Our goals
- Further qualification of university graduates from all disciplines on topics relevant to the environment
- Knowledge transfer in science, administration and practice
- international networking between environmental experts from all disciplines
Our requirements
- Master’s/Master’s/Diploma degree completed with above-average grades no more than five years ago
- all specialties are admitted
- Nationality and residence in one of the above CEE countries
- Proposal for an environmentally relevant and practical topic; see FAQs for outline.
- Sufficient knowledge of German; must be proven to the host institution at the beginning of the stay.
- Doctoral students can apply as long as the doctoral project is not completed until after the fellowship has been funded
Our application process
- Online application procedure in German and English possible
- Application deadline annually on 05.09. and 05.03.
- Registration/application on the respective country page
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Financial benefits
- up to 56 fellowships annually. Fellowships funded to date
- Funding period: 6-12 months
- monthly fellowship: 1.350 €
- Health, accident and liability insurance
- Intensive German course in Osnabrück lasting several weeks before the stay at the host institution
Ideal promotion
- Assistance in finding a host institution in Germany: possible options include universities, research institutes, companies, specialized authorities, NGOs, etc.
- Seminars for mutual exchange
- Invitation to important DBU events, e.g. the presentation of the German Environmental Award
- Networking between fellows as well as alumni via the online communication platform Stipnet
- annual meetings of alumni in their home countries