International Climate Protection Fellowships 2017

What is International Climate Protection Fellowships 2017?

International Climate Protection Fellowships 2017 invites applications from young climate experts from developing countries interested in conducting a project in Germany and developing long-term collaborations. This fellowship allows future leaders to spend a year in Germany working on the project of their own choice in the field of climate protection and climate-related resource conservation and they are also free to choose their own host. During a three-week introductory phase, you will have the opportunity to make contact with other climate protection fellows and visit companies, research institutions and cultural events in Germany. An intensive German-language course before you begin the fellowship will smooth your way into everyday life in Germany whilst a continuing education event lasting several days in the course of the fellowship will enable you to acquire not only practical knowledge of climate protection but also expertise in management.

Who can apply for this scholarship ?

• The applicants must be a future leader.
• Applicants should be active in any of these areas: scientific, engineering-based, legal, economic, health-related or social aspects of climate change.
• Applicants can spend a year working with a host of own choice in Germany on a research-based project developed their self in the field of climate protection and climate-related resource conservation.

How can you apply ?

The application can be done online with the following steps:

Step 1: Go to the website.

Step  2: Read all the details from there.

Step 3: Now click here to apply online.

Step 4: Click on “I am new to the Humboldt Foundation and would like to create a user account” to register.

Step 4: Write down your email id, name, password, and a username, click submit.

Step 5: A verification link will be sent to your email id, follow the email to apply.

FAQs

Q. I have worked in an English-speaking country for several years. Do I need an English language certificate?
A. No, a language certificate is not required.

Q. Which completion date is valid if I hold multiple university degrees?
A. In the case of multiple degrees, the valid date is the completion date of the first Bachelor's (or comparable) degree.

Q. What determines the completion date of my first university degree (Bachelor's or equivalent)?
A. We go by the date stated on your diploma. The key date for calculating the period after your first university degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) is the application deadline of the ongoing selection round (1 March).

Q. I completed my first university degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) more than twelve years ago. Can I still apply?
A. We cannot consider your application if you completed your first university degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) more than twelve years ago. The key date for calculating the period after your first university degree is the application deadline. If you have just passed the deadline, an exception may be made in well-founded cases (e.g. recognition of parental leave). Please send us your CV so we can advise you (info@avh.de).

Q. I do not yet possess sufficient professional experience in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation. Can I still apply?
A. In case you do not yet possess sufficient professional experience in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation (at least 48 months at the time of application), you may still apply if you hold a further academic or professional degree in the above-mentioned fields at the time of application.

Terms and Conditions

Following are the timetable designed for the fellows:

• January, February 2018: intensive German language course
• March 2018: introductory seminar at several locations in Germany
• April 2018 – February 2019: work on research-based projects
• June onwards 2018: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Annual Meeting, including reception held by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin
• Autumn 2018: study tour lasting several days
• January/February 2019: final week, including reception held by the leadership of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety as of 09/2016

Note: The fellowships may be extended by up to three months.

Additional benefits:

• Allowance for research costs amounting to €800 per month for research-based proposals in the natural and engineering sciences and €500 for proposals in the humanities and social sciences.
• Language fellowship for a one- to two-month intensive German language course in Germany immediately prior to the fellowship. When a fellowship has been granted, the Alexander von.
• Humboldt Foundation may provide financial support for improving fellows’ existing German language skills while they are still in their own countries. Fellows with little or no knowledge of.
• German are strongly advised to take a two-month intensive language course in Germany.

Important documents

International Climate Protection Fellowship Programme-list of countries.pdf

International climate programme_information-Humbolt.pdf

Important Links

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