Brief Description:
Applications are now open for SDG
Fellowships offered by the University of Bonn. Launching a funding line,
the university invites post-doctoral scientists from all disciplines to conduct
research during their stay primarily on a topic addressed in the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for
Sustainable Development. As part of the fellowship, the scholars should
research and teach at the University of Bonn for one or two semesters.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Partially
Funded
Language Requirement: Not
Required
Language of Instruction: English
Application deadline: 31 May
2021
Host institution: University of Bonn
Funding period: Minimum 3 months but not more
than one year
Funding start time: January 2022 (at the earliest)
and no later than July 202
Level of Study:
·
Fellowship
Fields of Study:
·
Sustainable Development
Studies
Benefits:
The fellowship funding can cover
the following:
·
A travel allowance
(dependent on applicants’ home country)
·
A grant of € 3,000 per
month (additional funds for family members: about € 300 for a spouse and € 250
per child)
·
A research expense
allowance of up to € 500/month can be submitted to the International Office
after the fellowship has been awarded. Applicants will receive information on
applying for the allowance when the fellowship is awarded.
·
Insurance and accommodation
are not included in the scholarship.
Eligibility:
·
The fellowship is open to
post-PhD scholars in the three below-mentioned regions.
·
Post-doctoral Scholars
working or teaching at a research institute or university in the regions i.e.
Africa, Asia and South America are especially welcome to apply.
·
Applicants should hold
foreign citizenship other than German.
·
Post-doctoral scientists
who can demonstrate demonstrable expertise in a field of research from the
thematic spectrum of the SDGs are eligible.
Required documents
Your application should include:
·
Online form (filled)
·
Project description (PDF
of max. 8 pages), consisting of:
·
A summary of the research
project proposed
·
Reasons for the fellow’s
invitation and an explanation of his or her contribution to research and
teaching at the University of Bonn, an outline of the actions through which the
fellow will enhance university life at the University of Bonn during his or her
stay there
·
An outline of the
collaboration between the applicant and the fellow so far
·
A summary of the
incorporation of the fellow into the host institute
·
An outline of follow-on
value
·
Fellow’s CV (PDF)
·
A financing scheme for the
(please use the following Excel
table, download here)
·
For more information,
please have a review over the official link.
For questions, you may
contact:
·
International Office,
Partnerships and International Researchers
·
Mira Zöller
·
Phone: +49 228 73-60617
·
Email: m.zoeller@uni-bonn.de
Selection criteria
The applications will be reviewed
on the basis of the following criteria:
·
The quality of the
research project to be undertaken during the stay in Bonn
·
Work on or contribution of
the topic to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
·
Significance of the research
topic to developments in the region of origin
·
Participants’ contribution
to academic life in Bonn (e.g. via public lectures, seminars or colloquiums)
·
The fellow’s incorporation
into the host institute (place of work, integration into existing teaching and
research activities)
·
Resultant value: a plan
for future cooperation projects between the fellow and the host institute in
Bonn
How to Apply?
Application is online and must be
submitted by a professor at the host institution together with the fellow.
Deadline: March
31, 2021
