships, political actions or service to your neighborhood, equivalent to volunteering or work for charities or NGOs)
a primary larger training diploma accomplished with above-average grades (higher third)Formal necessities:
Candidates who already maintain a grasp’s diploma should make a wellargued case as to why they need to be funded for an additional postgraduate diploma.
The candidates’ final college diploma shouldn’t date again greater than six years (date of concern not earlier than 1 January 2017).
Candidates who’ve spent greater than the previous 15 months in a rustic not listed on the DAC checklist usually are not eligible.All grasp’s programs have their very own choice standards (diploma, grades, language expertise, sensible expertise, and many others.) that should be met along with the DAAD’s choice standards.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
The necessities for language expertise and the required language certificates differ relying on the respective grasp’s course.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The required utility paperwork are:
• a ticked off guidelines and checklist of standards, signed by hand (don’t insert a scanned signature), indicating place and date of concern
• the DAAD utility kind “Software for a analysis/research scholarship” (please kind your solutions or be sure that they’re clearly legible)
• a single letter of motivation (even when making use of for 2 grasp’s programs) together with a exact account of your educational, skilled and private causes for wishing to take part within the HelmutSchmidt-Programme, in addition to an in depth clarification of your alternative of grasp’s course(s), indicating why your first alternative of grasp’s course is your first alternative, why your second alternative is your second alternative and the way they’ll advance you academically and professionally, max. two pages lengthy. It’s essential to present the identical letter of motivation to each programs you’re making use of for.
• a curriculum vitae in reverse chronological order with none unexplained gaps (format: europass) with actual details about your research and sensible expertise, together with the date of concern
• copies of your larger training diploma certificates. Please present a licensed translation if the unique will not be in German or English and ensure these are clearly legible.
• a replica of your full set of transcript of information together with an evidence of the grading system. Please present a licensed translation if the unique will not be in German or English and ensure these are clearly legible.
• affirmation of related skilled expertise orinternships and/or proof of related political actions or service to your neighborhood, equivalent to volunteering or work for charities or NGOs, on headed paper, together with an authentic (not scanned) or code licensed digital signature, the date of concern and a stamp. If needed, please present a licensed translation.
• proof of English language expertise
• a present written reference out of your present employer or from a college lecturer if you’re a pupil at current, on headed paper, together with an authentic (not scanned) or code licensed digital signature, the date of concern and a stamp. If needed, please present a licensed translation.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The applying interval for all seven larger training establishments is from 1 June till 31 July 2023.
APPLICATION LOCATION
Please submit your utility paperwork for the grasp’s course(s) and the DAAD scholarship to the grasp’s course(s) of your alternative, and to not the DAAD.
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