Fully Funded Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers from the University of Melbourne
Applicant criteria
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Gender
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Opportunity criteria
Job location
Germany (Other)Degree
PhdNeeded documents
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The University of Melbourne ,in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, is offering the Humboldt Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers all over the world. The Humboldt Research Fellowships for Postdoctoral Researchers enable highly-qualified scientists and scholars who are embarking on their academic careers and who completed their doctorates less than four years ago to spend extended periods of research in Germany. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply and applications can be submitted at any time.
Benefits
The duration of the fellowship funding is from 6 to 24 months. The benefits of the fellowship include:
- A stipend of €2,670 per month plus research expenses and allowances is provided. Invitations to events and language courses can also be provided.
- A lump sum for the fellow’s travel expenses if the costs are not borne by a third party.
- Language fellowship for an intensive language course lasting two to four months at selected language institutes in Germany immediately prior to the actual period of research; language fellowships may also be granted to accompanying marital partners.
- Family allowances for accompanying family members staying at least three months (monthly allowance: up to €346 for marital partners and up to €274 for each child).
- For single-parents: flat-rate allowance for accompanying children (under the age of 18) for stays of at least three months (€400 per month for the first child and €100 per month for every additional child).
- Additional extension of the fellowship up to 12 months for research fellows accompanied by children under the age of 12.
- A subsidy towards research costs to be paid to the hosts in Germany amounting to €800 per month (for research in the natural sciences and engineering) and €500 (for research in the humanities and social sciences).
- A Europe allowance for a research stay at a research institute in another European country for a designated period in the course of the fellowship if necessary to ensure the success of the research.
- Extensive alumni sponsorship once a successful research stay has come to an end, especially for maintaining contacts with collaborative partners in Germany.
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Eligibility criteria
- To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to have a doctorate or comparable academic degree completed less than four years prior to the date of application.
- Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.
- Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submission of the application.
- Potential applicants who have been in Germany for more than 6 months at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria:-
Applications are assessed on the basis of independent peer reviews requested by the Humboldt Foundation. The final decision is taken by a committee composed of academics from all disciplines in the framework of the funding available.
About Melbourne University:-
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne,Australia. The university is ranked 32 in the world and is the first in Australia with research that helps solve social, economic and environmental challenges the world is facing today and into the future. The university experience helps graduates become well-rounded, thoughtful and skilled professionals – making a positive impact across the globe.
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