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Summary
| Duration: | 9 - 14 months |
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| Quota: | Not defined |
| Application deadline: | 1 February, 2010 |
| Benefits summary: | Monthly allowance €750- €1000 |
Last update: 25 January 2012
Description
The German Academic Exchange Service has offered one University of Cambridge Kurt Hahn Trust Scholarship. The Scholarship will normally be awarded to an outstanding postgraduate student or an undergraduate student at present in his or her final year, of British nationality, who wishes to spend a year in the Republic of Germany on a full course of study or independent research at a university or technical university.
Eligibility
Recipients of these awards should have graduated from Cambridge University within the past 2 years or be in their final year of study. Graduates should have gained at least an upper second class (2:1) degree.
Applicants should hold British nationality OR have been fully resident and studying at Cambridge University for at least one year at the time of application.
General information
- Applications from students with insufficient knowledge of German can only be accepted in special circumstances. Applicants must take the DAAD´s German language test (Einstüfungstest) with a DAAD Lektor or the Goethe-Institute in London. Only candidates who speak no German at all are exempt. For test dates please contact the Goethe institute directly, asking for the language department.
- The language test is intended to indicate the level of proficiency in the German language and there is no specific pass mark. Only TestDaf certificates will be accepted as an alternative to this test.
- The DAAD expects applicants to make their own contacts with the German institutions of higher education or research. Evidence of contact, if possible in the form of a provisional letter from a specific supervisor, should be submitted with the application forms.
Please note that applications cannot be considered from applicants for practical areas such as Music, Art, Film, Theatre etc. If you wish to apply for funding in these subject areas, please contact Lottie Bulman at the DAAD directly for details on scholarships in this field.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
Benefits
The scholarship will comprise of 750 Euros per month for students working towards a Masters degree and 1,000 Euros per month for students working towards a PhD and undertaking postdoctoral research. Successful scholars will also be entitled to an award towards travel costs. Candidates should have a good working knowledge of the German language. Further support for a specialised German language course can be made available as an additional part of the Scholarship.
Application information
The following documents are required:
- DAAD application form. This should be typed or neatly hand- written. Do not forget to sign!
- Typed copy of your curriculum vitae in both English and German.
- Statement of purpose of study or research project written in English. As great importance is attached to this statement during the selection process, it should give a very detailed account of the applicant's intended study/research project and reasons for wanting to study in Germany.
- Two completed DAAD reference forms (attached). These should be completed by supervisors/lecturers who teach the applicant's subject(s). They should be confidential (i.e. in a sealed envelope). Please note these forms can also be downloaded from our website: http://london.daad.de.
- German language test certificate. See the general information section for further details on this. Applicants should ensure that they take the test in good time so as to meet the application deadline.
- Copies of any provisional acceptance letters or correspondence from German universities.
- Photocopies of GCSE and A level and degree certificates. All certificates must be authenticated as being true copies of the originals, i.e. stamped, signed and dated by the home university or other official body. Copies which have not been certified will be returned. Applicants who have not yet obtained a degree should submit the results of Part I examinations. Please do not submit your original certificates.
- A recent passport-sized photographs, attached to your application form.
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This listing is made possible as part of our cooperation with DAAD. The information about this scholarship originates from Stipendiendatenbank Ausland or Stipendiendatenbank Deutschland.
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