DAAD Short-Term Research International Grants in Japan
Scholarship Type: Doctoral Research Programs
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is happy to announce Short-Term Research International Grants for the academic year 2021/2022.
This study award is open to provide financial support to foreign doctoral candidates, young academics and scientists who wish to pursue a short-term research education program in Japan. The primary aim of this grant is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes.
Host Institution/Country/Host:
The German Academic Exchange Service is the largest German support organization in the field of international academic co-operation. The DAAD supports over 100,000 German and international students and researchers worldwide each year, making it the world’s largest funding organization of its kind.
Scholarship Eligibility:
- Eligible Countries: All nationalities
- Acceptable Course or Subjects: The sponsorship will be awarded in any Doctoral Research degree subject offered by the university.
- Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must be:
- Excellently-qualified doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs).
- Doctoral candidates who are already doing their doctorate at a German university cannot apply.
How to Apply:
- The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal after the online application procedure has been completed by post to the application address.
- Supporting Documents: You must all the following supporting documents:
- Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
- List of publications (max. 10 pages), if applicable
- A proposal, prepared and formulated by yourself, as well as a description of previous research work (max. 5 pages with max. 3.000 characters without spaces per page plus two pages of graphics if necessary).
- Schedule of planned research work
- Letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser in Germany, which refers to the applicant’s proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace
- University degree certificate indicating final grade(s): the certificate must be subsequently submitted before the grant-supported research begins if it is not available at the time of application.
- Other documents which support your application (example: certificates of employment, proof of practical training/internships, etc.)
- Depending on the subject certificate of knowledge of German language (onDaF, TestDaF) or English language (IELTS or TOEFL iBT or TEM)
Scholarship Benefits:
The successful applicants will be received all the following study benefits:
- Depending on an academic level, monthly payments of
- Euros 861.- for graduates,
- Euros 1,200.- for doctoral candidates and postdocs
- Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover and travel allowance
Application Deadline: April 8, 2021