Scholarships News

APPLICATION CALL for DAAD Scholarships for the academic year 2011/2012 are open !

PROGRAM	Application Deadline
Scholarship for selected Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries (holding S1 or S2-Degree, for Master or PhD in Germany)	closed
Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance (PPGG)	13 August 2010
Conflict Studies and Management Programme (CSMP)	--------------
Long-term Research Grants for Graduates of All Disciplines (holding S2-Degree, for PhD in Germany) Study scholarship for Architecture, Music, Fine Arts, Design and Film	15 October 2010 15 October 2010
Short-term Research Grants in Germany for Post-docs, for DAAD-Alumni	Each year: 15 October and 15 April
Short-term Research Grants in Germany for Doctoral Candidates,	5 months prior to the proposed visit

Food Security Center offers up to 29 research scholarships in 2010

The Food Security Center (FSC) is a newly established university center of excellence in development collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one of five excellence centers of the program “exceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”, which is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany. FSC’s mission is to make effective and innovative scientific contributions in research, teaching, and policy advice to eradicate hunger and achieve food security in collaboration with partner Higher Education Institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and national and international development and research organizations. Thematically, FSC’s activities deal with issues of sustainable food availability, food access, food use, and food utilization.

FSC awards up to 29 scholarships for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for a period of 4 to 36 months, starting April 15, 2010. More information is available on this Flyer or at the FSC Homepage: www.foodsecurity.de.