PhD Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries
Course(s) Offered: Soc Sciences, Agric Sciences
Course Level: Graduate (PhD, research, fellows)
Provider: DAAD, alongside funds of BMZ (via ICCD)
Country to Study in: Germany, Latin America, Africa in addition to Asia
Scholarship Description
The ICDD is an interdisciplinary in addition to international scientific network of excellence alongside the caput purpose located at the University of Kassel (Germany) in addition to partner universities inwards Latin America, Africa in addition to Asia.
The ICDD is funded past times the programme “ex)/(ceed – Higher Education Excellence inwards Development Cooperation” launched past times the High German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation in addition to Development (BMZ) through the High German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Eligibility
Application Requirements:
Any PhD educatee from a Developing solid set down who meets the to a higher house 'Eligibility'
Participating Institutions
International Center for Development in addition to Decent Work (ICDD), Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development, University of Kassel; Germany; in addition to partner institutions.
In the framework of its Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development, the ICDD invites students from ODA countries* to apply for 1 of the next PhD scholarship positions at an ICDD partner university:
Fields of study
The ICDD's objective is to generate in addition to transfer noesis on how to practise in addition to better operate in addition to income opportunities inwards rural in addition to urban regions of developing countries inwards calorie-free of globalisation, climate alter in addition to urbanisation. The ICDD encompasses diverse disciplines such every bit agricultural science, political science, sociology in addition to economics. It co-operates closely alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO) in addition to diverse NGOs.
Course(s) Offered: Soc Sciences, Agric Sciences
Course Level: Graduate (PhD, research, fellows)
Provider: DAAD, alongside funds of BMZ (via ICCD)
Country to Study in: Germany, Latin America, Africa in addition to Asia
Scholarship Description
The ICDD is an interdisciplinary in addition to international scientific network of excellence alongside the caput purpose located at the University of Kassel (Germany) in addition to partner universities inwards Latin America, Africa in addition to Asia.
The ICDD is funded past times the programme “ex)/(ceed – Higher Education Excellence inwards Development Cooperation” launched past times the High German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation in addition to Development (BMZ) through the High German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Eligibility
Application Requirements:
- a completed or almost completed MA/MSc degree, alongside fantabulous results, inwards a dependent related to the to a higher house topics; the applicant’s final academic bird should non endure to a greater extent than than vi years ago; if an applicant already started alongside his/her PhD project, it should cause got started non to a greater extent than than 3 years ago;
- a high proficiency of English linguistic communication (CEFR level: C1 or above), demonstrated past times 1 of the next linguistic communication certificates: TOEFL, alongside a minimum score of 550 PBT (paperbased test) / lxxx IBT (Internet-based test); IELTS 6.5 or above; the Cambridge Certificate inwards Advanced English linguistic communication or an equivalent (native speakers in addition to applicants who cause got completed their commencement bird fully inwards English linguistic communication practise non cause got to provide an English linguistic communication proficiency certificate);
- Academic or vocational sense inwards 1 of the disciplines related to the thematic champaign of evolution in addition to decent work;
- Citizenship of an ODA recipient solid set down (cf. listing attached).
Any PhD educatee from a Developing solid set down who meets the to a higher house 'Eligibility'
Participating Institutions
International Center for Development in addition to Decent Work (ICDD), Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development, University of Kassel; Germany; in addition to partner institutions.
In the framework of its Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development, the ICDD invites students from ODA countries* to apply for 1 of the next PhD scholarship positions at an ICDD partner university:
- University of Kassel, Germany, inwards the champaign of social sciences,
- University of Kassel, Germany, inwards the champaign of agricultural science,
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India, inwards the champaign of sociology,
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, inwards the champaign of economics,
- Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Mexico, inwards the champaign of agricultural science,
- University of Cape Coast. Ghana, inwards the champaign of evolution studies.
Fields of study
The ICDD's objective is to generate in addition to transfer noesis on how to practise in addition to better operate in addition to income opportunities inwards rural in addition to urban regions of developing countries inwards calorie-free of globalisation, climate alter in addition to urbanisation. The ICDD encompasses diverse disciplines such every bit agricultural science, political science, sociology in addition to economics. It co-operates closely alongside the International Labour Organization (ILO) in addition to diverse NGOs.
One of the ICDD's primary facilities for the interdisciplinary generation of noesis is the Graduate School of Socio-Ecological Research for Development. Successful applicants volition move doctoral fellows of this school. The ICDD supports 3 inquiry clusters to which the prospective PhD projection must relate:
Six (6)
Sponsorship duration
The scholarship volition endure awarded for 3 years nether the precondition of successful admission every bit a PhD candidate at the host academy in addition to a positive progress evaluation past times the ICDD inwards the commencement scholarship year.
Scholarship benefits
PhD students of the ICDD Graduate School volition endure based at the partner academy they chose (see above) in addition to enrolled inwards its PhD grooming programme. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 articulation international workshop programme on subjects of the ICDD, inquiry methods, the connective betwixt theory in addition to empirical inquiry in addition to for the presentation of the prospective PhD projects volition bring house every yr inside the Graduate School.
The scholarships volition screen a country-specific monthly allowance according to DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) standards, tuition fees (if applicable), the participation inwards Graduate School activities every bit good every bit the chance to apply for champaign inquiry funding.
Method of Application
Application Procedure:
Contact
For farther data delight see the website of the ICDD Graduate School:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/go/icdd-gradschool
Or contact:
Mr. Christian Möllmann (ICDD, Germany), telephone + 49 (0)561 804 7395, moellmann@unikassel.de.
Application Deadline: twenty Nov 2011
Open to International students: Yes
Resource: 2012 Call for Applications (pdf)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application
- Sustainable Value Creation for Decent Work
This cluster focuses on strategies to increase value creation past times developing technologies for the to a greater extent than efficient in addition to sustainable utilization of resources in addition to past times improving human skills, preferably along agricultural commodity chains. PhD applicants should endure interested inwards analysing spatially in addition to sectorally detailed urban-rural linkages to address the mobility of people, goods, services, coin transfers, information, in addition to associated flows of nutrients, unloose energy in addition to water.
- Instruments for Promoting Decent Work
This cluster focuses on the effectiveness of existing instruments inwards enforcing minimum standards for labour every bit formulated past times the International Labour Organization (ILO) such every bit populace procurement, provide chain governance, in addition to national minimum wages. PhD applicants should endure interested inwards analysing such instruments in addition to their effective implementation inwards dissimilar state/country contexts. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 special focus should endure directed towards their demeanor on on or relevance for informal labour relations in addition to especially on the working atmospheric condition in addition to lives of temporary labour migrants inwards particular.
- Strategies of Empowerment for Decent Work
This cluster focuses on the advocacy of decent working atmospheric condition inside economical in addition to political decision-making processes, against the background of the eroding capacities of workers to engage inwards collective activity due to the growing informal nature of work. Thereby, special attending is directed towards especially vulnerable groups, such every bit domestic workers. PhD applicants should endure interested inwards exploring possible sources in addition to forms of organisations to foster empowerment strategies inside informal labour relations.
Six (6)
Sponsorship duration
The scholarship volition endure awarded for 3 years nether the precondition of successful admission every bit a PhD candidate at the host academy in addition to a positive progress evaluation past times the ICDD inwards the commencement scholarship year.
Scholarship benefits
PhD students of the ICDD Graduate School volition endure based at the partner academy they chose (see above) in addition to enrolled inwards its PhD grooming programme. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 articulation international workshop programme on subjects of the ICDD, inquiry methods, the connective betwixt theory in addition to empirical inquiry in addition to for the presentation of the prospective PhD projects volition bring house every yr inside the Graduate School.
The scholarships volition screen a country-specific monthly allowance according to DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) standards, tuition fees (if applicable), the participation inwards Graduate School activities every bit good every bit the chance to apply for champaign inquiry funding.
Method of Application
Application Procedure:
- Your application bundle must include the next elements inwards the below sequence:
- a completed screen canvas (cf. attachment / download from ICDD Graduate School
website - consider link below); applicants must clearly yell for the academy for which they apply inwards the screen canvas department Aspired University of Enrolment; - a detailed curriculum vitae (including the academic background, the listing of publications [if applicable], professional person experience, linguistic communication skills, voluntary work);
- a preliminary PhD projection proposal (about 2000 words, including topic, inquiry question, brusque overview of the relevant literature, theoretical approach, inquiry pattern in addition to methodology);
- a summary of the Master thesis (about 1500 words) if applicable;
- scanned re-create of an English linguistic communication proficiency certificate if required;
- scanned copies of the next documents inwards the original linguistic communication with translations attached, if the linguistic communication of these documents is non German, English, French, Castilian or Portuguese:
- the certificate in addition to transcript of records of your recognised Master degree, listing all subjects in addition to grades (if y'all cause got non silent completed your original degree, delight provide the transcript in addition to a missive of the alphabet from the programme coordinator testifying the engagement in addition to likelihood of its successful completion);
- the certificate in addition to transcript of records of your recognised Bachelor degree, listing all subjects in addition to grades;
- the academy entrance exam certificate, listing all subjects in addition to grades;
- certificates of additional studies in addition to on the completion of these studies, listing
all subjects in addition to grades; - scanned copies of certificates of previous professional/vocational sense if applicable.
Application packages reaching the inbox of this trace of piece of occupation organization human relationship after twenty Nov 2011 at 12:00 pm (GMT + 01:00) cannot endure processed.
** The items of your application must endure assembled according to the sequence listed above, alongside the completed screen canvas every bit the front end page, followed past times your CV etc. All items of your application must endure assembled inwards 1 pdf document. Applications consisting of multiple files volition non endure accepted!
- a completed screen canvas (cf. attachment / download from ICDD Graduate School
- Letter of recommendation: Apart from the application package, a recent missive of the alphabet of recommendation must endure provided from a professor or class teacher qualified to assess your academic achievements. The referee must sign the missive of the alphabet in addition to transportation it inwards a sealed envelope past times post straight to:
Executive Director of the International Center for
Development in addition to Decent Work (ICDD)
University of Kassel
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 2
34117 Kassel, Germany
Alternatively, it tin sack endure sent every bit a scanned re-create from the referee´s electronic mail trace of piece of occupation organization human relationship to: graduateschool@icdd.uni-kassel.de
The missive of the alphabet of recommendation must likewise teach inwards at the ICDD no afterwards than twenty November
2011.
Contact
For farther data delight see the website of the ICDD Graduate School:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/go/icdd-gradschool
Or contact:
Mr. Christian Möllmann (ICDD, Germany), telephone + 49 (0)561 804 7395, moellmann@unikassel.de.
Application Deadline: twenty Nov 2011
Open to International students: Yes
Resource: 2012 Call for Applications (pdf)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application
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