ZMT DAAD 2021-2022 Doctoral Scholarship for scholars from Sub-Sahara Africa
Published: 27 Nov 2020
Call for DAAD Doctoral Scholarship applications 2021/2022 for scholars from Sub-Sahara Africa with ZMT on topics of “Adaptation of marine socio-ecological systems to changing environments”
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) advertises 2 doctoral scholarships starting in Fall 2021. Additionally, 2 further doctoral scholarship can be granted starting in 2022.
ZMT DAAD Doctoral Scholarship
Benefits of ZMT DAAD Doctoral Scholarship
The scholarship includes:
- A scholarship installment of currently €1,200 per month;
- Travel allowance;
- Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover;
- A research allowance of currently € 460 per year
- A preparatory intensive German language course starting in Summer 2021
- Under certain circumstances, grant holders may receive monthly allowance for accompanying family members (about €200 child allowance per child and about €275 marriage allowance);
- Research Stays abroad are possible if they do not take longer than 25% of the scholarship period.
The scholarships will be granted for up to 4 years (upon successful evaluation each year) and will be granted directly by the DAAD.
Requirements for ZMT DAAD Doctoral Scholarship
- Applicants need to originate from Sub-Sahara Africa. They need to hold a university degree (international degrees must be equivalent to German “Diplom”, “Magister” or “Master”).
- The last final exam (Master’s degree or equivalent) must have taken place no longer than six years ago.
- At the time when DAAD receives the nomination letter (March 2021), applicants must not have resided in Germany for more than 15 months prior to the nomination.
- ZMT strives to increase the proportion of women in research and encourages females to apply for these positions.
Selection Criteria: are the professional profile of the applicant (academic & professional background), the overall quality and fit of the proposal into the overarching topic “Adaptation of marine socio-ecological systems to changing environments” and ZMT`s research profile and the personal profile of the applicant (e.g. motivation, non-academic activities).
Application Documents
The application consists of
- Personal details
- Your CV (max 2 pages)
- Concept of your Doctoral project related to the above mentioned topic: max 2-page. This concept has to be discussed and approved by a ZMT workgroup leader before submitting it. Please contact the ZMT workgroup leader beforehand!
- Letter of support from ZMT workgroup leader
- Letter of Reference from 2 referees (according to this template)
- Letter of Motivation (Why would you like to pursue a doctoral project at ZMT? Why do you think the suggested working groups could fit your interests?) – max 1 page
- Master and Bachelor degree certificates
Application Deadline
December 20, 2020
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on forms.leibniz-zmt.de to apply
- Step Submit your application until December 20, 2020 under the following link. The General Data Protection Regulation applies.
- Step After a pre-selection based on the written application potential candidates will have the opportunity to submit a 5-10-page project proposal and present their project to a ZMT selection committee in a video interview.
- Step Selected candidates will be nominated by ZMT to the DAAD for the scholarship. A formal DAAD application needs to be submitted by the nominated candidates.
For more details, visit leibniz website
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